Update from SD Card with PLC Browser Commands \ (Online Mode)ΒΆ

To start a firmware update from the PLC browser, it is necessary to be logged in into the CPU with your PC.

  1. Open the PLC browser from the Resources tab (see above).

  2. Insert the SD card with the correctly set SDCARD.INI file (see SDCARD.INI for V2 Products: Command File SDCARD.INI for AC500 V2 ProductsSDCARD.INI for V3 Products: File Content: Firmware Version V3.xStoring the Firmware to the SD card: Storing/Loading the Firmware to the SD Memory Card for AC500 V2 Products

  3. Write the requested command into the PLC browser.

  4. The corresponding command is now activated, for example sdfirm 2_5_1 command.

  5. If the firmware update was successful, DONE is shown in the PLC Browser.

  6. Remove the SD card and restart the CPU to load the new firmware.

Attention

:strong:The SD card has to be removed before restart!

To get information about the firmware version of the CPU enter the command rtsinfo into the PLC-Browser.

Only for AC500-eCo PM5x4 modules with firmware version < 2.x: First the CPU firmware has to be updated from V1.3.x to V2.0.x. After doing the update the CPU has to be restarted.

Then any module can be updated as described in this chapter!