Eaton easyE4 User Manual

3. Commissioning
3.8 Updating firmware
3.8.1 Firmware Update base device
All base devices can be updated with newer firmware.
To identify the generation to which your easyE4 device belongs, please refer to the
nameplate.
The version of firmware installed on the base device is displayed during online com-
munication with the easyE4 base device in easySoft 8go to the Communication
view/HW info tab.
In the case of easyE4 base devices with a display, the firmware version can be seen
in the Information\System device menu → Section "Information menu", page 165
If there is a program on the base device, the program will be left unchanged when
the firmware is updated. Retentive data will remain unchanged as well.
Download the firmware you want from Download Center – Software to your
computer.
Connect an empty microSD memory card (FAT format) to your computer.
Use your computer to unzip the downloaded firmware to the ROOT directory in
the microSD memory card.
Fig. 74: microSD memory card content when using bootloader version 1.01
The specific files that will be unzipped and that are required for the firmware update
will depend on the bootloader version on the base device, as shown below:
Unzipped files Boot loader version
1.00
 Boot loader version
1.01
Firmware file "EASYE4.FW" √

√
Configuration file "e4update.ini" –

√
from 08 configuration file "e4settings.ini" –  √
The version of bootloader on the device is displayed during online communication
with the easyE4 base device in communication view/folder HW info. .
If the bootloader version is version 1.01, check the parameters in the INI file
Check the parameters in the “e4update.ini” configuration file and adjust them as
necessary. In firmware version V1.12 and higher, the following values will be set
by default:
forceupdate=0 (default) (dominant value)
and
updateonce=1 (default)
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Eaton easyE4 Specifications

General

Brand	Eaton
Model	easyE4
Category	Relays
Language	English