text: <s>[INST] SMC Dialog plus Summary: Updating firmware IS there a procedure for updating the firmware on a SMC Dialog plus drive? We have a couple of units that give a Line Fault 15, which can be masked out in a newer revision. Havee never tried to upadte firmware on a drive. Any help would be appreciated. [/INST] Flashing a drive (or SMC) usually means first downloading the desired firmware install package from Rockwell, running it so it installs (or updates) ControlFlash. You then need to connect to the drive in some manner. You've not stated anything about networks; you can connect to the drive via RSLinx using a 1203-USB adapter, Ethernet/IP, etc. Next, you'd actually RUN ControlFlash, selecting what type of device you're going to flash, pick the firmware version you wish to install, pick the actual device from Linx, and execute. The two hardest parts are getting good communications (making Linx work), and figuring out which type of device you're going to flash. The descriptions in ControlFlash sometimes are cryptic or do not match what you think the drive is. ControlFlash is used to flash ControlLogix and CompactLogix hardware as well. \\n </s>