Upgrade or reinstall the module firmware

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Before you upgrade or reinstall your module, stop
Data Transfer
 and
Data Collection
.
To upgrade or reinstall the module's firmware
  1. In the
    Start
    menu, find and open ControlFLASH.
    The
    Welcome to ControlFlash
     window appears.
    The
    In use
     information points you to the version of RSLinx that you currently use. If you have both RSLinx Classic and FactoryTalk Linx installed on your computer, the
    Change RSLinx Edition
     button will be available, and you may choose the edition that you want to use to perform the steps.
  2. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Catalog Number
     window appears.
    If you don't see the catalog number of your Historian module, click
    Browse
    .
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    When you download DMK firmware kits from Rockwell Automation PCDC, ControlFLASH automatically saves the folder location where the DMK files were downloaded to. By default, ControlFLASH monitors two folders:
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ControlFLASH
       for 64-bit operating systems or
      C:\Program Files\ControlFLASH
       for 32-bit operating systems
    • C:\Users\
      <user name>
      \Downloads\RA
    For best performance, we recommend you not using shared folders on a network, disk root folders, or a large number of folders.
    The
    Firmware Kit Locations
     window appears.
  3. Click
    Add
    .
    The
    Browse for Folder
     window appears.
  4. Select the location to which you saved the module's firmware kits, and then click
    OK
    .
    The location is added to the
    Firmware Kit Locations
     window.
  5. Click
    OK
    .
  6. In the
    Catalog Number
     window, select your module's type, and then click
    Next
    .
    The
    Select the device to update and click OK
     window appears.
  7. Choose the device that you want to update with the firmware, and then click
    OK
    .
    The
    Firmware Revision
     window appears.
    The window lists the firmware kits that you have downloaded. The list may differ from what you see in the previous image.
  8. Choose the revision of the firmware kit and the operation type that you want to use, and then click
    Next
    .
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    To learn about the differences between upgrade and reinstallation, see Differences between upgrade and reinstallation.
    The
    Summary
     window appears.
  9. Click
    Finish
    .
  10. In the confirmation message, click
    Yes
    .
  11. In the warning message, click
    OK
    .
    The process of upgrading or reinstalling the module begins.
    When the process completes, an update status message appears.
    It will take the module a couple of minutes to fully initialize. Once the middle LED (STS) is either flashing or solid color, you can log in to the module.
  12. Start
    Data Transfer
     and
    Data Collection
    .
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