
System Manual Modular Systems
9 Maintenance
HI 800 191 E Rev. 2.02
Page 101 of 114
To be able to load a new operating system, it must be stored in a directory that can be accessed
by the programming tool.
9.3.1
Loading the Operating System with SILworX
Use SILworX if the operating system version loaded in the controller is 7
or higher.
To load the new operating system
1. Set the controller to the STOP state, if it has not already been done.
2. Open the online view of the hardware and log in to the controller with administrator rights.
3. Right-click the module, processor or communication module.
4. The context menu opens. Click
Maintenance/Service->Load Module Operating System
.
5. In the dialog box
Load Module Operating System,
select the type of the operating system to
be loaded.
6. A dialog box for selecting a file opens. Select the file with the operating system that should
be loaded and click
Open
.
SILworX loads the new operating system into the controller.
9.3.2
Loading the Operating System with ELOP II Factory
Use the ELOP II Factory programming tool if the operating system version loaded in the
controller is
up to
7.
To load the new operating system
1. Set the controller to the STOP state, if it has not already been done.
2. Log in to the controller with administrator rights.
3. In ELOP II Factory Hardware Management, right click the required resource.
4. On the
Online
submenu, select
Control Panel.
The Control Panel opens.
5. On the
Extra
menu,
OS Update
submenu, select the type of operating system that should
be loaded (processor operating system, communication operating system).
A dialog box for selecting a file opens.
6. In this dialog box, move to the directory in which the operating system is stored and select it.
7. Click
OK
to load the operating system.
The operating system is loaded into the controller. The controller restarts and enters the STOP
state.
After an operating system has been loaded, the controller also enters the STOP state if a
program is loaded with the
Autostart
safety parameter set to TRUE.
The following is possible:
Repeating the described sequence, further operating systems can be loaded, e.g., the
operating system for the communication system, after the operating system for the processor
system.
The controller can be set to the RUN state.
9.3.3
Switching between ELOP II Factory and SILworX - not with F*03
HIMatrix controllers (except for F*03 devices and modules) can either be programmed with
ELOP II Factory or with SILworX, if the appropriate version for the operating system is installed.
The combinations of programming tool and operating system version are specified in the table.