Appendix
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Appendix
8.1
Update Bus Coupler image
Loss of data
The data in the internal flash memory are deleted.
Save your data before you update the Bus Coupler image.
The Bus Coupler image can be updated via the USB interface. To this end the Bus Coupler is connected
with a host PC via a USB cable. Windows then shows the Bus Coupler as a removable data storage device,
and the files can be copied.
The Bus Coupler should only be updated after consultation with the Beckhoff Service. The Beckhoff Service
will provide all the required files.
Requirements
• First, check whether the Bus Coupler supports the image.
• The Bus Coupler is connected with the host PC via a USB cable.
Update the image as follows:
1. Switch off the Bus Coupler.
2. Switch the red 2-pin
DIP switch 1
to “on” (to the right) and switch on the Bus Coupler.
The Bus Coupler appears as a removable data storage device on the host PC.
3. Select and delete all files. Do not format.
4. Remove the USB cable, once all files have been copied, and switch the 2-pin DIP switch to “off” (to the
left).
5. Restart the Bus Coupler.
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The image has been updated successfully. After the update, the Bus Coupler may take a little longer to
start up.
