Appendix; Ethercat Al Status Codes; Firmware Compatibility - Beckhoff EL6731 Documentation

Appendix

7 Appendix
7.1

EtherCAT AL Status Codes

For detailed information please refer to the EtherCAT system description.
7.2

Firmware compatibility

Beckhoff EtherCAT devices are delivered with the latest available firmware version. Compatibility of firmware
and hardware is mandatory; not every combination ensures compatibility. The overview below shows the
hardware versions on which a firmware can be operated.
Note
• It is recommended to use the newest possible firmware for the respective hardware
• Beckhoff is not under any obligation to provide customers with free firmware updates for delivered
products.
Risk of damage to the device!
Pay attention to the instructions for firmware updates on the separate page [} 173]. If a device is placed in
BOOTSTRAP mode for a firmware update, it does not check when downloading whether the new firmware
is suitable. This can result in damage to the device! Therefore, always make sure that the firmware is suit-
able for the hardware version!
EL6731-0000
Hardware (HW)
06 - 07
08 - 13
14 - 22
23- 29*
172
NOTE
Firmware
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
17
18*
Version: 2.8
Revision no.
EL6731-0000-0016
EL6731-0000-0017
EL6731-0000-0018
EL6731-0000-0020
EL6731-0000-0021
EL6731-0000-0022
EL6731-0000-0023
EL6731-0000-0024
EL6731-0000-0025
Release date
2008/03
2008/04
2008/11
2009/04
2012/01
2012/02
2012/07
2012/10
2013/11
2014/07
2014/06
2014/10
2016/03
2018/07
EL6731