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Guide to updating firmware from versions V4.3.x through V4.6.x to V4.7.x for SINAMICS S120 with CU310-2 and CU320-2

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Guide to updating firmware from versions V4.3.x through V4.6.x

to V4.7.x for SINAMICS S120 with CU310-2 and CU320-2

Contents

1 Hardware requirements ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

2 Guide to updating firmware via Starter and CompactFlash card ............................................................................................. 5

2.1 Preconditions .................................................................................................................................................................. 5

2.2 Starting situation ............................................................................................................................................................. 5

2.3 Firmware update procedure ........................................................................................................................................... 5

2.3.1 Back up your data ....................................................................................................................................................... 5

2.3.2 Connect the PC/PG to the drive .................................................................................................................................. 5

2.3.3 Back up the existing project........................................................................................................................................ 5

2.3.4 Switch off the electronic power supply ...................................................................................................................... 7

2.3.5 Insert the CF card in the reader for the PC / PG ......................................................................................................... 7

2.3.6 Back up licenses .......................................................................................................................................................... 7

2.3.7 Delete the entire contents of the CF card .................................................................................................................. 7

2.3.8 Copy new firmware to the CF card ............................................................................................................................. 7

2.3.9 Install the backed-up licenses ..................................................................................................................................... 7

2.3.10 Install the backed-up project ................................................................................................................................. 7

2.3.11 Insert the CF card into the Control Unit ................................................................................................................. 9

2.3.12 Switch on the electronic power supply .................................................................................................................. 9

2.3.13 Perform automatic firmware update in the drive .................................................................................................. 9

2.3.14 Restart following completion of firmware update ............................................................................................... 10

3 Guide to updating via the web server .................................................................................................................................... 11

3.1 Preconditions ................................................................................................................................................................ 11

3.2 Starting situation ........................................................................................................................................................... 11

3.3 Firmware update procedure ......................................................................................................................................... 11

3.3.1 Establish the network connection (hardware) ......................................................................................................... 11

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3.3.2 Configure the network connection (software) ......................................................................................................... 11

3.3.3 Check the network connection ................................................................................................................................. 13

3.3.4 Start the web server ................................................................................................................................................. 14

3.3.5 Log in to the web server ........................................................................................................................................... 16

3.3.6 Update the firmware in the web server ................................................................................................................... 19

3.3.7 Complete the firmware update ................................................................................................................................ 21

3.3.8 Restore the original PC/PG settings .......................................................................................................................... 21

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1 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

The hardware release of the Control Units determines which firmware versions can be installed.

The CU310-2DP (order number 6SL3040-1LA00-0AA0) and CU310-2PN (order number 6SL3040-1LA01-0AA0) are not supported

by firmware versions lower than V4.4.

Any hardware release of the CU320-2DP with order number 6SL3040-1MA00-0AA0 can be upgraded to device version V4.6 /

V4.7.

The CU320-2 PN with order number 6SL3040-1MA01-0AA0 is supported by firmware version V4.4 and higher.

The hardware version of your Control Unit is specified on the type plate:

Fig. 1-1: CU320-2DP with type plate

Type plate with order number and

hardware version

Type plate with order number and

hardware version

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Fig. 1-2: CU310-2 type plate with version data

Firmware versions of V4.3.x or higher can only be installed on 1GB or 2GB1 CompactFlash cards. 1GB cards are supplied with

firmware version V4.3.x or higher and 2GB cards with firmware version V4.6 or higher.

1 The 2GB CompactFlash cards are an essential requirement for use of the feature Powerfail-proof firmware update via web

server.

Short type plate with order number and hardware version

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2 Guide to updating firmware via Starter and CompactFlash card

2.1 Preconditions

Reader for CompactFlash cards for connection to a PC/PG

PC/PG with STARTER

o Version >= 4.3.x incl. appropriate SSP for new firmware version2

o With communication interface to the Control Unit

2.2 Starting situation

The starting situation involves a SINAMICS S120 converter on which the installed firmware version is to be changed.

2.3 Firmware update procedure

2.3.1 BACK UP YOUR DATA

To back up your parameter settings, perform the following steps.

2.3.2 CONNECT THE PC/PG TO THE DRIVE

Connect the PC/PG to the drive using, for example, the PROFIBUS or PROFINET interface. For a detailed description of this

process, refer to the Starter Help.

2.3.3 BACK UP THE EXISTING PROJECT

If a project is already stored on the CF card, use STARTER to download it to the PC/PG and make a backup copy if necessary.

If the firmware has a new device version number (e.g. if you are updating versions V4.3.x through 4.6.x to V4.7.x), you must

also select the relevant drive unit in the STARTER project tree and then select the required device version by clicking on menu

options Target device Device version with the right mouse button:

2 SSP: SINAMICS Support Package:

The appropriate SSP for the firmware is stored in subdirectory ADDON\SINAMICS\ES_TOOL\SSP in the zip file containing the

new firmware

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Fig. 2-1: STARTER menu selection "Device version"

Fig. 2-2: STARTER menu "Device version" with new update version selected

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NOTICE

All project data and parameters on the CompactFlash card are deleted by the upgrade process described below!

2.3.4 SWITCH OFF THE ELECTRONIC POWER SUPPLY

Disconnect the power supply from the Control Unit (including the 24 V DC supply)

2.3.5 INSERT THE CF CARD IN THE READER FOR THE PC / PG

Remove the CompactFlash card from the Control Unit

Insert this CompactFlash card into the reader connected to/in the PC/PG

2.3.6 BACK UP LICENSES

If the CompactFlash card contains a KEYS folder, back it up using the Windows Explorer on the PC/PG. This folder contains

possible license keys for software options under license.

2.3.7 DELETE THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE CF CARD

Delete all files and folders from the CompactFlash card using Windows Explorer on the PC.

2.3.8 COPY NEW FIRMWARE TO THE CF CARD

Extract the new firmware from the zip file using an unzip application, e.g. WINZIP, to any temporary directory of your

choice on the PC/PG.

Use Windows Explorer to move the contents of the temporary directory to the CompactFlash card.

2.3.9 INSTALL THE BACKED-UP LICENSES

Use Windows Explorer to move the KEYS folder (if applicable, see step 2.3.6), from the PC/PG to the main directory on the

CompactFlash card.

2.3.10 INSTALL THE BACKED-UP PROJECT

Navigate to the backed-up project in STARTER (see step 2.3.3)

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Select the drive unit in the STARTER project navigator

Execute the command Load to File System in the context menu (right mouse button) (see Fig. 2-3)

In the dialog which now appears (see Fig. 2-4), select the drive / main directory of the CompactFlash card under Select

target and then start the project export to the CompactFlash card.

The project will now be transferred with all drive parameter settings including DCC libraries (if applicable) to the CompactFlash

card.

Fig. 2-3: STARTER menu selection "Load to File System"

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Fig. 2-4: STARTER menu "Load to File System"

Alternatively, you can copy the project to the CompactFlash card at a later time (when you are connected online to the drive

unit) using command Download followed by "Copy RAM to ROM".

2.3.11 INSERT THE CF CARD INTO THE CONTROL UNIT

Remove the CompactFlash card safely (using Remove hardware) from the reader

Insert the CompactFlash card into the CU310-2/CU320-2 Control Unit

2.3.12 SWITCH ON THE ELECTRONIC POWER SUPPLY

Reconnect the power supply to the Control Unit (including the 24 V DC supply)

2.3.13 PERFORM AUTOMATIC FIRMWARE UPDATE IN THE DRIVE

With firmware version V4.3.x and later, the firmware of the integrated components is updated automatically.

During this process, the RDY (READY) LED on the Control Unit flashes orange at a frequency of 0.5 Hz.

Fig. 2-5: STARTER alarm display while updating of component firmware is in progress

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When the firmware update process is complete, the LED flashes faster at 2 Hz.

Warning 1007 is active for the upgraded components and is displayed in the STARTER alarm window:

Fig. 2-6: STARTER alarm display following updating of component firmware

2.3.14 RESTART FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF FIRMWARE UPDATE

When the update process is complete, restart the Control Unit by switching the power supply off and then on again.

Done. The drive unit is now functional again.

The current firmware versions of the modules are displayed in the STARTER version overview:

Fig. 2-7: STARTER version overview

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3 GUIDE TO UPDATING VIA THE WEB SERVER

3.1 Preconditions

PC/PG with Ethernet card

Physical network connection (Ethernet) between the Control Unit and the PC/PG

3.2 Starting situation

The starting situation involves a SINAMICS S120 converter on which firmware version V4.6 or higher is already installed3 and

needs to be changed to a different firmware version.

3.3 Firmware update procedure

The following guide explains the steps you need to take in order to update firmware via the SINAMICS web server on a

Windows PC.

3.3.1 ESTABLISH THE NETWORK CONNECTION (HARDWARE)

The PC/PG and the Control Unit can be networked via the PROFINET interface or via the commissioning interface on the

Control Unit.

The process of creating a network connection using the commissioning interface is described by way of an example below:

Fig. 3-1: Hardware setup

3.3.2 CONFIGURE THE NETWORK CONNECTION (SOFTWARE)

Open the window Network connections by selecting

Start Settings Network Connections on the Windows PC:

3 The firmware update process can be used, for example, to import hotfixes or service packs of version V4.6

Ethernet connection

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Fig. 3-2: Network connections

Select the LAN interface which is connected to the Control Unit

Open the properties box for this network connection by clicking on the relevant command in the context menu (right

mouse button)

Fig. 3-3: Properties of the network connection

Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the properties box

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Click on the Properties button

Make a note of the existing settings so that you can restore them later!

Select the settings as they are shown in Fig. 3-4 and confirm by clicking on the OK button:

Fig. 3-4: TCP/IP settings on the PC/PG

Note

In the steps described above, it has been assumed that the network settings for the commissioning interface are still the same

as the factory settings (p8901 – p8904). If this is not the case, an IP address contained in the same subnet as the IP address of

the Control Unit must be entered in the dialog shown in Fig. 3-4 .

3.3.3 CHECK THE NETWORK CONNECTION

Open the DOS Shell (Start -> Run -> cmd -> OK) on the Windows PC and execute a Ping command to the Control Unit (IP

address: 169.254.11.22):

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Fig. 3-5: Unsuccessful ping to the Control Unit

Fig. 3-6: Successful ping to the Control Unit

Check the network connection and the network settings on the PC/PG and the Control Unit if the ping is unsuccessful (see Fig.

3-5).

3.3.4 START THE WEB SERVER

If step 3.3.3 has been successful, launch the web browser on your PC/PG and enter the IP address of the Control Unit in the

address line:

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Fig. 3-7: Start the web server

If the Ping worked, but the start page of the web server is not displayed, then the problem is probably attributable to one of

the following:

1. The firmware on the Control Unit is lower than version V4.6

A web server is not a component of the firmware

2. The proxy server settings of the web browser are not correct

Check the proxy server settings (see Section 3.3.4.1)

3. The web server is not activated on the Control Unit

Follow the instructions in step 3.3.5.2

3.3.4.1 Proxy server settings on the PC/PG

Where a direct connection exists between the PC/PG and the Control Unit (see Fig. 3 1), a proxy server should not be set in the

web browser.

The method of changing proxy server settings varies depending on the web browser product and can differ from version to

version of the same web browser product. Consult the Help function of the relevant browser product for instructions.

To enter proxy server settings in Internet Explorer 7, for example, select

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Tools Internet Options Connections LAN Settings:

Fig. 3-8: LAN settings / Proxy server configuration

IMPORTANT

Before you make any changes, make a note of the existing settings so that you can restore them after the firmware has been

updated!

3.3.5 LOG IN TO THE WEB SERVER

3.3.5.1 Control Unit has not yet been parameterized

If the Control Unit is still set to its factory settings and the web page shown in Fig. 3-9 is displayed, then you don't need to log

in, i.e. you do not need to enter either a user name or a password and you can proceed immediately with step 3.3.6.

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Fig. 3-9: Start page of web server when Control Unit is not parameterized

3.3.5.2 Administrator password is not known

If you do not know the administrator password or a user administrator has not yet been set up for the web server, then you

must now configure the user administrator accordingly in STARTER (at least STARTER V4.3.2; Starter V4.3.1 with appropriate

SSPs is not sufficient):

Set up a link to the Control Unit in STARTER (see also Chapter 2.3.2)

Select the relevant drive (not the Control Unit) in the project navigator

In the context menu (right mouse button), select the command "Web server".

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Fig. 3-10: STARTER: Configuring the web server settings

Now activate the web server and the user administrator in the web server dialog:

Fig. 3-11: Activating the web server and web server users in STARTER

Then execute the command Copy RAM to ROM.

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3.3.5.3 Administrator password is known

Log in to the web server with the user name Administrator and the password that you have already chosen for the Control Unit

in question:

Fig. 3-12: Start page following logon as administrator

3.3.6 UPDATE THE FIRMWARE IN THE WEB SERVER

Navigate to the page Manage config in the web server

In the box Send new update data , select the zip file containing the new firmware on your PC/PG:

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Fig. 3-13: Update page of the web server

Click on button Send update data to start the firmware update process:

Fig. 3-14: Firmware download progress dialog

Now be patient and follow the status messages / instructions displayed by the web server.

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3.3.7 COMPLETE THE FIRMWARE UPDATE

When the update process is complete, it might be necessary to restart the Control Unit manually (see Section 2.3.14 )

depending on the device versions of the components installed in the drive.

After you have restarted the Control Unit (if necessary), refresh the web page displayed for the drive in the web

browser by pressing key F5 .

You can now check whether the firmware update was successful / unsuccessful by examining the version data

displayed on the web server start page and by selecting tab Messages and Logs Diagbuffer (log in using your

administrator ID):

Fig. 3-15: Checking the success of the firmware update in the diag buffer

Any active messages are displayed on tab Messages and Logs Alarms Drive where they can also be acknowledged.

Messages which cannot be acknowledged must be processed accordingly.

3.3.8 RESTORE THE ORIGINAL PC/PG SETTINGS

If you have changed the network settings (see Fig. 3-4) and / or the proxy server settings (see Fig. 3-8) on the PC/PG in order to

update the firmware, you must now restore them to their original values.

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