16 Rockwell Automation Publication 1756-UM021A-EN-P - September 2023
Chapter 1 ControlLogix Embedded Edge Compute Module
Update the Module Via USB The firmware image contains the module firmware, Yocto Linux OS, FactoryTalk Optix runtime
application, and the FactoryTalk Remote Access runtime application. Firmware images are
available on the Product Compatibility and Download Center (PCDC
), and identified by the
extension .img.
You can also update the module remotely through FactoryTalk Remote Access. See Update the
Module With FactoryTalk Remote Access on page 40.
To update the module:
1. Copy the file to the root folder of an empty USB Memory device.
2. Insert the USB Memory device into the USB port on the module.
3. Cycle power to the module.
The module detects the USB Memory device with the firmware image file, checks if it is
valid, and starts the update procedure. The OK status indicator stays steady green, and
the UPDATE IN PROGRESS message scrolls across the 4-character display.
4. After the update, the device reboots.
5. After reboot, the OK status indicator flashes green.
6. Once the OK status indicator is steady green, the update is complete.
FactoryTalk Optix
Applications
FactoryTalk Optix Studio is available as a web and a desktop development environment that
you use to build FactoryTalk Optix Applications and deploy them to client systems. You can
access the FactoryTalk Optix Studio web version through FactoryTalk® Hub™.
FactoryTalk Optix Studio provides a communication path to REST API, OPC UA, and MQTT to
meet the needs of various applications.
Example FactoryTalk Optix applications for the Embedded Edge Compute module include:
• HTML5 web-based HMI/dashboarding applications that run on the Embedded Edge
Compute module and are visualized on web panels or web clients.
• OPC UA client/server applications.
• MQTT publisher/subscriber applications with any broker, supporting TLS and any JSON
encoding. This enables you to develop cloud gateway applications.
• Data collection and visualization applications.
• All features that are provided by FactoryTalk Optix can be extended and customized
through the FactoryTalk Optix C# API to address scenarios like recipe managers, alarm
handling, etc.
For information on how to use FactoryTalk Optix Studio to develop and deploy applications, see
the FactoryTalk Optix Studio Help. The help has a number of application examples and
tutorials.
Firmware update by USB is supported only via USB Memory device with FAT32 and
exFAT file systems. microSD Cards are not supported for firmware updates.
IMPORTANT The process takes approximately 2 minutes to complete. During this
time, it is important NOT to turn off the device or remove power.
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