Chapter 4 Deployment
Manual VIPA Accessories
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HB37E - IM - RE_306-1LE00 - Rev. 09/28
Firmware update
The firmware update for the IM 306 DP slave happens via Profibus and is
only available with CPUs with DP-V1 capability like SPEED7 CPU 31xS
from VIPA or Siemens CPUs.
For this your firmware is online transferred from the hardware configurator
to the CPU, which passes the firmware on to the according DP slave via
the connected DP master using Profibus.
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Make firmware file available
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Load project into the hardware configurator
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Transfer firmware
The most recent firmware for the IM 306 DP slave may be found at
www.vipa.de in the service area at "Firmware for system components" as
IM306_115U.zip. Within the ZIP file the package file Px000094_Vxxx.zip
with xxx=version may be found.
Extract and copy the file
header.upd
into your work directory.
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Open the hardware configurator with the configured DP slave.
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Click on the DP slave and choose
PLC
>
Update Firmware
.
This menu option is only available if you have a DP-V1 configuration and
the function "Update firmware " is supported by the master system.
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The dialog window "Update firmware " appears.
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Choose your work directory via the button "Search" where the file
header.upd
is stored. Choose
header.upd
.
→
You will see information for which modules and from which firmware
version on the chosen file is convenient.
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Activate the control field "Activate firmware after loading" because only
then the new firmware is copied to the Flash and click then on [Execute].
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It is proofed if the chosen file is valid and at positive result the file is
transferred to the DP slave.
Note!
During runtime the firmware update at the DP slave is executed after app.
3s. Please regard that the DP slave executes a reboot, which may cause
the DP master to remain in STOP respectively may influence your user
application.
Overview
Approach
Supply firmware
file
header.upd
Load project into
hardware
configurator