Rockwell Automation ControlFLASH Firmware Upgrade Kit User Manual - Manual (Page 39)

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ControlFLASH and Factory Talk AssetCentre Interaction Chapter 6
The connectivity of the client to FactoryTalk AssetCentre server, if present, is
identified with the help of the following registry entry.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Rockwell Software\
FactoryTalk AssetCentreClient\EventLog
Key- Server
Value- (Server Name)
This registry search is done during the launch of the ControlFLASH application.
Logging the Device Update Status
The update status (Success or Failure) is logged into the FactoryTalk AssetCentre
server. You can view the reasons for the Success or Failure in the ControlFLASH
log. The status of the update process is logged into FactoryTalk AssetCentre with
the following details:
Logging the Exit of ControlFLASH
When you exit ControlFLASH, a message is created and logged into the
FactoryTalk AssetCentre Event Log with the following details.
Field Description
Date and Time Date and Time at which the update process has finished for the device.
Source Application name, for example, ControlFLASH
Location Computer name on which ControlFLASH is being executed.
Resource Name of the resource that is ControlFLASH.
Username FTAssetSecurity Login, if present, else Windows login
Message Text If update succeed:
The device "device name" is SUCCESSFULLY updated from version "x.x" to "y.y" and the path to
the device being flashed is "device path.
If update failed:
The update process of the device "device name" from version x.x to y.y FAILED and the path to
the device being flashed is "device path.
Field Description
Date and Time Date and Time at which ControlFLASH application is closed.
Source Application name, for example, ControlFLASH
Location Computer name on which ControlFLASH is closed.
Resource Name of the resource, for example, ControlFLASH.
Username FTAssetSecurity Login, if present, otherwise Windows login.
Message Text ControlFLASH application closed.