Diagnostics And Upkeep; Diagnostics Options; Updating Firmware - Siemens SIMATIC TIM 3V-IE DNP3 System Manual

Diagnostics and upkeep

7.1

Diagnostics options

The following diagnostics options are available:
LEDs of the module
For information on the LED displays, refer to the following sections:
LEDs of the TIM 3V-IE DNP3 (Page 52)
LEDs of the TIM 4R-IE DNP3 (Page 56)
The SINAUT diagnostics and service tool
The SINAUT diagnostics and service tool provides you with the diagnostics options of
STEP 7 and other functions for communication with the TIM modules in telecontrol networks.
For a more detailed description, refer to the following sections.
7.2

Updating firmware

New firmware versions of the TIM
If a new firmware version is available for the module, you will find this on the Internet pages
of Siemens Industry Online Support under the following ID:
89372872 (http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/89372872)
On the Internet page, select the "Entry list" tab and the "Download" entry type.
The firmware of the TIM is in 2 parts:
1. Firmware driver package
You load the driver package using the SINAUT diagnostics and service tool. You will find
the description in the section Loading new firmware (Page 276).
2. Firmware basic package
You load the basic package using the NCM S7 firmware loader supplied with STEP 7
You will find the description in the following section.
The two parts of the firmware must be loaded one after the other in the order shown.
As a requirement for loading new firmware, you require a PG with the STEP 7 project of your
installation.
You will find information on the interfaces of the PG in the two sections on loading the
firmware packages.
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