–
MB = bus interface of the DRIVECOD unit (CB = CANopen; EC =
EtherCAT; MB = Modbus; PB = Profibus; PL = POWERLINK);
–
H1 = hardware version;
–
S1.0 = firmware version.
6. select the .BIN file and confirm the choice by pressing the
OPEN
button,
the dialogue box closes;
7. the complete path of the file you just confirmed appears next to the
SELECTED FILE
item;
8. now press the
DOWNLOAD FILE
button to start the firmware upgrading
process;
9. a download progress bar is displayed in the centre of the page;
10. the LED L7 blinks red at 10 Hz during the downloading operation;
WARNING
Do not exit the
Upgrade Firmware
page during installation, the process will be
aborted!
11. as soon as the operation is carried out successfully, the
UPGRADE
INSTALLATION COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY
message is displayed;
12. the DRIVECOD unit is now in an emergency condition;
13. close and then restart the SW_RD6_MODBUS_X.EXE program; connect to
the DRIVECOD unit and restore the normal work condition through the
Operative mode
page.
5.7.1 If an installation issue occurs
While downloading the firmware upgrading program, unexpected conditions
may arise which could lead to a failure of the installation process. When such a
matter occurs, the download process cannot be carried out successfully and
thus the operation is aborted; the LEDs L5, L6 and L7 come on green/red (see on
page 18), as explained hereafter.
LED L5 SOLIDLY LIT GREEN AND L7 BLINKING RED AT 2 Hz
While downloading data to the flash memory for upgrading the firmware of the
unit, if an error occurs which stops the upgrading process (for instance: a
voltage drop and/or the switching off of the DRIVECOD unit), the
COMMUNICATION ERROR. UPGRADE INSTALLATION ABORTED
warning
message is invoked to appear in the box in the bottom of the
Upgrade
Firmware
page. The upgrading process is necessarily aborted and the unit
cannot work as the firmware has been deleted before starting the update. As
soon as the power is turned on again the LED L5 is solidly lit green while the LED
L7 starts blinking red at 2 Hz as the user program is not installed in the flash
memory. To restore the work condition of the unit, the operator must close and
MAN RD6 MB E 1.1
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