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Power Panel T30 User's manual V1.42 - Translation of the original documentation
Depending on the configuration, files PPTLogo.bmp.gz or PPTLogoA.gif may not be included.
4. Connect the USB flash drive to the Power Panel.
5. On service page
Update
, select one of the following functions depending on what should be updated (see
"Service page Update" on page 77
):
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Update settings / boot logo / system
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Load settings from USB
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Load boot logo / animation
5.2.2 Updating with a file downloaded from website and a USB flash drive
Updated versions of the PPT operating system are made available on the B&R website in the form of an upgrade
package that includes a PPT image. To update the PPT system using an upgrade package from the B&R website,
the following steps must be carried out.
1. The Power Panel T-Series upgrade package must be downloaded from the B&R website. This upgrade
package can be found and various locations on the website:
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Directly on the product page (it is possible to search for the model number) in section "PPT up-
grades" under tab "Downloads".
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On the download page under
Software > Automation Studio > Automation Studio 4.2
(or later ver-
sion) in section "PPT upgrades".
Download the upgrade package in
ZIP format
(not EXE format)!
2. Unzip the ZIP file with the corresponding content directly into the root directory of a USB flash drive:
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PPTImage.img.gz
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PPTImage.md5
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Readme.txt
3. Connect the USB flash drive to the Power Panel.
4. On service page
Update
, select function
Update settings / boot logo / system
(see section
).
5.2.3 Duplicating an existing setup using a USB flash drive
It is possible to save the Power Panel system, system settings, boot logo and boot animation on a USB flash drive
and cope the entire setup or portions of the setup to a different Power Panel.
To do so, the following steps must be carried out
1. Connect a USB flash drive to the Power Panel with the configuration that should be copied.
2. On service page
Backup & Reset
, the functions can be used to back up the entire system or just portions
of it (configuration, boot logo, boot animation) on a USB flash drive (see
3. Then connect the USB flash drive to another Power Panel.
4. On service page
Backup & Reset
, the corresponding function can be used to update the Power Panel using
the backed up system (or portions of it) (see section
"Service page Update" on page 77
The PPT system (PPT image) can be used to update any Power Panel. The boot logo and configuration (settings),
on the other hand, can only be used on the same devices.
