Firmware Update Via Compactflash Card; Upgrading Sinamics - Siemens SIMOTION D4x5-2 Commissioning And Hardware Installation Manual

8.4.5.2

Firmware update via CompactFlash card

Procedure
Proceed as follows to perform the upgrade:
1. Switch off the power supply to the D4x5‑2.
2. Remove the CompactFlash card from the SIMOTION D4x5‑2 and insert it into the
CompactFlash card adapter on your PC.
3. Open Windows Explorer. The CompactFlash card must be visible as a removable data
carrier in the Windows Explorer under an arbitrary drive letter.
4. If necessary, back up the licenses, retain data, and user data on the CompactFlash card
to your PC (see Section Backup of the CompactFlash card data (Page 365)).
5. Delete all the data from the CompactFlash card.
6. Unzip the firmware file to the CompactFlash card using a ZIP file utility such as WinZip.
Always maintain the file structure when setting up the unpacking tool.
7. Copy the data saved in step 4 back to the appropriate folder structure on the
CompactFlash card.
8. Remove the CompactFlash card from the CompactFlash card adapter on your PG/PC.
9. Insert the CompactFlash card into the D4x5‑2.
10.Switch on the power supply for the D4x5‑2. The new firmware is loaded from the
CompactFlash card to the SIMOTION D4x5‑2.
8.4.5.3

Upgrading SINAMICS

Depending on the settings, the SINAMICS components are also automatically upgraded to the
component version of the CF card with a firmware update of the SIMOTION D.
In order for a FW update to be performed for all components, the components must be correctly
connected in accordance with the configured topology.
The component version can be obtained from the CONTENT.TXT file in the main directory of
the CF card.
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