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Maintenance
11.1
Cleaning
Requirements
✓
You have disconnected the E-871.1A1N from the power supply.
Other Materials Required
■
Soft, lint-free cloth
■
Mild cleaning agent or disinfectant
If you have any questions on the auxiliary materials recommended for the E-871.1A1N,
contact our
customer service department (p. 217)
NOTICE
Short circuits or flashovers!
The E-871.1A1N contains electrostatically sensitive devices that can be damaged by short
circuits or flashovers when cleaning fluids penetrate the housing.
►
Before cleaning, disconnect the E-871.1A1N from the power supply.
►
Prevent cleaning fluid from penetrating the case.
Cleaning the E-871.1A1N
1. Dampen the cloth with the cleaning agent or disinfectant.
2. Carefully wipe the surfaces of the E-871.1A1N.
11.2
Updating the Firmware
The following describes the procedure for updating the E-871.1A1N's firmware.
The figures show the procedure for any electronics; the procedure for the E-871.1A1N
corresponds.
Requirements
✓
You have connected the E-871.1A1N to the PC
via the RS-232 interface (p. 51)
✓
"PI Firmware Updater" is
✓
You have copied the new firmware file, which you have received from our customer
service department, to a directory on the PC.
✓
You have read and understood the documentation that you received from our customer
service department together with the new firmware. You have learned from the
documentation whether new parameters are introduced with the firmware update or the
memory management of the E-871.1A1N changes.
✓
You have saved the parameter values of the E-871.1A1N
in a text file on the PC (p. 71)
✓
You have saved the controller macros of the E-871.1A1N
.
✓
You have
communication between the E-871.1A1N and the PC with
PIMikroMove or PITerminal.
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