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Automation PC 810 with GM45 CPU board user's manual V1.28
2.2 Firmware upgrade
The "Firmware upgrade (MTCX, SDLT, SDLR, UPS)" software makes it possible to update the firmware for multiple
controllers (MTCX, SDLT, SDLR, UPSI) according to the structure of the APC810 system.
The latest firmware upgrade can be directly downloaded from the download area of the B&R website (
2.2.1 Procedure
To carry out a firmware upgrade, the following steps should be taken:
1. Download the .zip file from the B&R website (
).
2. Create bootable media.
Information:
In MS-DOS, Win95 and Win98, a blank HD disk can be made bootable by typing "sys a:" or "format a: /
s" on the command line.
Information about creating a bootable diskette in Windows XP can be found on page 261.
Information on creating a USB flash drive for a B&R upgrade can be found on page 263.
Information on creating a CompactFlash card for a B&R upgrade can be found on page 264.
3. Copy the contents of the .zip file to the bootable media. If the B&R upgrade was already added when creating
the bootable media with the B&R Embedded OS Installer, then this step is not necessary.
4. Connect the bootable media to the B&R device and reboot.
5. The following boot menu will be shown after startup:
Information:
The following boot menu options including descriptions are based on Version 1.00 of the APC800 up-
grade (MTCX, SDLR, SDLT, UPSI) disk. In some cases, these descriptions might not match the version
you are currently using.
1 . U p g r a d e M T C X ( A P C 8 1 0 ) P X 3 2 a n d F P G A
2 . U p g r a d e S D L T ( A P C 8 1 0 ) o n l y
3 . U p g r a d e S D L R ( A P 8 0 0 / A P 9 0 0 ) o n m o n i t o r / p a n e l
3 . 1 U p g r a d e S D L R o n A P 0 ( A P 8 0 0 / A P 9 0 0 )
3 . 2 U p g r a d e S D L R o n A P 1 ( A P 8 0 0 / A P 9 0 0 )
3 . 3 U p g r a d e S D L R o n A P 2 ( A P 8 0 0 / A P 9 0 0 )
3 . 4 U p g r a d e S D L R o n A P 3 ( A P 8 0 0 / A P 9 0 0 )
3 . 5 U p g r a d e a l l S D L R ( A P 8 0 0 / A P 9 0 0 )
3 . 6 R e t u r n t o M a i n M e n u
4 . U p g r a d e S D L R ( A P 8 0 0 / A P 9 0 0 ) o n A P l i n k s l o t
4 . 1 U p g r a d e S D L R o n A P 8 ( A P 8 0 0 / A P 9 0 0 )
4 . 2 U p g r a d e S D L R o n A P 9 ( A P 8 0 0 / A P 9 0 0 )
4 . 3 U p g r a d e S D L R o n A P 1 0 ( A P 8 0 0 / A P 9 0 0 )
4 . 4 U p g r a d e S D L R o n A P 1 1 ( A P 8 0 0 / A P 9 0 0 )
4 . 5 U p g r a d e a l l S D L R ( A P 8 0 0 / A P 9 0 0 )
4 . 6 R e t u r n t o M a i n M e n u
5 . U p g r a d e a d d - o n U P S ( f i r m w a r e a n d b a t t e r y s e t t i n g s )
5 . 1 U p g r a d e A d d - o n U P S F i r m w a r e ( 5 A C 6 0 0 . U P S I - 0 0 )
5 . 2 U p g r a d e B a t t e r y S e t t i n g s ( 5 A C 6 0 0 . U P S B - 0 0 )
5 . 3 R e t u r n t o M a i n M e n u
6 . E x i t
Concerning item 1:
Automatically upgrade PX32 and FPGA for MTCX (default after 5 seconds).
Concerning item 2:
The FPGA of the SDLT controller on the AP Link slot is automatically updated.
Concerning item 3:
Submenu 1 is opened for upgrading the SDLR controller on the Monitor/Panel plug.
3.1 Upgrade SDLR on AP 0 (AP800/AP900)
The SDLR controller is automatically updated on Automation Panel 0.
