5 - upgrade firmware, Chapter objectives, Prepare for firmware upgrade – Rockwell Automation 2711C-xxxx PanelView Component HMI Terminals User Manual
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Chapter
5
Upgrade Firmware
Chapter Objectives
This chapter provides topics on how to upgrade firmware in the terminal.
• Prepare for firmware upgrade
• Upgrade firmware using a removable storage device
The firmware upgrade runs an executable script on a removable storage device
such as a USB flash drive or an SD card that copies a firmware image into the
flash memory of the terminal.
Prepare for Firmware
Upgrade
Follow these steps before starting a firmware upgrade.
1. Backup applications and library objects from the terminal.
2. Click Stop to unload the currently loaded application.
The stop sign shown when an application is loaded and in Edit/Test/Run
mode.
To stop an application from the terminal, go to the main configuration
screen and reset the terminal and then reboot.
If you have not saved changes to the application, you are prompted to do
so. Once the application is unloaded, the terminal displays the
Configuration screen.
3. Close the web browser connected to the terminal.
Stop Button