VIPA IM Series - IM 253-Xdpx1 - DP-V1 Slave - Firmware Update

Chapter 3 Deployment IM 253DP Manual VIPA System 200V
3-36 HB97E - IM - RE_253-xDPxx - Rev. 12/44
IM 253-xDPx1 - DP-V1 slave - Firmware update
The firmware update for the DP-V1 slave VIPA 253-1DP01 is at this time
only available with Siemens CPUs. For this your firmware is online
transferred from the hardware configurator to the CPU, which passes the
firmware on to the according DP slave via the connected DP master using
PROFIBUS.
Note!
The DP slaves IM 253-1DP31 - ECO and IM 253-1DP11 don't support a
firmware update!
• Make firmware file available
• Load project into the hardware configurator
• Transfer firmware
The most recent firmware for the DP-V1 PROFIBUS slaves is to find at
www.vipa.com/support/firmware/System%20200V/DP_Slave/IM253-1DP01
as package Px000019_Vxxx.zip with xxx=version.
Extract and copy the file header.upd into your work directory.
• Open the hardware configurator with the configured DP slave.
• Click on the DP slave and choose PLC > Update Firmware. This menu
option is only available when the highlighted DP slave supports the
function "Update firmware ".
→ the dialog window "Update firmware " appears.
• Choose your work directory via the button "Search" where the file
header.upd is stored. Choose header.upd.
→ You will see information for which modules and from which firmware
version on the chosen file is convenient.
• Activate the control field "Activate firmware after loading" because only
then the new firmware is copied to the Flash and click then on [Execute].
→ it is proofed if the chosen file is valid and at positive result the file is
transferred to the DP slave.
Note!
During runtime the firmware update at the DP slave is executed after app.
3s. Please regard that the DP slave executes a reboot, which may cause
the DP master to remain in STOP res. may influence your user application.
Overview
Approach
Supply firmware file
header.upd
Load project into
hardware
configurator