Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 - Phases; Status of the Leds During BIOS Update

Setup phase
After the installation and the 󹪝rst power-on of the SIMATIC CN 4100 communication system,
SIMATIC CN 4100 goes through the setup phase. The BIOS and operating system (󹪝rmware) are
set up automatically. At the end of the setup phase, the SIMATIC CN 4100 automatically reboots.
Note
Duration of the initial setup
The entire initial setup takes about 8 min.
When a BIOS update or 󹪝rmware upgrade is required, the SIMATIC CN 4100 goes through the
setup phase again as part of the update.
Application (status of the LEDs):
• Status of the LEDs during BIOS update (Page 46)
• Status of the LEDs during 󹪝rmware installation (Page 47)
Con󹪝guration phase
After a successful setup phase, the SIMATIC CN 4100 communication system is ready for
con󹪝guration. For this, the SIMATIC CN 4100 can be reached via its MAC address in the network.
A network connection must be established to con󹪝gure the SIMATIC CN 4100.
Application (status of the LEDs):
• Status of the LEDs during system con󹪝guration (Page 48)
7.2 Phases
7.2.1 Status of the LEDs during BIOS update
Note the LED status during the BIOS update.
The following tables show the lighting of the respective LED at the respective time (in seconds).
BIOS update step 1 - LED status for successful installation
LEDs After 1s After 2s After 3s After 4s After 5s
RUN x x x
STOP x x x
Master
Standby
AH failure x x
Commissioning
7.2 Phases
CN 4100 Communication System
46 Equipment Manual, 10/2021, A5E50871363-AA