Download Firmware
Associated with: SCADAPack x70 DNP3 Outstations
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NOTICE
incompatible firmware versions
Before installing any firmware updates, check the Release Notes for the firmware update to confirm version compatibility and determine which firmware versions are suitable for the functionality that you are using.
Also ensure that the firmware update relates to SCADAPack x70 devices (rather than to other types of SCADAPack device, such as SCADAPack E).
Failure to follow these instructions can result in equipment damage.
NOTICE
unintended equipment operation
A SCADAPack x70 device automatically restarts when its firmware is updated.
Evaluate the current operational state of the equipment that is being monitored or controlled by the SCADAPack x70 device to determine whether to perform the firmware update.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in equipment damage.
NOTICE
inoperable device
Should a firmware download be unsuccessful (for example, if power is lost at the SCADAPack x70 device before the download completes), the device will typically revert to using the version of firmware that was running before the download was attempted. If power is lost while the bootloader is patching the firmware, the SCADAPack x70 device might be left in an inoperable state. If this occurs, an engineer will need to recover the situation locally at the device.
Only attempt to download firmware when there is sufficient time to manually recover the situation in the unlikely event of an unsuccessful download.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in inoperable equipment.
Use the Download Firmware pick action to download a previously imported .biz file to a SCADAPack x70 device, to update that device’s operating system firmware.
Further Information
Importing firmware into Geo SCADA Expert and further information on .biz files: see Use Geo SCADA Expert to Import and Download Firmware Image Files.