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Updating the Firmware
The AN-X operating software consists of several parts:
•
boot code, runs at startup
•
configuration kernel, runs when you update firmware
•
production kernel, runs in normal operation
•
application software, for AutoMax remote I/O communication, scheduled
communication with ControlLogix and unscheduled messaging
The boot code and kernels are supplied in file with extension
qtf
and are updated using
the AnxInit utility. Run the command
Utilities/Update AN-X Flash
and select the file
you wish to download. Refer to page 33 for details.
Firmware files contain the application programs for AN-X and have extension
bin.
They
are downloaded using the command
Configuration/Firmware Update
or
Utilities/Update
Firmware
in AnxInit. Refer to page 34 for details.
Occasionally individual patch files are released. They have extension
pch
and are
downloaded using the
Utilities/Patch Firmware
command in AnxInit. Refer to page 38
for details.
Reading Version Numbers
To read the version numbers of the various software components:
Boot code
AnxInit – AN-X Info
Configuration kernel
AnxInit – AN-X Info
Production kernel
AnxInit – AN-X Info
Firmware
AnxInit – AN-X Info (version depends on current mode,
boot, configuration or production)