Upgrading And Project Updates; General Information; Upgrading And Changing Platforms For A Simotion Device; Changing A Simotion Device And Subsequent Tp Upgrade (Within A Platform) - Siemens SIMOTION SCOUT Configuration Manual

Upgrading and project updates

8.1

General information

Prerequisite
You want to upgrade the firmware or change the platform within a station type.
Swapping modules involving SIMOTION families
Module replacement is only possible within the same device family:
● Within SIMOTION C
● Within SIMOTION D410
● Within SIMOTION D410-2
● Within SIMOTION D4x5
● Within SIMOTION D4x5-2
● Within SIMOTION P
The change involving the SIMOTION families (SIMOTION C, SIMOTION P, SIMOTION D410/
D410-2 and SIMOTION D4x5/D4x5-2) requires an XML export.
Procedure
The procedure in the Engineering System depends on what is involved:
● Upgrading the firmware version of a device within a platform
● Platform change: The platform is changed within the same SIMOTION version. For
example, a SIMOTION C240 is replaced by a SIMOTION P320-4.
The sections Upgrading and changing platforms for a SIMOTION device (Page 163) and
Upgrading devices and updating projects with the device update tool (Page 168) contain further
information.
8.2

Upgrading and changing platforms for a SIMOTION device

8.2.1

Changing a SIMOTION device and subsequent TP upgrade (within a platform)

An upgrade is necessary when you want to replace the type or version of the SIMOTION device
in your existing project. Perform this replacement in HW Config.
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