Siemens SIMOTION D4x5-2 Commissioning And Hardware Installation Manual page 338

Service and maintenance
8.1 Overview
– Update via CF card
Please also observe the information on handling the CompactFlash Card.
● Changing the CompactFlash card (Page 372)
● Writing to a CompactFlash card (Page 373)
● Formatting the CompactFlash card (Page 373)
● Boot loader on the CompactFlash card (Page 374)
● Recommended method of handling CF cards (Page 375)
● Card reader for CF cards (Page 376)
Note
This document uses the following terms:
● Upgrade: Denotes upgrading to a higher version of a component/software
● Downgrade: Denotes reverting to a previous version of a component/software
● Update: In general terms, denotes the act of bringing a component/software up to date
Overview
The exact procedure when replacing or updating components depends on various factors.
When you update a project, how you proceed will depend on the which parts are affected by
the version change.
● Change of the SIMOTION main version
● Change of the SIMOTION service pack or hotfix version
● Change of the PROFINET version
● Change of the SINAMICS version
(There are SIMOTION versions that contain several SINAMICS versions for a device.)
If another SIMOTION controller is to be used, then the procedure depends on whether a device
or a platform replacement is required.
Examples of upgrade scenarios are listed in the following overview table. They are shown in
the columns. The lines list the principle measures that have to be performed. Whether the
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Backup of the CF card data (Page 365)
Firmware update via CF card (Page 367)
Upgrading SINAMICS (Page 367)
Download project to target system (Page 369)
General information on SINAMICS firmware update (Page 370)
Note
Upgrading using the device update tool offers a number of advantages (keeping retain
data, option of downgrading, no license key handling, etc.). We would therefore
recommend using this method for firmware and project updates.
(or, more specifically, an upgrade or downgrade)
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