Updating The Firmware - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Function Manual

Basic functions
6.24 Upgrade the firmware and project
Restoring the last update
The current firmware version is displayed at "Restore last update" in the "Manage config"
area. If an older version of the firmware is available as a backup, this version is also
displayed with its ID and in this case, you can downgrade the firmware back to this backup
version.
1. If a reset is not to be initiated when restoring the last version, activate the "No Reset"
2. Click "Restore last update".
6.24.3

Updating the firmware

Requirements
● An existing drive project
● A memory card with the latest firmware
● The STARTER commissioning tool with new firmware on the programming device
● PG/PC is connected to the Control Unit (target device)
Updating the firmware via the Web server to the latest version
1. Update the data on the memory card:
2. The firmware for the DRIVE-CLiQ components is automatically updated. A new reset is
3. POWER ON of the drive unit (Control Unit and all DRIVE-CLiQ components).
366
checkbox.
The last version of the firmware is then restored.
(PG/PC)
– Starting the Web server (Page 386)
– Transferring the firmware via the Web server to the memory card (Page 364)
After the update of the data on the memory card, the new data is unzipped and checked
automatically. A reset is then triggered.
triggered.
The new data is then duplicated on a backup partition of the memory card, so that in the
event of damage to the data the duplicate can be accessed (see also Protection against
power failure (Page 368)).
After the complete power up, the new firmware version is active in the DRIVE-CLiQ
components and subsequently displayed in the version overview.
Function Manual, (FH1), 01/2013, 6SL3097-4AB00-0BP3
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