Software Installation/Update - Siemens SINUMERIK 840Di Manual

06.03
6.4.2

Software installation/update

6.4.3 Setting the SINUMERIK HMI environment
Original
HMI environment
Current
HMI environment
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SINUMERIK 840Di Manual (HBI) – 06.03 Edition
The SINUMERIK desktop provides various ways of installing and updating soft-
ware:
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Installation/updating is started directly from the SINUMERIK desktop by exe-
cuting the appropriate file (usually install.exe).
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The installation/update package is copied into the D:\INSTALL directory. The
next time the PCU is started up, installation/updating is started automatically.
After installation/updating has been completed, the system software can be
started immediately.
Note
This function can be also be run from the service menu (Chapter 15, page
15-455).
The SINUMERIK desktop provides the functions
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Original SINUMERIK HMI Environ
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Current SINUMERIK HMI Environ
as script files for setting the required HMI system environment.
Before starting SINUMERIK HMI, the HMI-spec. system environment is put in
the as-delivered state. For that purpose, the content of directories
– F:\ADD_ON
– F:\USER
– F:\OEM
– C:\RUNOEM
is backed up and then the directories are cleared.
Before SINUMERIK HMI is started, the backed up files from the above directo-
ries are loaded.
Note
This function can be executed through the service menu (Subsection 6.5.4,
page 6-195).
6 Turning On and Ramp Up
6.4 SINUMERIK desktop
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