Boot Loader On The Compactflash Card - Siemens SIMOTION D410-2DP/PN Installation Manual

Proceed as follows to format the CF card:
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).
The CF card is formatted.
3. If the CF card boot loader is also defective, you will have to rewrite it.
Note
The CF card may not formatted with NTFS.
The following formats are permitted: FAT, FAT16 and FAT32.
Because of the improved memory utilization on the CF card, FAT32 formatting is preferable.
SIMOTION D410-2 CF cards are supplied as standard with FAT32 formatting.
8.5.4

Boot loader on the CompactFlash card

Writing a boot loader
A boot loader may need to be written in the following situations:
● A new boot loader is required for the used SIMOTION D410‑2 firmware version.
● A new boot loader is required for the used SIMOTION D410‑2 hardware.
● The boot loader is defective.
● A D4x5‑2 CF card is to be used for SIMOTION D410‑2.
The boot loader version can be fetched using SIMOTION SCOUT device diagnostics. If this
is not possible, the boot loader version may be incorrect.
A potential fault description could be as follows:
The SIMOTION D410‑2 does not power up, the RDY LED flashes red at 0.5 Hz and the RUN/
STOP LED lights up red, or all the LEDs remain off.
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 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."
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Commissioning and Hardware Installation Manual, 01/2015
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