Creating WAGO Device Package for WAGO Cloud

A device’s firmware and applications can be distributed to other devices via WAGO Cloud. To do this, you first create a WAGO device package with the desired data in e!COCKPIT. The device package can contain a device’s firmware and/or applications.

  1. Select the device for which you want you create a WAGO device package.
    Notes:
    - The controller in question must be a programmable controller.
    - The function is not available if multiple devices are selected
  2. On the “DEVICE” tab of the menu ribbon, click [Create package].
  3. The modal dialog “Create WAGO Device Package” opens.
  4. “Create WAGO Device Package” Dialog
  5. The device package contains the following components by default::
    - Firmware in the displayed version
    - CODESYS backup file with all application-related data
    (For a modified backup file, see Expert Mode: Customize CODESYS Backup File.)
  6. You can also exclude the firmware or CODESYS backup file by deselecting the checkbox.
  7. Assign the package a unique identifier in the “Package identifier” field. This identifier appears in the file name and helps you identify the device package.
  8. In addition, provide a description for the package, which will then be displayed as additional information, for instance in cloud applications.
  9. To create the WAGO device package, click [Create].
    Note: If the button is grayed out, select one or both of the options “Firmware” and “Include CODESYS backup file.” Always fill in both text fields as well.
  10. Select the target directory for the WAGO device package through the file selection dialog.

The package name has the following structure:
[Package identifier]_[date].[file extension according to content]

The file extension is based on the content of the device package. This allows you to identify what components the archive package contains when using it later: