Upgrade the 1770-kfc firmware – Rockwell Automation F1770-KFC(D)15 INSTL INSTR FLASH FIRMWARE KIT User Manual

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Flash Firmware Kit

Publication 1770-5.9 - May 1998

Upgrade the 1770-KFC Firmware

Important: You cannot upgrade 1770-KFC firmware using

1770-KFCD binary files. Mixing binary files between
firmware can make the product inoperable.

To upgrade the 1770-KFC:

Flash the main code by entering the following information at the
DOS prompt:

DLOAD KFC15.BIN COM1 38

•COM1 indicates which serial port you are using

•38 indicates a 38.4K baud rate

Change these settings, if necessary, based on your computer’s
serial port and baud rate.

You see this screen:

Look at the front of the module. The HOST LED blinks green,
the A LED blinks red, the B LED is off, and the STATUS LED is
solid green during the download.

When the download is complete, you see the following message:

Code Download into KFC Flash Memory Succeeded

If you see an error message, go to the troubleshooting section on
page 9.

At the prompt, enter the following command:

DLOAD2 BOOT15.BIN COM1 38 0

Change the COM port and baud rate if necessary, based on your
computer’s serial port and baud rate.

KFC flash memory download utility - Version 0.8

Succeeded Opening binary image file ‘KFC15.BIN’ to download
---------Downloading binary image to KFC flash memory