Backing up the robot firmware

 

 

About this topic

You should back up the robot firmware in case it becomes damaged. The backup process backs up the robot firmware only. It does not back up the gripper firmware.

This topic explains how to back up the existing robot firmware.

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

Procedure

To back up the existing firmware

1	In the DDR Diagnostics Profiles tab, make sure the correct profile is selected, and then click Initialize this profile.

IMPORTANT Communication must be established with the robot for the backup procedure to be successful.

2	In the DDR Diagnostics Advanced tab, click Backup firmware.

 

3	In the Save As dialog box that opens:

a	Type a name for the backup file.

IMPORTANT The file name must contain the character string DDRFirmware. The software uses the string to identify the file during firmware updates. For example, a valid name is DDRFirmwareBackup_20100310_112905.zip.

b	Use the default backup file location, or select a different location. The default location is C:\Program Files\Agilent Technologies\Settings\DDR\Firmware Backup.

4	Click Save. The robot firmware is saved in a ZIP file.

 

 

Related information

 

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Updating the firmware	Updating the firmware
Initializing the profile	Initializing the profile
Setting up robot communication	Setting up robot communication
Editing profiles	Editing and managing profiles
Managing profiles	Editing and managing profiles