Mtcx Firmware Upgrade (Mtcx Fpga, Mtcx Px32) - B&R Industries Power Panel 300 User Manual

3.2 MTCX Firmware upgrade (MTCX FPGA, MTCX PX32)

A current MTCX Firmware (MTCX FPGA and MTCX PX32) upgrade can be downloaded directly
from the service portal on the B&R homepage (www.br-automation.com).
3.2.1 Procedure
To carry out a firmware upgrade, the following steps should be taken:
• Create bootable media.
Information:
In MS-DOS, Win95 and Win98, a blank HD disk can be made bootable using the
command line command "sys a:" or "format a: /s".
Information concerning creating a bootable diskette in Windows XP cab be found on
page 465.
Information concerning creating a USB flash drive for a B&R upgrade can be found
on page 467.
Information concerning creating a CompactFlash card for a B&R upgrade can be
found on page 469.
• Copy the contents of the *.zip file to the bootable media. If the B&R upgrade was already
added when the bootable media was created using the B&R Embedded OS Installer, then
this step is not necessary.
• Connect the bootable media to the Power Panel and reboot the device.
• A boot menu with the following options is displayed after booting:
Microsoft Windows Startup Menu
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1. Upgrade MTCX Firmware FPGA and PX32 (PC3F/PC3P)
2. Exit
Enter a choice:_
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Figure 314: MTCX upgrade start menu
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