Operating instructions
Table Of Contents
- SIMATIC IPC627C
- Legal information
- Table of contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Safety notes
- 3 Description
- 4 Application planning
- 5 Mounting
- 6 Connecting
- 7 Commissioning
- 8 Integration
- 9 Functions
- 10 Expansion and parameter assignment
- 11 Service and maintenance
- 11.1 Removing and installing hardware components
- 11.1.1 Repairs
- 11.1.2 Preventive maintenance
- 11.1.3 Replacing the Backup Battery
- 11.1.4 Removing/Installing the Power Supply
- 11.1.5 Installing / removing the bus board
- 11.1.6 Installing / removing the motherboard
- 11.1.7 Installing / removing the equipment fan
- 11.1.8 Installing / removing the power supply fan
- 11.1.9 Processor replacement
- 11.2 Reinstalling the software
- 11.2.1 General installation procedure
- 11.2.2 Restoring the Factory State of the Software Using the Restore DVD
- 11.2.3 Installing Windows
- 11.2.4 Setting up the language selection by means of the Multilanguage User Interface (MUI)
- 11.2.5 Recovery of Windows 7
- 11.2.6 Installing drivers and software
- 11.2.7 Installing the RAID Controller software
- 11.2.8 Installing the optional burner or DVD software
- 11.2.9 Update installation
- 11.2.10 Data backup / subsequent modification of partitions
- 11.2.11 CP 1616 onboard
- 11.3 Installing the RAID Controller software
- 11.4 BIOS update
- 11.5 BIOS Recovery
- 11.1 Removing and installing hardware components
- 12 Alarm, error, and system messages
- 13 Troubleshooting/FAQs
- 14 Technical data
- 15 Dimension drawings
- 16 Detailed descriptions
- A Appendix
- B ESD guidelines
- C List of abbreviations
- Glossary
- Index
Detailed descriptions
16.6 Communications processor CP 1616 onboard
SIMATIC IPC627C
Operating Instructions, 11/2010, A5E02669068-02
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Application area for the firmware loader
The firmware loader enables you to reload new firmware releases to SIMATIC NET modules.
It is used for:
● PROFIBUS modules
● Industrial Ethernet modules
● Modules for gateways, for example IE/PB link
Installation
The firmware loader is available on your PG/PC under Windows following the installation of
STEP 7/NCM PC.
Loader files
The firmware loader supports the following file types:
● <file>.FWL
A file form that contains further information, which is displayed by the firmware loader.
The firmware loader can use this information to check if the firmware is compatible to the
device.
Read the information provided along with the loader file, for example, in the readme file. This
information is also displayed in the firmware loader when the FWL file is loaded.
16.6.2.1 Loading firmware
Start downloading procedure
1. In the Windows Start menu, select the menu command SIMATIC > STEP 7 > NCM S7 >
Firmware Loader.