Firmware Variants
Which LFW - Loadable Firmware Variants - are offered for netX 90?
Does netX 90 Loadable Firmware feature a OPC-UA server and/or MQTT client?
Hilscher offers different types of firmware with different feature sets.
| Firmware Type | LFW Variant | Features | supported DPM channels | external memory required SQI Fash, SDRAM | Flash Layout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 | Legacy Fieldbus |
|
| not required | use case A, B |
| Type 2 | Real Time Ethernet |
|
| not required | use case A, B |
| Type 3 | Real Time Ethernet |
|
| yes | use case C |
| Type 4 | Real Time Ethernet + IIoT |
|
| yes | use case C |
LFW Software Structure
Type 4: Full feature set including IIoT
Type 3: Real-Time Ethernet plus extended Webserver
Type 2: Plain Real-Time Ethernet Functinality, including basic Webserver
Flash Layout use cases
Firmware Filenames
The Loadable Firmwares - LFWs - are provided as momolithic binary files (suffix *.nxi and *.nxe)
This firmware is executed on the netX 90 COM (communication) side.
LFWs for netx 90 chip or netRAPID 90 chip carrier are commercial products and must be licenced by Hilscher.
Please contact sales@hilscher.com for further information.
Different use cases (A, C) require dedicated LFW files with unique filenames.
X*0.nxi: type 1 or 2 LFW, use case A/B, external Flash and SDRAM is optional
X*1.nxi: type 3 LFW, use case C, external Flash and SDRAM is mandatory
Please refer also to the description of 
Firmware Filename Definition
Please assure that the matching Hardware Config (*.hwc) and Flash Device Label (*.fdl) files
are loaded together with the LFW into the flash memory of netX 90.
The use cases require different FDLs.