SBC PCD1 Series - 3.4.4 Firmware Upgrade for the PCD1.M110, PCD1.M120 and PCD1.M130; 3.4.5 Firmware Upgrade for the PCD1.M125 and PCD1.M135

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Manual Manual PCD 1 / PCD 2 Series │ Document 26 / 737 EN22 │ 2013-11-26
CPUs and expansion housings
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CPU overview
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3.4.4 Firmware Upgrade for the PCD1.M110, PCD1.M120 and PCD1.M130
ThermwareforthePCD1.M1x0isstoredinaPROM.Thesechipscanonlybepro-
grammedonce.Withblankchips(item-no.450271780)andanEPROMburnerwith
adapterforPLCC44chips(e.g.Galep-4withadapter210841),newrmwarechips
canbeburntatanytime.Thelewiththelatestrmwareversioncanbedownloaded
from www.sbc-support.com.
At this point, the following known restrictions apply:
● Inthecourseof2004,solderedfirmwarechipswereadopted;forafirmware
update, these controls have to be returned to the factory
3.4.5 Firmware Upgrade for the PCD1.M125 and PCD1.M135
TheFirmwareisstoredinaFlashEPROM,solderedtothemotherboard.Armware
updatecanbeappliedbydownloadinganewversionwiththePG5.Theprocedureis
as follows:
● Gotowww.sbc-support.comanddownloadthelatestrmwareversion.
● EstablishaconnectionbetweenPG5andtheCPU,asforadownloadofanap-
plication(dependingonthefacilitiesavailable,seriallyviaPGUcable,modem
1)
,
USB, Ethernet).
● OpentheOnlineConguratorandgoofine.
● FromtheToolsmenu,select“DownloadFirmware”,thenusetheBrowsefunction
toselectapathtotheleforthenewrmwareversion.Ensurethatonlyoneleis
selected for downloading.
● Startthedownload.
● Afterthedownload,thepowersupplytotheSaiaPCD
®
must not be interrupted for
3minutes(CPLDprogrammingsequence).Otherwise,theCPUmaybeblockedin
such a way that it needs to be returned to the factory.
1) A modem connection is not always reliable. A modem may become blocked in such a way that remote access is
nolongerpossible.Insuchcases,anon-sitevisitwillbenecessary.Otherconnectionoptionsarepreferable.