Table of Contents

1 Information on the Festo Field Device Tool ...................................................................................... 1

1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Scan protocols.............................................................................................................................. 2

1.2.1 Multicast ......................................................................................................................... 2

1.2.2 Broadcast ....................................................................................................................... 2

1.3 Devices and functions .................................................................................................................. 3

1.3.1 RS-232 ........................................................................................................................... 5

1.3.2 Device-specific restrictions ............................................................................................. 5

1.4 Designated use ............................................................................................................................ 6

1.4.1 Target group ................................................................................................................... 6

1.4.2 Service ........................................................................................................................... 6

1.5 Firewall settings............................................................................................................................ 6

2 Getting started .................................................................................................................................... 7

2.1 Installing the Festo Field Device Tool ........................................................................................... 7

2.2 Using the Festo Field Device Tool ................................................................................................ 7

3 Festo Field Device Tool ...................................................................................................................... 8

3.1 User interface ............................................................................................................................... 8

3.2 Device pane ................................................................................................ ................................ . 9

3.3 Menu commands ........................................................................................................................ 12

3.3.1 [Actions] ribbon ............................................................................................................ 12

3.3.2 [Extras] ribbon .............................................................................................................. 14

3.3.3 [Help] ribbon ................................................................................................................. 14

3.4 Device properties ....................................................................................................................... 15

3.5 Status bar ................................................................................................ ................................ ... 16

4 Actions .............................................................................................................................................. 17

4.1 General ...................................................................................................................................... 17

4.1.1 Scan ............................................................................................................................. 17

4.1.2 Firmware download wizard ........................................................................................... 18

4.1.3 Serial firmware download ............................................................................................. 20

4.1.4 Recovery ...................................................................................................................... 22

4.1.5 Favorite ........................................................................................................................ 24

4.2 Service ....................................................................................................................................... 25

4.2.1 Firmware ...................................................................................................................... 25

4.2.2 Firmware with backup .................................................................................................. 29

4.2.3 Network ................................ ................................ ........................................................ 33

4.2.4 Diagnosis ..................................................................................................................... 35

4.2.5 Backup ......................................................................................................................... 36

4.2.6 Restore ......................................................................................................................... 39

4.2.7 Identification ................................................................................................................. 41

4.2.8 Versions ....................................................................................................................... 42

4.2.9 Boot application ............................................................................................................ 43

4.2.10 Reboot .......................................................................................................................... 44

4.3 Web ............................................................................................................................................ 45

4.3.1 Telnet ............................................................................................................................ 45

4.3.2 Homepage .................................................................................................................... 46

4.4 Tools ........................................................................................................................................... 47

4.4.1 FST .............................................................................................................................. 47

4.4.2 FMT .............................................................................................................................. 48