Firmware Update With The Software Codesys V35; Preparation; 381 Set Up Network; 382 Open Project - IFM Electronic Ecomat 300 AL1030 Device Manual

IO-Link Master EtherCat
37 Firmware update with the software CODESYS V3.5
This document describes how to carry out a firmware update for AL1030 with the
software CODESYS V35

38 Preparation

38.1 Set up network
► Connect the device to the network card used by CODESYS by means of an
Ethernet cable
38.2 Open project
When opening CODESYS for the first time, install the device description files
[ifm_AL1030xml] and [ifm_AL1030_Modulesxml]
A device description file is also called EtherCat Slave Information File (ESI)
The device description files [ifm_AL1030xml and ifm_AL1030_Modulesxml] saved in CODESYS
must always be the files which are part of a certain firmware version or which were supplied with a
certain firmware versionThis means that after a firmware update the device description files
[ifm_AL1030xml] and [ifm_AL1030_Modulesxml] saved in CODESYS must also be updated
Current device description files can be found on ifm's website
► Start CODESYS and open the CODESYS project [AL1030_Firmware_Update
project]
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