Upgrading Firmware And The Project In Starter - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Function Manual

6.19.1

Upgrading firmware and the project in STARTER

Preconditions are a functional project, a memory card containing the new firmware and a
current version of STARTER.
Upgrade the project
1. Is the project in STARTER? Yes: continue with 3.
2. Upload project with STARTER.
3. Update the project to the current FW version.
Update the firmware and load the new project to the target device.
1. Insert the memory card containing the new firmware version.
2. Go online and download the project to the target device -> Copy from RAM to ROM
3. The firmware for the DRIVE-CLiQ components will be upgraded automatically as of
4. Reset the drive unit using a POWER ON (Control Unit and all DRIVE-CLiQ components).
Drive functions
Function Manual, (FH1), 10/2008, 6SL3097-2AB00-0BP5
– Connect with target system (go online)
– Downloading the project into the PG
– In the project navigator, right-click the drive unit -> Target -> Device version
– E.g. select version "SINAMICS S120 firmware version 2.5x" -> Change version
– Disconnect the Control Unit from the power supply ->
– Insert the memory card containing the new firmware version ->
– Power-up the Control Unit again.
firmware version 2.5.
The new firmware release is only effective in the DRIVE-CLiQ components as of now; it
also appears in the version overview.
Basic functions
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