Purpose Of Licenses - Siemens PXC-16 Compact Technical Reference Manual

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Purpose of Licenses

The use of licenses and features allows added flexibility for customers. Because many
features add functionality to a field panel's firmware, a single part number can be
ordered and installed. Additional functionality can be added at a later date without the
need to replace the hardware or perform a firmware flash.
Example
A PXC-16 or PXC-24 field panel with an FLN Expansion Module is installed on the
ALN to serve as a director for FLN devices; it only passes information about FLN
devices to other ALN devices. The customer orders product number PXC36-E.A, which
does not provide FLN support or TX-I/O island bus support.
Two years later, the customer decides to add physical points. By adding the TX-I/O
island bus license, the PXC-16 or PXC-24 is converted to product number PXC16.2-
EF.A or PXC24.2-EF.A which provides FLN and TX-I/O island bus support. Without
replacing the PXC-16 or PXC-24 hardware or firmware, the customer can now install
TX-I/O modules and expand the number of physical points.
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