Updating nanoLC and

nanoNavigator
Firmware and software updates to the nanoLC

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Technical Note
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PHOENIX CONTACT - 10/2008

Description

From time to time Phoenix Contact will have updates

available for the nanoLine products. To determine if an
update is available for either the nanoNavigator software or
the nanoLC firmware, go to www.PhoenixContact.com and
download the update(s).

4.

From the nanoNavigator Startup dialog box, click the

Run Connection Wizard button. The nanoLC
Connection Wizard dialog box displays the version of
the connected device (nanoLC) and any applicable
options installed.

nanoNavigator Software Update

nanoNavigator software updates are self-extracting

installation files. To install the update, double-click on the file
and install the new nanoNavigator.
1. Download the desired nanoNavigator release from
www.PhoenixContact.com and save the file on the PC
hard drive.
2. Double-click on the file to run the installation file. Follow
any instructions that appear on the screen.

nanoLC Firmware Update

nanoLC firmware updates are *.exe files that can only be

used within the nanoNavigator software. To update the
nanoLC, perform the following:
1. Download the nanoLC firmware from
www.PhoenixContact.com and save the file on the PC
hard drive.
2. Connect the nanoLC to the PC.
3. Start the nanoNavigator software.

Figure 1

nanoLC Connection Wizard dialog box

If the file is executing outside of nanoNavigator,
the files will be extracted but they will not update
the nanoLC.

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5.

Click the nanoLC Utilities button to open the nanoLC

Utilities dialog box.

Figure 2
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8.

With the selected file displayed in the Update package

field, click the Start button to begin downloading the
file to the nanoLC.

Update Firmware button

Click the Update Firmware button. A dialog box opens

that allows browsing to the downloaded file.

Figure 5

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Figure 3
7.

Update nanoLC Firmware dialog box with file

selected

After clicking the Start button, a message box asks the

user if an update to the display firmware used in the
Operator Panel is desired. This message also displays
the current firmware version of the Operator Panel and
the firmware version available in the downloaded file.

Update nanoLC Firmware dialog box

Enter the path and file name in the Update package

field or click the Browse button to navigate to the file.
Highlight the file, and click the Open button to return to
the Update nanoLC Firmware dialog box.

Figure 6

Update nanoLC Firmware message box

To update the display (Operator Panel) firmware and

base unit firmware, click the Yes button.
To update only the base unit firmware, click the No
button.
To continue, follow either Display and Base Unit
Update procedure or the Base Unit Update Only
procedure listed on the next page.
Display and Base Unit Update
1.

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If the Yes button is clicked at the update display

firmware prompt, the display firmware begins the
update. After the display update is complete, a
message box appears prompting the user to cycle

Open dialog box

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power to the nanoLC (see Figure 7). Cycle the power on

the nanoLC now, and then click the OK button to
continue, or click the Cancel button to exit the
process.

2.

When the update is complete, a message box appears

to inform the user the update was successful. Turn the
power to the nanoLC off and back on to use the new,
updated firmware in the controller.

Figure 10
Figure 7

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After the run light on the nanoLC stops blinking, press

the OK button to update the nanoLC base firmware.
When the update is complete, a message box appears
stating that the update was successful. Turn the power
to the nanoLC off and back on to use the new, updated
firmware in the controller and Operator Panel.

Figure 8
4.

Update successful message box

Cycle power message prompt

Update successful message box

Click the OK button when power is restored and to

resume normal operation of nanoNavigator.

Clearing the Project from the

nanoLC.

Normally it is not necessary to clear a project from the

nanoLC because when a new project is downloaded, the
existing project is overwritten. However, a project can be
manually cleared by performing the following:
1. Connect the nanoLC to the PC.
2. Start the nanoNavigator software.
3. From the nanoNavigator Startup dialog box, click the
Run Connection Wizard button.

Click the OK button when power is restored and to

resume normal operation of nanoNavigator.

Base Unit Update Only

1.

If the No button is clicked at the update display

firmware prompt (see Figure 6), a message box asks
the user if an update to the base firmware is desired.
This message also displays the current firmware
version of the base unit and the firmware version
available in the downloaded file. Click the Yes button
to load the update or the No button to exit the process.

Figure 9

Update the base firmware prompt

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nanoLC Connection Wizard dialog box

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4.

Click the nanoLC Utilities button.

Figure 12
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Clear Project button

Click the Yes button to clear the project from the

nanoLC or click the Cancel button to exit.

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Clear the project message box

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