Siemens Simantic ET200SP - Setting the card type

SIMATIC memory card
11.2 Setting the card type
Distributed I/O system
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11.2
Setting the card type
Introduction
You can use the SIMATIC memory card as a program card or as a firmware update card.
Procedure
1. To set the card type, insert the SIMATIC memory card into the card reader of the
programming device.
2. Select the "SIMATIC Card Reader" folder in the project navigator.
3. In the properties of the selected SIMATIC memory card, specify the card type:
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Program card
You use a program card as an external load memory for the CPU. It contains the entire
user program for the CPU. The CPU transfers the user program from the load memory
into the work memory. The user program runs in the work memory.
The following folder is created on the SIMATIC memory card: SIMATIC.S7
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Firmware update card
You can save firmware for CPUs and for I/O modules on a SIMATIC memory card. It is
thus possible to perform a firmware update with the help of a specifically prepared
SIMATIC memory card.
The following folder is created on the SIMATIC memory card: FWUPDATE.S7S
Reference
You can find more information on this topic in the STEP 7 online help.