Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200

PLC concepts
5.5 Using a memory card
S7-1200 Programmable controller
148 System Manual, V4.2, 09/2016, A5E02486680-AK
5.5.5
Firmware update
You can use a SIMATIC memory card for performing a firmware update.
NOTICE
Protect memory card and receptacle from electrostatic discharge
Electrostatic discharge can damage the memory card or the receptacle on the CPU.
Make contact with a grounded conductive pad and/or wear a grounded wrist strap
whenever you handle the memory card. Store the memory card in a conductive container.
You use a SIMATIC memory card when downloading firmware updates from Siemens
Industry Online Support (http://support.industry.siemens.com). From this Web site, navigate
to "Downloads". From there search for the specific type of module that you need to update.
Alternatively, you can access the S7-1200 downloads Web page
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/13683/dl) directly.
Note
You cannot update an S7
-1200 CPU V3.0 or earlier to S7-1200 V4.0 or V4.1 by firmware
update.
You can also perform a firmware update by one of these methods:
● Using the online and diagnostic tools of STEP 7 (Page 1318)
● Using the Web server "Module Information" standard Web page (Page 1023)
● Using the SIMATIC Automation Tool
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/98161300)
NOTICE
Do not use the Windows formatter utility or any other formatting utility to reformat the
memory card.
If a Siemens memory card is reformatted using the Microsoft Windows formatter utility, then
the memory card will no longer be usable by a S7-1200 CPU.