Service and maintenance
7.4 Performing a firmware and project update
SIMOTION D4x5-2
332 Commissioning and Hardware Installation Manual, 02/2012
Requirement (firmware update)
You can find the latest firmware for SIMOTION D:
● On the SIMOTION SCOUT DVDs (e.g. at ...\3_D4xx\Firmware\V4.2\....).
● At the following Internet address
(http://support.automation.siemens.
com/WW/view/en/31045047).
Upgrading the SIMOTION D automatically updates the firmware of all connected SINAMICS
DRIVE-CLiQ components.
Note
Observe the information in the the Readme files and the upgrade instructions included in the
scope of delivery of new SIMOTION versions.
Use only CompactFlash cards that have been released for SIMOTION D and have an
appropriate and correct boot loader version.
You can find the compatibility relationships in the SIMOTION SCOUT Add-Ons "Software
products" compatibility list, as well as at the following Internet address
(http://support.automation.siemens.
com/WW/view/en/18857317).
NOTICE
The upgrade operation deletes all project data and parameters from the CompactFlash
card!
Requirement (project update)
You have upgraded your project and, if necessary, adapted the device type and device
version, see Section Adapting a project (Upgrading the projec
t / Replacing the SIMOTION
controller) (Page 319).
7.4.3 Upgrade via IT DIAG
The SIMOTION D features an integrated Web server.
In addition to customized Web pages and comprehensive device/diagnostic information, one
of the options that IT DIAG offers is performing firmware and project upgrades using a
standard PC with Internet Explorer.
As of firmware version V4.2, it is no longer necessary to purchase licenses for SIMOTION IT
DIAG and SIMOTION IT OPC XML-DA.
Detailed information can be found in the
SIMOTION IT Ethernet-Based HMI and Diagnostic Functions
Diagnostics Manual.
See also
Upgrade via device update tool (upgrading SIMOTION devices) (Page 333)