SBC PCD3 Series - Hardware and Firmware Versions of the Pcd3.Mxxx0

Saia-Burgess Controls AG
Hardware manual for PCD3 series │ Document 26-789 ENG19│ 2018-06-29
PCD3 CPUs
PCD3.Mxxx0 Classic CPU and expansion enclosure
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ThermwareversionsofthePCD3.Mxxx0areusuallydownwardcompatiblein
termsofhardware,sothatevenoldCPUscanbeequippedwithnewrmwareto
benetfromnewfunctions.Thispropertyishighlyvalued,andwetrytokeepitas
long as possible; however, we cannot guarantee it.
ThermwareofthePCD3.Mxxx0isstoredinaashEPROM,whichissolderedto
themotherboard.Armwareupdateispossiblebydownloadinganewversionwith
the PG5. The procedure is as follows:
● Downloadthecurrentrmwareversionfromwww.sbc-support.com
● Establish a connection between the PG5 and the CPU, as for the download of
an application (depending on the available options such as serially with PGU
cable, modem
1)
, USB, Ethernet)
● Opentheonlineconguratorandgoo󰀪ine
● In the Tools menu, select Download Firmware, then use the browse function to
selectthepathtotheleofthenewrmwareversion.Makesureonlyoneleis
selected for download
● Start the download
● After the download, the power supply of the Saia PCD
®
must not be interrupted
for 2 minutes (CPLD programming sequence). Otherwise it may happen that
the CPU is blocked in such a way that it has to be returned to the factory.
WhiletheRun/StopLEDashesslowly,thedownloadprocessisnotyetcom-
pleted.Onlywhenitashesfast,theprogrammingisnished.
1) A modem connection is not reliable. It may be that a modem is blocked in such a way that remote access is no
longer possible. In such cases, local intervention will be necessary. The other connection options are preferred.