Backing up the robot firmware

 

 

About this topic

You should back up the robot firmware in case it becomes corrupted. This topic explains how to back up the existing robot firmware.

IMPORTANT The process backs up the robot firmware, configuration information, and calibration settings.

Agilent Technologies recommends that only administrators and trained personnel use the procedures in this topic to back up the BenchBot Robot firmware.

Before you start

Make sure:

•	The robot is physically connected to the computer via the Ethernet cable.

•	You have specified the correct IP address for the robot.

•	Robot is powered on.

Procedure

To back up the existing firmware:

1	In the BenchBot Diagnostics Setup tab, click Backup Firmware.

 

2	In the Backup Firmware dialog box:

 

a	Click Find available BenchBot Robots to select the robot whose firmware you are backing up.

b	Select the desired location for the firmware backup file. Be sure to use the default file name for the backup file.

The default location is C:\VWorks Workspace\BenchBot\FirmwareBackup\.

The default name is BenchBotFirmware_<yyyymmdd>_<version>.zip, where yyyymmdd is the date on which you are creating the backup, and version is the firmware version number.

Although you can provide a different name for the backup file, Agilent Technologies recommends that you use the default file name so that you can easily track the file contents.

3	Click OK. The existing robot firmware and settings are saved in a ZIP file.

 

 

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