Firmware Update Using A Compactflash Card; Upgrading Sinamics - Siemens SIMOTION D410-2DP/PN Installation Manual

● Backing up configuration data for modular machines in conjunction with the
_activateConfiguration system function, stored in the following directory:
– install\simotion
● Backing up unit data (data saved on the CF card using _saveUnitDataSet/
_exportUnitDataSet), stored in the following directory:
– user\simotion\user dir\<unitname>
8.4.5.2

Firmware update using a CompactFlash Card

Procedure
Proceed as follows to perform the upgrade:
1. Switch off the power to the SIMOTION D410‑2.
2. Remove the CF card from the SIMOTION D410‑2 and insert it into the CF card adaptor of
your PC.
3. Open Windows Explorer. The CF 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 CF card to your PC
(see Backup of CompactFlash card data (Page 285)).
5. Delete all the data from the CF card.
6. Unzip the firmware file to the CF 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 CF card.
8. Remove the CF card from the CF card adapter on your PG/PC.
9. Insert the CF card into the SIMOTION D410‑2.
10.Switch on the power supply for the SIMOTION D410‑2. The new firmware is loaded from
the CF card to the SIMOTION D410‑2 module.
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.
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Commissioning and Hardware Installation Manual, 01/2015
Note
When a version is changed, you must use the "Save variables" function to back up data
saved using _saveUnitDataSet or _exportUnitDataSet in a way that is not dependent
on the version. You then have the option of restoring them using "Restore variables."
During an upgrade, the two functions are required only for the backup and restore of
unit data records created with _saveUnitDataSet.
Retain and unit data (saved with _exportUnitDataSet) remain valid even after a version
upgrade.
Service and maintenance
8.4 Performing a firmware and project update
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