Normal firmware download, Abnormal (from boot) firmware download, 2 normal firmware download – ElmoMC SimplIQ Digital Servo Drives-Bell Getting Started User Manual

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The SimplIQ for Steppers Getting Started & Tuning and Commissioning Guide

MAN-BELGS (Ver. 1.1)

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2.3.2 Normal Firmware Download

In the Composer Smart Terminal, select Tools>Firmware Download. The
following window opens:

Figure 12: Download firmware window

Use the Browse button to select the firmware .abs file, and then click OK.

The firmware starts to load, and you can watch the progress bar:

Figure 13: The Firmware progress bar

The firmware is internally divided into a few sections, and you can observe the
part that is currently being loaded. The first part is "Firmware downloading" and
the last part is "Extended firmware downloading".

When it has finished loading, a message asks you to reboot the drive by
disconnecting it from the electricity.

2.3.3 Abnormal (from Boot) Firmware Download

If the drive lost its software, for example by a power-down during firmware
downloading, it will withdraw to a very limited default, or "boot" software. With
this boot, it is only possible to download the new firmware version. The
communication parameters in the "boot" state are fixed (not affected by any user
setting):

Baud rate of 57600 and no parity for RS-232.
Baud rate of 500000 and CAN ID of 127 for CAN.

After you set the correct communication parameters, you will see the following
message:

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