Setting The Card Type - Siemens S7-1500 Function Manual

SIMATIC memory card

4.2 Setting the card type

4.2 Setting the card type
Introduction
You can use the SIMATIC memory card as a program card or as a firmware update card.
Procedure
1. To set the card type, insert the SIMATIC memory card into the card reader of the
programming device.
2. Select the "SIMATIC Card Reader" folder in the project tree.
3. In the properties of the selected SIMATIC memory card, specify the card type:
● Program card
You use a program card as an external load memory for the CPU. It contains the
complete user program for the CPU. The CPU transfers the user program from the load
memory to the work memory. The user program runs in the work memory.
The following folder is created on the SIMATIC memory card: SIMATIC.S7
● Firmware update card
You can save firmware for a CPU and for I/O modules on a SIMATIC memory card. This
enables you to perform a firmware update with the help of a specially prepared SIMATIC
memory card.
The following folder is created on the SIMATIC memory card: FWUPDATE.S7S
Reference
You can find additional information in the STEP 7 online help.
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Structure and Use of the CPU Memory
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