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Rockwell Automation 2706 DL40 Plus Message Displays Firmware Upgrade Utility User Manual

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Instructions

DL40 Plus Message Displays
Firmware Upgrade Utility

Contents

These instructions provide the following:

Upgrade Utility description and requirements

Contents of the Upgrade Utility

Description of the Upgrade Firmware types

Related Publications list

Instructions for upgrading DL40 Plus firmware

Firmware Upgrade Utility

The DL40 Plus firmware upgrade utility allows you to download enhanced
firmware to any DL40 Plus message display using a personal computer and
a download cable. The utility is available:

on a diskette

by downloading from the Allen-Bradley web site (www.ab.com) Look under Rockwell
Automation Technical Support section.

The utility can be used to upgrade both Remote I/O and Parallel port
versions of the DL40 Plus along with the DL40 Plus Slave versions.
To download upgraded firmware, you need:

Personal computer (286 minimum)

DOS operating system ver 5.0 or later (if running Windows 95, reboot in DOS mode)

3.5 inch floppy drive

serial port

download cable (2706-NC13) or equivalent