Download hardware configuration - References - SIMATIC AX - AX Hardware Engineering documentation - Hardware Engineering,

The Hardware Loader deploys a hardware configuration to a SIMATIC PLC.

Download a deployable hardware configuration.

• The --masterPassword parameter is the master password set using the setup-secure-communication command.
• The --password parameter is the access protection password set using the set-accessprotection-password command.
• The first time you download a hardware configuration to a PLC, you will be asked to confirm the connection because the PLC will use the default TLS certificate.
• If you have already downloaded a hardware configuration to the PLC, specify the public key of the certificate you created via the --certificate parameter.

apax hwld --input "./bin/hwcn/PLC_1" --targetIP "192.168.0.37" --password:"FullAccessPassword123++" --masterPassword:"VeryGoodPassword123++" --accept-security-disclaimer