# File over EtherCAT (FoE)

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With this profile, firmwares, files and entire collections can be loaded via the EtherCAT interface. It is important that the name of the file must have a length of eight characters. The file ending is limited to three characters. Detailed information is given by the ETG.5003.2 profile.

Example: vat specific firmware: F01.0C.28.08.vat becomes 010C2808.vat

Example TwinCAT

Step by step instructions to load a firmware via FoE.

•Open TwinCAT Project

•Scan Device (right click on Device)

•Accept Hint Window

•Select Device (Normally the device is selected automatically)

•Scan for Boxes -> yes

•Activate Free Run -> yes

•Set Boot Mode

oDouble-click on device

oOpen Online Window

oSelect Bootstrap

•Download File (Attention File must have 8 characters)

oSelect Download

oChange File type to All Files

oOpen requested firmware

•Add extension of the file

oStart download process

•Wait until the green loading bar at the bottom right is finished.

•Set Init Mode

ovalve loads firmware -> running eights on display

owait until display shows general information -> firmware download process is finished

•Check Error List