Firmware Download
- Open the Device Explorer
- All available Devices will be shown in the "Devices" Area.
Please select the CIFX M2 device from the list. - If no Firmware is shown in the "Firmware" Area, the Firmware first needs to be added to the Device Explorer.
Therefore, please open "File → Add Firmware..."
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- fitting firmware can be found eather on the Communication Solutions DVD or on our Knowledge Base:
https://kb.hilscher.com/display/HILKB/Technologies - After adding the Firmware, it can now be selected in the "Firmware" Area.
Please select the device and the firmware you want to download. In this example, please choose Profinet Firmware:
Configuration
- Open Communication Studio
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- After the Download is finished, the Device will now automatically "Connect", which is indicated by a green background. This means, the Diagnosis is now available.
Diagnosis
- Mark the current Device and click "Diagnostic", or right-click to the device and select "Diagnostic" to open the diagnosis.
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- the field "Communication error", gives information about the current communication state.
All Error Codes can be found in the following document: https://kb.hilscher.com/display/DL/Hilscher+status+and+error+codes
Diagnostic Tools
Packet Monitor
The Packet Monitor is used to send and receive acyclic datapackets.
IO Monitor
The IO Monitor is used to send and receive IO Data, to check the current communication.
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