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Updating the Firmware

The AN-X operating software consists of several parts:

• boot code, runs at startup

• configuration kernel, runs when you update firmware

• production kernel, runs in normal operation

• application software, for AutoMax remote I/O communication, scheduled

communication with ControlLogix and unscheduled messaging

The boot code and kernels are supplied in file with extension qtf and are updated using

the AnxInit utility. Run the command Utilities/Update AN-X Flash and select the file

you wish to download. Refer to page 33 for details.

Firmware files contain the application programs for AN-X and have extension bin. They

are downloaded using the command Configuration/Firmware Update or Utilities/Update

Firmware in AnxInit. Refer to page 34 for details.

Occasionally individual patch files are released. They have extension pch and are

downloaded using the Utilities/Patch Firmware command in AnxInit. Refer to page 38

for details.

Reading Version Numbers

To read the version numbers of the various software components:

Boot code

AnxInit – AN-X Info

Configuration kernel

AnxInit – AN-X Info

Production kernel

AnxInit – AN-X Info

Firmware

AnxInit – AN-X Info (version depends on current mode,

boot, configuration or production)

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