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Via this profile, firmware and entire collections can be loaded via the EtherCAT interface. It is important that the name of the file must have a length of eight characters. The file ending is limited to three characters. Detailed information is given by the ETG.5003.2 profile.
Example: vat specific firmware: F01.0C.28.08.vat becomes 010C2808.vat
Example TwinCAT
Step by step instructions to load a firmware via FoE.
•Open TwinCAT Project
•Scan Device (right click on Device)
•Accept Hint Window
•Select Device (Normally the device is selected automatically)
•Scan for Boxes -> yes
•Activate Free Run -> yes
•Set Boot Mode
oDouble-click on device
oOpen Online Window
oSelect Bootstrap
•Download File (Attention File must have 8 characters)
oSelect Download
oChange File type to All Files
oOpen requested firmware
•Add extension of the file
oStart download process
•Wait until the green loading bar at the bottom right is finished.
•Set Init Mode
ovalve loads firmware -> running eights on display
owait until display shows general information -> firmware download process is finished
•Check Error List