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Maintenance
15.2 SIMATIC Drive Controller firmware update
Additional requirement for failsafe modules
Check the firmware version for F-approval
When using a new firmware version, always check that the version is approved for use in
the module in question.
The attachments of the certificate
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/14675/cert) for SIMATIC Safety specify
which firmware version is approved.
Options for the firmware update
There are the following options for performing a firmware update:
• Online in STEP 7 via Online & Diagnostics
• Online in STEP 7 via accessible devices (PROFINET)
• Via the SIMATIC Memory Card
• Via the SIMATIC Memory Card: with the FUNCT button (function 2) on the SIMATIC Drive
Controller
• Via the integrated Web server
• Online via the SIMATIC Automation Tool
The following table provides an overview of the various options for a firmware update.
Table 15- 1 Overview of firmware update options
Firmware update
STEP 7, Online & Diagnose
STEP 7, accessible devices
SIMATIC Memory Card
Web server of the CPU
SIMATIC Automation Tool
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Drive Controller
CPU
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Drive Controller Interface module
SINAMICS Inte-
grated
--
--
✓
✓
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Distributed I/O
module
✓ ✓
✓ --
-- --
✓ ✓
✓ ✓
SIMATIC Drive Controller