User Documentation

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In order to establish an FTP connection to the Repeater, first issue an IP address from your subnet, e.g.
192.168.1.101. (See Section 4.2)-
Use the "ftp IP address" command to establish an FTP connection to the FreeCon Active PROFINET-IRT
Repeater and confirm the user login (User + Password) by pressing Enter. The confirmation "User logged in"
appears.
Switch to the "Firmware" directory using the "cd firmware" command.
Enter the command "put filename" to transfer the new firmware to the device.
Fig. 13 Transferring the firmware file via FTP
Once the data transmission is complete, disconnect the device briefly from the power supply. The update
process begins after powering up.
NOTE
The testing and updating of the firmware in the FreeCon Active PROFINET-IRT
Repeater can take up to 2 minutes. During this time, the SD LED flashes alternately green and
red. Never disconnect the power supply while you are installing new firmware.
After successful installation, the FreeCon Active PROFINET-IRT Repeater normally restarts automatically and
is still available at its old IP address.
However, in exceptional cases, it may be necessary to disconnect the device briefly from the power supply
after completing the firmware update. In this case, the SF LED remains unlit after the firmware update. In this
case, the IP address settings are deleted and the device must be reconfigured as described in Section 4.2 .
A detailed description of the firmware update can be found in the download area at www.weidmueller.com..