Updating The Operating System Via Wincc - Siemens SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort MTP700 Operating Instructions Manual

Transferring data
6.7 Updating the operating system
You have the following options for updating the operating system or restoring the factory
settings of the HMI device, provided that access to the Control Panel of the HMI device is
working:
● Updating the operating system via WinCC (Page 132)
● Updating the operating system via external storage medium (Page 104)
● Resetting an HMI device to factory settings via ProSave (Page 133)
If access to the Control Panel of the HMI device no longer works, follow the procedure
described in the section "Using the maintenance mode (Page 136)".
6.7.2

Updating the operating system via WinCC

The firmware and operating system version of the HMI device must be compatible with the
firmware and operating system version of the installed WinCC software. If this is not the
case, then you must update the operating system.
NOTICE
Do not switch off the HMI device during data transfer
If you switch off the HMI device while the operating system of the HMI device is being
updated, the HMI device no longer starts. You must repeat the procedure.
Do not turn off the HMI device during data transfer.
Procedure
To update the operating system, follow these steps:
1. If a project is running on the HMI device, close the project.
2. Connect the HMI device to the configuration PC via the X1 or X2 interface. If possible,
use the X2 interface with the highest bandwidth.
3. In the Control Panel of the HMI device, select "Network and Internet".
Ensure that the port selected for data transmission is activated for the interface used
("Activate this port for use").
4. In the Control Panel of the HMI device, select "Service and Commissioning" > "Transfer".
5. Make sure that the option "Enable transfer" is selected and that the setting "Ethernet" is
selected under "Transfer channel".
6. Open the configuration software with which the HMI device was configured.
7. In the project tree, select the HMI device whose operating system you want to update.
8. Select the "Update operating system" command in the menu
"Online > HMI Device maintenance".
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Operating Instructions, 03/2020, A5E46641217-AA