Maintenance; Firmware And Templates - Siemens 9410RC User Manual

9410 series

Maintenance

Firmware and templates

Firmware and template overview
Firmware overview
Typical workflows
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You can load different firmware versions and templates onto your meter.
Firmware is your meter's operating system that enables the functions of your meter.
Your meter's template defines the meter's features such as its power measurement
and analyzing functionality. Your meter ships from the factory with a default template,
or you can customize your meter's template to create features specific to your meter's
application. You can save your customized template and upload it to other meters of
the same type.
You can view your meter's firmware version on your meter's display, webpages and
through ION Setup.
You can upgrade your meter's firmware and template using ION Setup. Firmware
updates and new factory templates are available for download from
www.usa.siemens.com/pds.
Firmware is your meter's operating system.
When new firmware is available for your meter, you can upgrade to the latest version
to get the added features and functionality. The firmware version loaded on your meter
is shown on your meter's display. You can use ION Setup to upgrade the firmware on
your meter.
You must load a meter template as part of the firmware upgrade process. You can
save your meter's existing framework before performing a firmware upgrade and then
reload it back onto the meter if you do not want to change your meter's template.
Your meter's remote display and option module use firmware information from the
meter, but they may also need to have their internal firmware updated if internal
components change. To load and update to your meter's remote display firmware, you
need to copy the file to your meter's internal FTP server. You can download firmware
files from www.usa.siemens.com/pds
See the online ION Setup help, available from www.usa.siemens.com/pds, for more
information on downloading, saving and loading your meter's template.
To update your meter to the latest available firmware and factory template:
• Download the latest firmware and template for your meter.
• Load the firmware onto your meter; the firmware upgrade process includes
upgrading the meter template.
To take an existing meter out of service and replace it with a new meter:
• Save the template from the existing meter
• Load the existing meter's template onto the new meter; the new meter will now
have the customized features from the existing meter.
To update your meter's firmware without updating your meter's template:
• Save your meter's template.
• Download the latest firmware.
Maintenance
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