Activating A Kernel - Siemens SIMOTION Function Manual

Changing the active configuration or the active kernel

6.2 Activating a kernel

Monitoring is deactivated when timeOut = T#0s.
Note
Make sure that the selected system cycle clocks are long enough, otherwise a timeout
(internal error) may occur while a configuration is powering up.
6.2 Activating a kernel
6.2.1 Activating a kernel
This section describes how you can exchange the active kernel of the SIMOTION device using
the user program and, for example, carry out an update to a new version without having to
replace the memory card of the device. In this regard, you must replace all configurations
(configuration data) of the SIMOTION device.
To do this, you transfer the card images of the kernel and all necessary configurations to the
INSTALL\SIMOTION\VExxxxxx directory on the SIMOTION device's memory card. In the
directory name VExxxxxx there is a 6-digit hexadecimal number xxxxxx. You specified this
directory name when creating the card images with the /i"VExxxxxx" option. A detailed
description of how the card images of the kernel and configurations are created is provided in
Section "Procedure for creating the card images of configurations (Page 107)".
The required data is saved in the following subdirectories in the VExxxxxx directory:
● INITIAL directory: The card image of an initial configuration (file name INITIAL.ZIP), if
● KERNEL directory:
● PACKAGE directory: The card images of the technology objects
● PROJECT directory: The card images for all configurations (file name PRyyyyyy.ZIP, where
Note
Select a designation for the VExxxxxx directory from which the version of the
SIMOTION Kernel can be clearly identified, e.g. VE004156 for version V4.1 SP5 HF6.
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present
– For the SIMOTION C2xx and P3xx devices:
The card image of the SIMOTION Kernel (file name KERNEL.ZIP).
– For the SIMOTION D devices:
The card image of the SIMOTION Kernel including the firmware for the SINAMICS
Integrated (file name KERNEL.ZIP)
yyyyyy is a hexadecimal number that corresponds to the projectDataId)
Basic Functions for Modular Machines
Function Manual, 04/2014