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10 Firmware-Update with SIWATOOL FTC_B
10.1 Advantages of the Firmware Update
If you want to utilize the firmware update offer on the SIWAREX Internet Site
(www.siemens.de/siwarex / Support), you can download the latest firmware
versions, free of charge and then transfer them onto the modules with the
SIWATOOL FTC_B program.
The firmware is found in Flash memory. If necessary, new firmware can be
transferred onto the assembly.
The new firmware can slightly vary from earlier versions with small changes - this is
the case if the data structure of SIWAREX FTC parameters are not changed. In
this case, putting the new firmware on will not change the current data.
If the new firmware creates new data structures, new data records or changes to
existing data records because of function expansion the SIWAREX FTC will define
those parameters with default values after the firmware has been downloaded.
Therefore, the original status of those parameters should be read using the
SIWATOOL FTC (Menu: "Communication", "Receive all data records") and then
saved to a file.
Loading the firmware onto the SIWAREX FTC module is performed over a few
steps:
1. Switch the SIMATIC CPU to STOP.
2. Register SIWATOOL FTC_B (online)
3. Select Firmware Download
4. Select Firmware file
5. Activate the download mode with the checkmark
6. Start the transfer
This transfer can take up to several minutes.
When the transfer is complete, SIWAREX FTC performs a restart. Communication
with the SIWATOOL FTC_B must be activated again.
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