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Firmware Upgrades Chapter 8
Upgrading Terminal
Firmware from a Storage
Device
Upgrading firmware from a storage device is a two-step process. First, you create a
firmware upgrade card with the required firmware files. Secondly, you load the
card in the target terminal to upgrade the firmware.
The firmware upgrade card can be a USB flash drive or an SD card.
Create a Firmware Upgrade Card
Follow these steps to copy firmware files to a USB flash drive or SD card.
1. Insert either a USB flash drive or an SD card into the appropriate slot on your computer.
2. Run the Firmware Upgrade Wizard.
• Choose Tools>Firmware Upgrade Wizard in FactoryTalk View Studio.
• Choose Start>Programs>Rockwell Software>FactoryTalk View>Tools>ME Firmware Upgrade Wizard.
3. Follow these steps from the initial Firmware Upgrade Wizard dialog box.
a. Select Create firmware upgrade card.
b. Select the location of the firmware
card by browsing to the root
directory of the storage card loaded
in your computer for example E:\.
The firmware files will be copied to
this location. You can also specify a
folder on the hard drive.
c. From the Existing terminal type
pull-down list, choose a version 6.0,
PanelView Plus terminal.
d. Click Next.
4. Follow these steps from this dialog box.
a. Browse to the location of the firmware
source files on your computer, where
the FUP was installed.
b. Choose the firmware revision for the
upgrade.
c. Click Next.
It may take several seconds for the
next dialog to appear while the FUP is
being retrieved.
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