Updating The Firmware Via The Web Server; Overview - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Function Manual

Update
This operation can take several minutes. This is indicated by the RDY-LED on the
corresponding components flashing green/red and the Control Unit RDY-LED flashing
orange at 0.5 Hz.
Parameter p7827 indicates the progress.
The update has been completed if the RDY-LED on the Control Unit stops to flash at 0.5 Hz.
Once the update process has been completed, the RDY-LED of the respective component
goes into a steady light condition, for which the upgrade has been completed and the new
firmware has been activated. For the components for which the RDY LED flashes green/red
at 2 Hz you must perform a POWER ON to activate the new firmware.
Note
When activating the new firmware, it is possible that a component interrupts cyclic
communication. Communication problems will then occur that you must acknowledge.
For individual components, STARTER dialogs ("Drive Unit" -> "Configuration" -> "Version
Overview") can be used to read the firmware version or start a firmware upgrade manually
for specific components. The versions of the DRIVE-CLiQ components and that of the
Control Unit can also differ. Information can be found in the version overview.
Note
DRIVE-CLiQ components with higher firmware releases are downwards compatible and also
operate with DRIVE-CLiQ components that have lower firmware releases.
6.24.2

Updating the firmware via the Web server

6.24.2.1

Overview

As of firmware version V4.6, you can update the data on your memory card directly via an
Internet connection with the aid of the Web server. You can use this to transfer configuration
data and the latest firmware to the memory card.
For safety reasons, the current data is not directly overwritten when you update the data on
the memory card. There is a double data storage via a backup partition. In this way,
damaged data can be restored automatically after an automatic test in the event of a fault.
Two steps are required for the update:
● Starting the Web server (Page 386)
● Transferring the firmware via the Web server to the memory card (Page 364)
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