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Siemens SIMOTION SCOUT User Manual

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Upgrading and project updates
8
8.1 General information
Prerequisite
You want to upgrade the firmware or change the platform within a station type.
Swapping modules involving SIMOTION families
Module replacement is only possible within the same device family:
Within SIMOTION C
Within SIMOTION D410
Within SIMOTION D410-2
Within SIMOTION D4x5
Within SIMOTION D4x5-2
Within SIMOTION P
The change involving the SIMOTION families (SIMOTION C, SIMOTION P, SIMOTION D410/
D410-2 and SIMOTION D4x5/D4x5-2) requires an XML export.
Procedure
The procedure in the Engineering System depends on what is involved:
Upgrading the firmware version of a device within a platform
Platform change: The platform is changed within the same SIMOTION version. For
example, a SIMOTION C240 is replaced by a SIMOTION P320-4.
The sections Upgrading and changing platforms for a SIMOTION device (Page 163) and
Upgrading devices and updating projects with the device update tool (Page 168) contain further
information.
8.2 Upgrading and changing platforms for a SIMOTION device
8.2.1 Changing a SIMOTION device and subsequent TP upgrade (within a platform)
An upgrade is necessary when you want to replace the type or version of the SIMOTION device
in your existing project. Perform this replacement in HW Config.
SIMOTION SCOUT
Configuration Manual, 11/2016 163

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BrandSiemens
ModelSIMOTION SCOUT
CategoryControl Unit
LanguageEnglish

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