Corrective maintenance
9.6 Firmware upgrade and downgrade
SINAMICS G115D distributed drive
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Operating Instructions, 12/2020, FW V4.7 SP13, A5E48681219B-002
5.
The converter transfers the firmware from the memory card into its memory.
The transfer takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes.
While data is being transferred, the LED RDY on the converter stays red. The BF or AS-i/FLT
LED flashes orange with a variable frequency.
6.
At the end of the transfer, the LED RDY and BF (or AS-i/FLT) slowly flash red (0.5 Hz).
Power supply failure during transfer
The converter firmware will be incomplete if the power supply fails during the transfer.
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Start again with step 1 of the instructions.
7.
Switch off the power supply of the converter.
8.
Wait until all LEDs on the converter are dark.
9.
Remove the memory card from the converter.
Note:
You can also leave the memory card in the converter. The converter will behave
differently depending on whether the memory card contains a data backup:
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If the memory card contains a data backup of the converter settings:
⇒ The converter will take the sett
ings from the memory card in step 10.
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If the memory card does not have a data backup of the converter settings:
⇒ The converter will reset to factory settings and write the settings to the memory
card in step 10.
