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Appendix B
Upgrade the Drive Firmware
This appendix provides procedures for upgrading your Kinetix® 5700 drive
firmware.
You can upgrade your Kinetix 5700 drive firmware by using either of these two
methods:
• ControlFLASH Plus™ software
• ControlFLASH™ software
To upgrade drive firmware, you must configure a path to your drive, select the
drive module to upgrade, and complete the firmware upgrade procedure.
Before You Begin These are the minimum firmware revisions and software versions required for
upgrading drive firmware.
Topic Page
Before You Begin 361
Upgrade Your Firmware 363
Verify the Firmware Upgrade 372
We recommend that you use ControlFLASH Plus software for firmware upgrades.
See the ControlFLASH Plus Quick Start Guide, publication CFP-QS001, for more
information.
Table 179 - Kinetix 5700 System Requirements
Description Firmware Revision
Logix Designer application 26.00.00 or later
RSLinx® software
(1)
(1) Required only when using ControlFLASH software.
3.60.00 or later
FactoryTalk® Linx software
(2)
(2) Required only when using ControlFLASH Plus software.
6.20.00 or later
ControlFLASH software kit
(3)
(3) Download the ControlFLASH software kit from the Product Compatibility and Download Center at: rok.auto/pcdc. For more
ControlFLASH software information (not Kinetix 5700 specific), refer to the ControlFLASH Firmware Upgrade Kit User Manual,
publication 1756-UM105.
12.01.00 or later
ControlFLASH Plus software kit
(3)
3.01 or later
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