GFK-2571A
Chapter 2 Installation
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Firmware Updates
The Winloader utility is used to update the firmware on an RX3i PROFINET Controller.
The current firmware version of the RX3i PROFINET Controller may be obtained using either the
Proficy Machine Edition (PME) programmer (Online Commands->Show Status->Details), or the
module’s Command Line Interface
node
command.
Connect Winloader to the RX3i CPU serial port and specify the desired target module by its
Rack/Slot location. The CPU must be placed in STOP/OUTPUTS DISABLED mode to update
module firmware. The Winloader utility displays the update completion status as the update
progresses. When the update has completed, the RX3i PROFINET Controller will restart,
completing the update and activating the updated firmware.
Time Synchronization with the RX3i CPU
The internal clock value of a PROFINET Controller is displayed in Command Line Interface
commands, and it is used to timestamp entries in the PROFINET Controller Local Fault Log as they
occur.
The PROFINET Controller’s internal clock is synchronized with the RX3i CPU clock whenever the
PROFINET Controller is:
powered up, or
hot-inserted, or
reset with the Reset pushbutton or on command from the Command Line Interface.
Storing hardware configuration to the PROFINET Controller does
not
cause clock synchronization.
If the
CPU’s time is changed after the PROFINET Controller synchronizes its own internal clock, the
PROFINET Controller’s internal clock is not automatically synchronized until the PROFINET
Controller is again powered up, hot-inserted, or reset.
The PROFINET Controller’s internal clock may be set from the Command Line Interface at any time,
using the
time
command.
