Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual page 324

Maintenance
15.2 SIMATIC Drive Controller firmware update
Updating the firmware
The "Run firmware after update" check box is always selected.
After a successful loading process the CPU includes imports the firmware and subsequently
operates with the new firmware.
Note
When a firmware update is interrupted, you need to switch the SIMATIC Drive Controller
off/on or remove and insert the relevant module in a distributed I/O station before starting
the firmware update again. An update can only be performed for the CPU and not for the
SINAMICS Integrated over STEP 7.
Procedure: online in STEP 7 via accessible devices
To perform a firmware update online via accessible devices, follow these steps:
1. From the "Online" menu, select the "Accessible devices" menu item.
2. In the Accessible devices dialog, search for the accessible devices for the selected PROFINET
interface.
3. To go to a device in the project tree, select the desired device from the list of accessible
devices and click the "Show" button.
4. In the project tree, select the "Online & diagnostics" option for the relevant device and
perform the firmware update under the category Functions/Firmware Update (CPU, Local
modules).
Note
An update can only be performed for the CPU and not for the SINAMICS Integrated over
accessible devices.
Procedure via the SIMATIC Memory Card
With a SIMATIC Memory Card, you can perform an update for CPU and SINAMICS Integrated
on the SIMATIC Drive Controller. Separate update files are available for CPU and SINAMICS
Integrated.
Example for CPU 1504D TF
CPU: 6ES7 615-4DF10-0AB0 V03.00.00.upd
SINAMICS Integrated: 6ES7 615-xDS1x-0xxx V52.03.10.upd
Note
The update files for SINAMICS Integrated are available in 2 different file formats. In this
context, see the section "Compatibility information"
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