Firmware compatibility

The EK18xx couplers have no firmware.

An update of the XML device description is described in chapter "Updating the device description", depending on the hardware version and the revision number shown below.

Note

Malfunction possible!

Note the information regarding XML update on the separate page.
Ensure that the XML device description is suitable for the hardware version of the device!

EK1814

Hardware (HW)

Revision no.

00

EK1814-0000-0016

01

EK1814-0000-0017

02

03

EK1814-0000-0018

04

05

06

EK1814-0000-0019*

07

08

09

10*

EK1818

Hardware (HW)

Revision no.

00

EK1818-0000-0016

01

02

03

EK1818-0000-0017

04

05

06

EK1818-0000-0018*

07

08

09

10

11*

EK1828

Hardware (HW)

Revision no.

02

EK1828-0000-0017

03

04

05

06

EK1828-0000-0018*

07

08*

EK1828-0010

Hardware (HW)

Revision no.

02

EK1828-0010-0017

03

04

05

EK1828-0010-0018*

06

07

08*

*) This is the current compatible revision/hardware version at the time of the preparing this documentation. Check on the Beckhoff web page whether more up-to-date documentation is available.