Rockwell Automation ControlFLASH Firmware Upgrade Kit User Manual - Manual (Page 43)

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Appendix
B
Create a Custom Interface to Process Firmware
Downloads
Introduction This chapter gives you an overview on how you can create a custom interface to
batch process firmware downloads.
As discussed in previous chapters, you can automate firmware flashing by using a
text file that lists devices and single command line. Create a text file that lists all
the devices to be flashed and then use a single command line to flash everything
on the list.
This functionality provides the following benefits:
· Flash groups of devices automatically, without having to repeatedly use the
ControlFLASH menus.
· Create your own applications that automates firmware upgrades.
Example Automated Flash Tool The following example application represents a tool that you might want to
create to configure ControlFLASH to read the text file at a command line that
automates your system upgrades. This tool was created with Visual Basic .NET.
In this type of custom tool, select the ControlFLASH Setup tab.