Rockwell Automation 7000A PowerFlex Medium Voltage AC Drive - Air-Cooled (A Frame) - Manual (Page 343)

Component Definition and Maintenance 5-101
7000 “A” Frame 7000A-RM001A-EN-P – January 2011
Downloading Firmware Introduction
With the introduction of the PowerFlex 7000 Medium Voltage Drive, all
drive control functions are loaded on the Drive Processor Module (DPM)
with firmware via a serial connection on the Drive Processor Module data
port J4. The firmware is packaged into a single executable file (with the
extension .exe).
This document describes how to download new or updated firmware to
the drive using the DPM data port. All firmware downloaded via this
means is stored in non-volatile Flash memory.
The latest firmware and the associated release notes are available on the
Medium Voltage intranet site, or can be obtained from Medium Voltage
Product Support.
Overview
When the system is powered up, the drive executes the Application Code
contained in the on-board flash memory. If it does not have valid
firmware, then the entire system will drop into a download mode. In the
download mode the system is waiting to receive a firmware download via
the serial data port J4 on the DPM.
The system may also be placed into download mode from the Drive
Terminal. This can only be accomplished if you have obtained a
minimum of ‘ADVANCED’ level access. Once that has been obtained,
from the main screen selecting UTILITY-TRANSFER-SYSTEM will
place the drive into download mode.