Rockwell Automation 1757-SWKIT5000 ProcessLogix R500.1 Installation and Upgrade Guide - Manual (Page 184)

Publication 1757-IN500A-EN-P - September 2002
7-4 Firmware Maintenance Procedures
13. Wait for the load to complete. The Status field in the lower portion of
the Network Tools window tracks the load progress.
14. Click OK to acknowledge the load completion with no errors.
15. Close NTools.
Upgrading Hardware
Component Firmware
About Firmware Upgrades
Each ProcessLogix software version release includes files for updating the
firmware version in system hardware components to levels compatible with
the given release. This means you must use the ProcessLogix Engineering
Tools utility called Network Tools (NTOOLS) to check that the firmware
versions for the hardware in your network are compatible and to upgrade them
as required before initiating control operations.
If this is the first time you have used Network Tools on this PC, refer
to Making First Time Network Tools Settings on page 8-8.
After a ProcessLogix Server upgrade, you must always upgrade the firmware in
the Control Processor module (1757-PLX52) and the Serial Interface module
(TC-MUX021) to match the current ProcessLogix software version before you
can download a control strategy.
ATTENTION
!
Be certain that your process is off control before you begin
any upgrade procedure. This means the 1757-PLX52
should be in the Idle state.
IMPORTANT
Firmware versions for these modules are not qualified for
backward compatibility. For example, if you try to use a
1757-PLX52 with a firmware version that is compatible
with R500.1 with a Server running software version R300.1,
the control and operation of the system is not guaranteed.