Flash Upgrade Your Micro800 Firmware - Allen-Bradley Micro830 User Manual

Flash Upgrade Your
Micro800 Firmware
Rockwell Automation Publication 2080-UM002G-EN-E - March 2015
Quickstarts
This chapter covers some common tasks and quickstart instructions that are
aimed to make you familiar with the in Connected Component Workbench. The
following quickstarts are included:
Topic

Flash Upgrade Your Micro800 Firmware

Establish Communications Between RSLinx and a Micro830/Micro850
Controller through USB
Configure Controller Password
Use the High Speed Counter
Forcing I/Os
Using Run Mode Change
This quick start will show you how to flash update the firmware in a Micro800
controller using ControlFLASH. ControlFLASH is installed or updated with
the latest Micro800 firmware when Connected Components Workbench
software is installed on your computer.
ATTENTION: All Ethernet settings are reverted to factory default after
a ControlFLASH firmware upgrade. For users who need to use the
same static IP address as previously set, for example, use the Memory
Module to store project settings prior to a flash upgrade so that you
can have the option to restore your original Ethernet settings.
On Micro850 controllers, users can use flash upgrade their controllers through
the Ethernet port, in addition to the USB.
To successfully flash update your controller over USB when using the
IMPORTANT
ControlFLASH software, connect only one controller to your computer,
and do not run ControlFLASH in a virtual machine such as VMware.
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