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Diagnostics and service
5.4 Setting-up and upgrading the system
● If ranges of data blocks are addressed (2), then it is not permissible to specify additional
● The instructions can be in any sequence.
Syntax check of the INI file
The descriptive file with the *.INI file extension can be copied into the archive directory via a
USB drive or network drive (option). When displaying the files under PLC upgrade, the
syntax of the data contents is checked. If a syntax error is identified, the line number of the
first syntax error is displayed in the dialog line. When opening the file, the cursor is located at
the line with the error.
Upgrade sequence
In order to upgrade the PLC, proceed as follows:
● Before upgrading a complete PLC, create a series commissioning archive of the machine
● For the PLC upgrade, a complete PLC series commissioning archive is created as well as
● Select the INI file and a PLC series commissioning archive from which the archive
● Using the softkey "Start", data is read out of the archive into the PLC using the descriptive
● If several machines with identical PLC status are to be upgraded, then from the first
Note
The softkey "Start" is only effective if an archive and a descriptive file with the correct
syntax are selected.
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byte addresses or byte range, otherwise an error message is output. If byte addresses
are defined for a data block (3, 4), then for this data block there may be no entry without
byte address (1, 2) otherwise an error is output.
to be upgraded; if an error occurs, the original state of the PLC will be able to be restored.
a descriptive file, e.g. generated by the machine construction OEM. The archive and the
descriptive file are downloaded into the archive directory of the machine to be upgraded.
The target directory is mandatory.
directory is selected. A syntax check is subsequently started.
file. To do this, initially, a complete, temporary original PLC archive of the actual machine
is generated. A complete temporary target PLC archive is generated from this archive
using the selected upgrade archive and the descriptive file.The length of the data blocks
is determined by the upgrade archive and the contents are determined by the descriptive
file. The temporary target PLC archive is then downloaded and the two temporary
archives are again deleted after the upgrade.
upgraded machine, a complete PLC archive can be generated and using this PLC
archive, the remaining machines can be commissioned without requiring a descriptive
file.
Before upgrading using such an archive, the following prompt is output:
Series commissioning archive: Upgrade hardware configuration PLC
(SDBs) ?
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