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.
Notice | |
Risk of damage to the device! Pay attention to the instructions for firmware updates on the separate page. |
EL3201 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
00 - 02 | 03 | EL3201-0000-0016 | 2008/03 |
04 |
| 2009/04 | |
05 |
| 2009/05 | |
02 | 06 | EL3201-0000-0017 | 2010/04 |
03 - 12* | 07* |
| 2010/06 |
EL3201-0000-0018 | 2012/06 | ||
EL3201-0000-0019 | 2012/07 | ||
EL3201-0000-0020 | 2014/07 | ||
EL3201-0000-0021 | 2015/01 | ||
EL3201-0000-0022 | 2016/01 | ||
EL3201-0010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
00 - 02 | 03 | EL3201-0010-0016 | 2008/11 |
04 |
| 2009/04 | |
05 |
| 2009/05 | |
02 | 06 | EL3201-0010-0017 | 2010/04 |
03 - 11* | 07* |
| 2010/06 |
EL3201-0010-0018 | 2012/06 | ||
EL3201-0010-0019 | 2012/07 | ||
EL3201-0010-0020 | 2014/07 | ||
EL3201-0010-0021 | 2015/01 | ||
EL3201-0010-0022 | 2016/02 | ||
EL3201-0020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
00 - 02 | 03 | EL3201-0020-0016 | 2008/11 |
04 |
| 2009/04 | |
05 |
| 2009/05 | |
02 | 06 | EL3201-0020/0017 | 2010/04 |
03 - 12* | 07* |
| 2010/06 |
EL3201-0020/0018 | 2012/06 | ||
EL3201-0020/0019 | 2012/07 | ||
EL3201-0020/0020 | 2014/07 | ||
EL3201-0020/0021 | 2015/01 | ||
EL3201-0020/0022 | 2016/02 | ||
EL3202 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
00 - 02 | 03 | EL3202-0000-0016 | 2008/03 |
04 |
| 2009/04 | |
05 |
| 2009/05 | |
03 - 14* | 06 | EL3202-0000-0017 | 2010/04 |
07* | EL3202-0000-0018 | 2012/06 | |
EL3202-0000-0019 | 2012/07 | ||
EL3202-0000-0020 | 2014/07 | ||
EL3202-0000-0021 | 2015/01 | ||
EL3202-0000-0022 | 2016/01 | ||
EL3202-0010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
00 - 01 | 05 | EL3202-0010-0016 | 2009/07 |
06 | EL3202-0010-0017 | 2010/04 | |
01 - 09* | 07 |
| 2010/06 |
08 |
| 2010/10 | |
09 |
| 2011/07 | |
10 |
| 2011/09 | |
EL3202-0010-0018 | 2012/06 | ||
EL3202-0010-0019 | 2012/07 | ||
EL3202-0010-0020 | 2014/07 | ||
EL3202-0010-0021 | 2015/01 | ||
EL3202-0010-0022 | 2016/01 | ||
11* |
| 2021/07 | |
EL3202-0020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
01 - 09* | 09 | EL3202-0020-0017 | 2011/02 |
10 |
| 2011/09 | |
EL3202-0020-0018 | 2012/06 | ||
EL3202-0020-0019 | 2012/07 | ||
EL3202-0020-0020 | 2014/07 | ||
EL3202-0020-0021 | 2015/01 | ||
EL3202-0020-0022 | 2016/01 | ||
11* |
| 2021/07 | |
EL3204 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
00 - 02 | 03 | EL3204-0000-0016 | 2008/03 |
04 |
| 2009/04 | |
05 |
| 2009/05 | |
03 - 12* | 06 | EL3204-0000-0017 | 2010/04 |
07 |
| 2011/06 | |
EL3204-0000-0018 | 2012/07 | ||
EL3204-0000-0019 | 2014/07 | ||
EL3204-0000-0020 | 2015/01 | ||
EL3204-0000-0021 | 2016/01 | ||
10 | EL3204-0000-0022 | 2022/09 | |
EL3204-0200 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
00 - 03* | 01 | EL3204-0200-0016 | 2013/08 |
02* | EL3204-0200-0017 | 2014/04 | |
EL3204-0200-0018 | 2016/02 | ||
EL3208 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
00 - 05* | 01* | EL3208-0000-0017 | 2014/04 |
EL3208-0000-0018 | 2016/02 | ||
EL3208-0010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
00 - 02* | 01* | EL3208-0010-0016 | 2018/09 |
EL3214 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
00 - 01 | 01 | EL3214-0000-0016 | 2015/01 |
EL3214-0000-0017 | 2017/06 | ||
01* | 02* |
| 2020/11 |
EL3214-0090 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
00 - 03* | 01 | EL3214-0090-0016 | 2017/02 |
02* |
| 2018/09 | |
EL3218 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Hardware (HW) | Firmware (FW) | Revision no. | Release date |
01* | 01 | EL3218-0000-0016 | 2020/02 |
02* | EL3218-0000-0017 | 2021/07 | |
*) This is the current compatible firmware/hardware version at the time of the preparing this documentation. Check on the Beckhoff web page whether more up-to-date documentation is available.