Service Life; Fig. 32 Serial Number - Beckhoff EP1957-0022 Operating Instructions Manual

Service life

6 Service life
The TwinSAFE EtherCAT Boxes have a service life of 20 years.
Due to the high diagnostic coverage within the lifecycle no special proof tests are required.
Date code
The TwinSAFE EtherCAT Boxes have a date code (D:), which is structured as follows:
Date Code: WW JJ SW HW
Key:
WW: calendar week of manufacture
JJ: year of manufacture
SW: software version
HW: hardware version
Serial number (S. no.)
In addition, the TwinSAFE EtherCAT Boxes have a unique serial number (S. no.).
Fig. 32: Serial number
50
Example: Date Code 16 18 01 02
Calendar week: 16
Year: 2018
Software version: 01
Hardware version: 02
Version: 2.0.0 EP1957-0022 and EP1957-2222