Look in the Diagnostics, especially the Diagnostics -> Diagnostics buffer as shown in your "Online access" working pane in the uploaded image.

Find out what is wrong with the PLC first.  Then power cycle the PLC.  Once the PLC is in a happy state, try the Online access firmware update again.

It is possible your downloaded firmware is named correctly, but not downloaded correctly.

Let's say your mouse was shaking a little the day the file was downloaded, and the name was forced to be the expected filename rather than accepting what it was trying to call itself.

I've accidentally done the same thing myself which is why I suggest it as a possible cause.

thirsty_krusty

Good evening,

I don't want to start a new topic so I'll put my problem description here:

Controller: 6ES7 214-1AF40-0XB0, V 4.4.1, CPUcommon [192.168.0.1]
I want to update it to FW: 4.6.1 (downladed from: 109477825)

Via Tia V18 or by the memory card I received the same message:
"The selected firmware file is not suitable for module CPUcommon [192.168.0.1]."

Thank you in advance for your help in understanding what I am doing wrong.

thirsty_krusty

Good evening,

I don't want to start a new topic so I'll put my problem description here:

Controller: 6ES7 214-1AF40-0XB0, V 4.4.1, CPUcommon [192.168.0.1]
I want to update it to FW: 4.6.1 (downladed from: 109477825)

Via Tia V18 or by the memory card I received the same message:
"The selected firmware file is not suitable for module CPUcommon [192.168.0.1]."

Thank you in advance for your help in understanding what I am doing wrong.

There is nothing obvious that seem to cause this problem.

Are you sure there is not a password in place which prevents firmware changing? Is it possible for you to wipe the PLC and try update the firmware on a 'clean' PLC? (not recommended if it is a production machine's  PLC.)

Perhaps the update given on the support web site is the wrong one. Some human error not in your control may be the root cause. You will only know by asking Siemens directly by using the "Support Request".