TP(G)XXXSXX/X00XXXXXX –

HMI FIRMWARE UPGRADE

Instructions for upgrading the firmware
SB7ECS-OPENPLATL-00XX to
SB7ECS-OPENPLATL-0201

Application note
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1 Description
This document describes the procedure for upgrading the
firmware for operator panels of type TP 043STB,
TP057STV, TP0X0STW, TP105STS, TP1XXSTM, and
TPG070SGW.
2 Important information
NOTE: Device malfunction
Interruption of the supply voltage during the
course of the upgrade can result in a malfunction
on the device. In this case, the device can no lon-
ger be used.
• Do not interrupt the supply voltage to the de-
vice during the upgrade process.
Please note any other information available re-
garding firmware upgrades. If available, this will
be included with the firmware upgrade files.
Please note:
• Only create combinations of firmware and
device versions that have been approved by
Phoenix Contact.
For information on compatible and approved firm-
ware versions for your devices and instructions
on how to perform upgrades, please visit phoe-
nixcontact.net/products.

When upgrading the firmware, the operator panel

is restored to its default settings.

Please note:
This document only applies to upgrades from
firmware SB7ECS-OPEN-PLATL-00XX to
SB7ECS-OPEN-PLATL-00201.

The firmware update can only take place with a

specially formatted, bootable SD card.
• Format the SD card as described in
Section 5.1.2.

You cannot apply a firmware downgrade yourself.

• Please contact Phoenix Contact if you re-
quire a firmware downgrade.
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3 Hardware requirements 5.1 Generating a bootable SD card

– TP043STB 5.1.1 Unpacking the “Upgrade_Set_FW_SB7ECS-

– TP057STV OPENPLATL-0201.zip” file
– TP070STW • Unpack the “Upgrade_Set_FW_SB7ECS-
– TP070SKW OPENPLATL-0201.zip” file to the desired directory (de-
– TP090STW fault directory:
“C:\Users\Public\Documents\Upgrade_Set_FW_SB7E
– TP090SKW
CS-OPENPLATL-0201”).
– TP105STS
After unpacking, the directory contains the files and directo-
– TP121STM
ries shown in Figure 2.
– TP154STM
– TPG070SGW
– SD card

4 Firmware requirements
– Firmware version 00XX

Reading the firmware version:

• Open the “Cockpit” configuration menu. Figure 2 Unpacked files and directories
• Open the “Administration” menu.
• Open the “System” sub-menu.
• Read the firmware version installed on the
device from the displayed software bundle
designation.

5 Firmware upgrade
After executing the file
“HMI Upgrade-Assistant FW_SB7ECS-OPENPLATL-
0201.exe”, the files are stored in the selected directory.
If you have not specified a path, the files are saved by de-
fault in the
“C:\Users\Public\Documents\Upgrade_Set_FW_SB7ECS-
OPENPLATL-0201” directory. The directory can also be lo-
cated via the path
“Libraries\Documents\”.

Figure 1 Directory
“Libraries\Documents\Upgrade_Set_FW_SB
7ECS-OPENPLATL-0201”

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5.1.2 Formatting the SD card • Answer the safety prompts in the “HPUSBFW” mes-
sage window with “Yes”.
If you already have a bootable SD card, you can
Formatting begins.
skip this section.
The formatting progress is indicated by a formatting bar.
• Insert the SD card into an external SD card reader and Once the formatting is complete, the “HPUSBFW” message
connect it to your PC. window opens.
Please note: • Click the “OK” button to close the “HP USB Disk Stor-
age Format Tool V2.0.6” tool.
SD cards that are inserted directly into an SD card
slot in the PC may not be recognized correctly.
• Therefore, you must use an external SD card
reader.
The SD card can now be formatted using the “HP USB Disk
Storage Format Tool v2.0.6 Portable” tool.
• Start the “HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool v2.0.6
Portable.exe” file in the directory where the previously
unpacked files are stored.
The “HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool v2.0.6 Portable”
tool opens (see Figure 3).

Figure 3 HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool V2.0.6

• In the “Device” drop-down list, select the external SD

card reader with the SD card.
• In the “File system” drop-down list, select the “FAT32”
file system.
• Click the “Start” button to start formatting.

Please note:
Formatting deletes all the data from the SD card.
This data cannot be restored after formatting.
• Before formatting, ensure that the SD card
does not contain important data.
The “HPUSBFW” message window opens.

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5.1.3 Transferring the firmware files to the SD card
• On your PC, open the directory where the files were ini-
tially unpacked.
The directory
“C:\Users\Public\Documents\Upgrade_Set_FW_SB7ECS-
OPENPLATL-0201\FW_Upgrade_Set” is used by default
(see Figure 4).
Figure 4 Directory
“C:\Users\Public\Documents\Upgrade_Set_F
W_SB7ECS-OPENPLATL-
0201\FW_Upgrade_Set”
• Unpack the firmware file “Upgrade_to_FW_SB7ECS-
OPENPLATL-0201.zip” and copy the content into the
root directory of the SD card.
After unpacking, the SD card contains the files and directo-
ries shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5 Unpacked files and directories on the SD card
5.2 Creating a USB stick for configuration
In order to carry out the update process, the Cockpit must be
activated and it must be possible to access the update files
via the file manager. To do so, a USB stick must be prepared
with the relevant files.
• Copy the “Launch.me” and “Admin.ini” files from the
“USB_Stick Files” directory (see Figure 2) into the root
directory of the USB stick.
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5.3 Upgrading the firmware on the operator panel
• Insert the USB stick with the configuration files into the
operator panel slot.
• Switch on the power supply for the operator panel.
Following the operator panel boot phase, the “Cockpit” con-
figuration menu opens automatically.
• Press the “Press here to enter Cockpit Main Menu” but-
ton.
• Open the “Administration” menu item.
• Enter the password (default password “+-+-”).
• Switch to the “Administration” tab.
• Press the “Apply Admin.ini” button.
If the Cockpit was blocked, the message “Cockpit unlocked”
is displayed. The file manager is also started in the back-
ground and the message “started” is displayed.
• Acknowledge the messages.
• Confirm the “Administration” menu item with the check
mark to close the Administration.
The file manager is now in the foreground.
• Remove the USB stick from the operator panel.
• Insert the SD card into the operator panel SD card slot.
The SD card is displayed in the file manager.
• In the file manager, navigate to the SD card
(“StorageCard”).
• Start the “StartUpdateTool.bat” file by double-clicking.
The “Update Software Bundle 3.1” tool opens.
• Press the “Save Software” button in order to start the
firmware upgrade.
Before the firmware upgrade starts, first all operator panel
data is backed up. The “Save Software” button is colored
blue during the data backup process. The duration of the
data backup process depends on the amount of data to be
backed up on the operator panel.
After data backup, the operator panel automatically restarts
and now boots from the SD card. During the boot process,
the message: “Please wait, the device will start automati-
cally” is displayed on the operator panel.
Once the boot process has finished, the “Update Software
Bundle 3.1” tool opens automatically. The “Save Software”
button is now colored green.
The firmware upgrade starts.
NOTE: Device malfunction
Interruption of the supply voltage during the
course of the upgrade can result in a malfunction
on the device. In this case, the device can no lon-
ger be used.
• Do not interrupt the supply voltage to the de-
vice during the upgrade process.
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The “Restore Software” button is colored blue during the up-

grade process.
Once the firmware upgrade is complete, the operator panel
restarts automatically. Once the boot process has finished,
the “DeviceSetup” dialog appears automatically with the
“Default Values have been imported. Press OK to Reboot”
message.
• Press OK.
The operator panel restarts automatically. After the restart,
the operator panel is restored to its default settings.
• Remove the SD card from the operator panel.

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