Performing A Firmware And Project Update; Upgrading The Boot Loader On The Compactflash Card; Update - Preparatory Measures - Siemens SIMOTION D4x5-2 Commissioning And Hardware Installation Manual

8.4

Performing a firmware and project update

8.4.1

Upgrading the boot loader on the CompactFlash card

The boot loader may have to be upgraded in the following cases:
● Upgrade of the SIMOTION D
● If a D4x5 CompactFlash card is to be used for a D4x5-2 (or vice versa).
● Error corrections and optimizations
Generally, we recommend that the latest boot loader available for the respective
CompactFlash card be used.
Detailed information on the compatibility relationships for the CF card, boot loader version,
SIMOTION D hardware and SIMOTION firmware version can be found in the software
compatibility list. You can find this list both in the documentation that comes with the
SIMOTION SCOUT DVD under \1_Important\German\Kompatibilitaet\... and on the Internet
under (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/18857317).
See also
Bootloader on the CompactFlash card (Page 374)
8.4.2

Update - preparatory measures

Upgrading the SIMOTION D
The actions described in this section also apply to downgrading to an older version.
Various options are available for performing a firmware and/or project update on the
SIMOTION D.
● Update via SIMOTION IT web server (Page 360)
● Upgrade via device update tool (upgrading SIMOTION devices) (Page 361)
● Update via CF card (Page 365)
Note
Upgrading using the device update tool offers a number of advantages (keeping retain data,
option of downgrading, no license key handling, etc.).
We therefore recommend using this method for firmware and/or project updates.
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