Rockwell Automation 1440-VLF02-01RA XM-121 Absolute Shaft Module - Manual (Page 52)

Publication GMSI10-UM014D-EN-P - May 2010
44 Installing the Absolute Shaft Module
6. Click the Module tab.
7. In the Firmware Update group, click Update Firmware to initiate the
firmware update. The Open dialog box appears.
8. Navigate to the Firmware directory on the CD and select the
“xm12A.nvs” file.
9. Click Open to start the firmware update and click Yes to confirm. The
Configuration Tool begins the update and shows its progress in the
Progress dialog box.
10. When the update completes, the message "The module is configured
with the factory defaults. You need to download a configuration."
appears. Click OK.
11. Click OK again to return to the XM Serial Configuration Utility screen.
Notice that the XM Module icon displays XM-121A instead of XM-121.
12. You are now ready to configure the Absolute Shaft module. Click the
Configure button to display the Absolute Shaft parameters in the
Configuration Tool. Refer to Chapter 3 for a complete list of the
Absolute Shaft configuration parameters.
Click this button to
update the device with
the Absolute Shaft
firmware
TIP
Review and edit the Absolute Shaft parameters as
necessary. When you are finished, download the parameters
to the module. The module will remain in Program mode
until you download a configuration.
For assistance on how to use the XM Serial Configuration
Utility, refer to the online help.