Bootloader On The Compactflash Card - Siemens SIMOTION D4x5-2 Commissioning And Hardware Installation Manual

Service and maintenance
8.5 SIMOTION CompactFlash card
The procedure for formatting the CF card is as follows:
1. Insert the CF card into a CF card adapter connected to your PG/PC.
2. Format the CF card in Windows (FAT, FAT16 or FAT32 file system).
3. If the boot sector of the CF card is also defective, you will have to rewrite the boot loader.
Note
The CF card may not formatted with NTFS.
The following formats are permitted:
● For D410-2/D4x5-2: FAT, FAT16 and FAT32
● For D410/D4x5: FAT and FAT16
Because of the improved memory utilization on the CF card, FAT32 formatting is preferable
for the D410-2 and D4x5-2. As of Kernel/firmware V4.3, D410-2 and D4x5-2 CF cards
supplied as standard with FAT32 formatting.
FAT32 requires at least the boot loader version V3.02.
8.5.4

Bootloader on the CompactFlash card

Writing a boot loader
A boot loader may need to be written in the following situations:
● When a new boot loader is required for the SIMOTION D firmware version used
● When a new boot loader is required for the SIMOTION D hardware version used
● The boot loader is defective.
● A D410‑2 CF card is to be used for SIMOTION D4x5‑2.
The boot loader version can be read out using the SIMOTION SCOUT device diagnostics. If
this is not possible, the boot loader version may be incorrect.
Possible error profile: All 10 LEDs light up yellow.
In this case, replace the boot loader version with the current version.
Use the "Options > Write boot sector..." function to write the boot loader version in the
SIMOTION SCOUT to the CF card.
Note
You require PG/PC administrator rights to write to the boot sector. If you do not have
administrator rights on your PG/PC, an administrator can enter an administrator login for you
to use this function under "Options" > "Settings" > "Rights."
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
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