Every register of the module information dialog is sup-
ported by the VIPA CPUs. More about these registers may
be found in the online help of the Siemens SIMATIC man-
ager.
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Go to www.vipa.com
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Click on
‘Service
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Download
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Firmware’
.
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Navigate via
‘System 300S
è
CPU’
to your CPU and download
the zip file to your PC.
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Extract the zip file and copy the extracted pkg files to your MMC.
CAUTION!
With a firmware update an overall reset is automatically
executed. If your program is only available in the load
memory of the CPU it is deleted! Save your program
before executing a firmware update! After the firmware
update you should execute a "Set back to factory set-
tings".
Chapter 5.14 ‘Reset to factory setting’
1.
Switch the operating mode switch of your CPU in position
STOP. Turn off the voltage supply. Plug the MMC with the firm-
ware files into the CPU. Please take care of the correct plug-in
direction of the MMC. Turn on the voltage supply.
2.
After a short boot-up time, the alternate blinking of the LEDs SF
and FC shows that at least a more current firmware file was
found on the MMC.
3.
You start the transfer of the firmware as soon as you tip the
operating mode switch downwards to MRES within 10s.
4.
During the update process, the LEDs SF and FC are alternately
blinking and MC LED is on. This may last several minutes.
5.
The update is successful finished when the LEDs PW, ST, SF,
FC and MC are on. If they are blinking fast, an error occurred.
Load firmware and
transfer it to MMC
Transfer firmware from
MMC into CPU
VIPA System 300S
Deployment CPU 312-5BE13
Firmware update
HB140 | CPU-SC | 312-5BE13 | GB | 15-50
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