3. Commissioning
3.8 Updating firmware
You can return to the previous menu by selecting "No".
The update starts immediately by selecting "Yes".
"Update" flashes in the display.
On completion of the update, the display jumps back to the SYSTEM
OPTIONS\UPDATE\BASE DEVICE menu.
With the "e4settings.ini" configuration file, certain system parameters can be pre-con-
figured, → Section "Set system parameters using a memory card - e4settings.ini",
page 147.
3.8.2 Updating the firmware on expansion devices
An expansion device update must run via the device menu of a easyE4 base device.
Expansion devices belonging to the first easyE4 generation (with firmware version
1.00) cannot be updated, as these devices do not have a bootloader physically. To
find out which firmware version is found on the device, check the Communication
view/HW Info tab during online communication. in
easySoft 8 the Communication view/HW Info tab during online communication .
You can reach the device menu through
l
a base device with display, or
l
in the communication view of the easySoft 8 under Display\Display + keys or
l
from a remote display with the web server.
An update must be run separately for each expansion device.
Just as with updates for base devices, this requires for the required unzipped "*.FW"
firmware file to be stored on the microSD memory card.
Load the firmware you want on 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.
The unzipped file must be a firmware system file that matches the easyE4 expansion
device (*.FW).
No entry is required in a configuration file for an update.
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