Manage Firmware With Firmware Supervisor - Allen-Bradley Compact GuardLogix 5370 User Manual

Manage Firmware with
Firmware Supervisor
You can use the Firmware Supervisor feature in the Logix Designer Application
to manage firmware on Compact GuardLogix 5370 controllers. Firmware
Supervisor lets controllers automatically update devices:
• Local and remote modules can be updated while in Program or Run
modes.
• Electronic keying must be configured for Exact Match.
• The firmware kit for the target device must reside on the controller's SD
card.
• The device must support firmware updates via the ControlFLASH™
software.
Firmware Supervisor supports non-modular distributed I/O products that sit
directly on the network without an adapter, including CIP Safety I/O modules
on EtherNet/IP networks.
Follow these steps to enable Firmware Supervisor.
1. On the Controller Properties dialog box, click the Nonvolatile Memory
tab.
2. Click Load/Store.
3. From the Automatic Firmware Updates pull-down menu, choose Enable
and Store Files to Image.
The Logix Designer application moves the firmware kits from your computer
to the controller SD card for Firmware Supervisor to use.
TIP If you disable Firmware Supervisor, you disable only firmware supervisor updates.
This does not include the controller firmware updates that occur when the
controller image is reloaded from the SD card.
Rockwell Automation Publication 1769-UM022C-EN-P - June 2018
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