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Rockwell Automation Publication 1756-UM105E-EN-E - October 2012

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Appendix

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Create a Custom Interface to Process Firmware
Downloads

Introduction

This chapter gives you an overview on how you can create a custom interface to
batch process firmware downloads.

As discussed in previous chapters, you can automate firmware flashing by using a
text file that lists devices and single command line. Create a text file that lists all
the devices to be flashed and then use a single command line to flash everything
on the list.

This functionality provides the following benefits:

· Flash groups of devices automatically, without having to repeatedly use the

ControlFLASH menus.

· Create your own applications that automates firmware upgrades.

Example Automated Flash Tool

The following example application represents a tool that you might want to
create to configure ControlFLASH to read the text file at a command line that
automates your system upgrades. This tool was created with Visual Basic .NET.

In this type of custom tool, select the ControlFLASH Setup tab.