Rockwell Automation 2711P-xxxx PanelView Plus 6 Terminals User Manual - Manual (Page 154)

154 Rockwell Automation Publication 2711P-UM006C-EN-P - April 2013
Chapter 7 Firmware Upgrades
Download Firmware Files Download the appropriate firmware installation package from the Rockwell
Automation website. The package is named:
PVP6_<
terminal family>_6.x-yyyymmdd.exe, where:
• <terminal family> is 400-600 or 700-1500
• 6.x is the FactoryTalk View ME software version contained in the package
• yyyymmdd is the date the package was created
This installation package contains the following:
• Firmware Upgrade Package (FUP) contains an autorun executable and the
new firmware files.
• Firmware Upgrade Wizard (FUW), version 6.10 or later, is used to
upgrade the terminal firmware by using the contents of the FUP.
The FUP and FUW are copied to your computer during the download.
Follow these steps to download firmware installation files to your computer.
1. Go to http://www.rockwellautomation.com/support and click the
Firmware Updates link.
2. Select Computers & Operator Interface, then PanelView Plus.
3. Follow the instructions on the website to locate the firmware installation
package for the appropriate PanelView Plus 6 terminals.
4. Download the upgrade file (.exe) to a temporary folder on the same drive
as FactoryTalk View Machine Edition (ME) software.
5. Run the upgrade file (.exe) installation procedure:
• The FUW is installed in the FactoryTalk View ME folder.
• The firmware upgrade package (.fup) file is installed into the folder
specified during the installation procedure.
You are now ready to run the FUW to upgrade the terminal firmware from a
USB flash drive or SD card or by using a network connection.
Firmware Upgrade Wizard The Firmware Upgrade Wizard (FUW) is used to upgrade the terminal
firmware. Two methods are provided for upgrading the firmware:
• Create a firmware upgrade card with the contents of the FUP file that you
can then load in the terminal to upgrade the firmware.
The firmware upgrade card can be a USB flash drive or an SD card, catalog
number 1784-SD
x.
• Upgrade firmware in a terminal connected to a computer over a direct
network connection. The network connection requires a computer
running RSLinx Enterprise software, version 5.0 or later. In the RSLinx
Enterprise software, you select the terminal you want to upgrade.
TIP The FUP name is ME_PVP6xX_6.x-yymmdd (700 to 1500) or
ME_PVP6xA_6.x-yymmdd (400 and 600)
• yyyymmdd is the date the firmware package was created
• 6.x is the version of ME contained in this package