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.
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 suitable for the hardware version!

EL4001
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 14	01	EL4001-0000-0016	2007/08
		EL4001-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4001-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4001-0000-0019	2014/08
	02		2014/10
	02	EL4001-0000-0020	2016/02
15 - 19	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	05		2021/11
19 - 20*	10*	EL4001-0000-0021	2023/04

EL4002
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 15	01	EL4002-0000-0016	2007/08
		EL4002-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4002-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4002-0000-0019	2014/08
	02		2014/10
	02	EL4002-0000-0020	2016/01
16 - 22	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	05		2021/11
23*	10*	EL4002-0000-0021	2023/04

EL4004
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 15	01	EL4004-0000-0016	2007/08
		EL4004-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4004-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4004-0000-0019	2014/08
	02		2014/10
	02	EL4004-0000-0020	2016/02
16 - 21*	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	05*		2021/11

EL4008
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 16	01	EL4008-0000-0016	2007/08
		EL4008-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4008-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4008-0000-0019	2014/08
	02		2014/10
	02	EL4008-0000-0020	2016/02
	03		2016/05
17 - 20	04		2017/05
	05		2018/03
	06		2021/11
21 - 22*	10*	EL4008-0000-0021	2023/04

EL4011
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 10	01	EL4011-0000-0016	2007/08
		EL4011-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4011-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4011-0000-0019	2014/08
		EL4011-0000-0020	2016/02
11 - 14	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	05		2021/11
15*	10*	EL4011-0000-0021	2023/04

EL4012
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 10	01	EL4012-0000-0016	2007/10
		EL4012-0000-0017	2012/07
		EL4012-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4012-0000-0019	2014/08
		EL4012-0000-0020	2016/02
11 - 16	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	05		2021/11
17*	10*	EL4012-0000-0021	2023/04

EL4014
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 10	01	EL4014-0000-0016	2007/10
		EL4014-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4014-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4014-0000-0019	2014/08
		EL4014-0000-0020	2016/02
11 - 16	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	05		2021/11
17*	10*	EL4014-0000-0021	2023/04

EL4018
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 10	01	EL4018-0000-0016	2007/08
		EL4018-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4018-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4018-0000-0019	2014/08
		EL4018-0000-0020	2016/02
11 - 14	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	05		2021/11
15*	10*	EL4018-0000-0021	2023/04

EL4021
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 10	01	EL4021-0000-0016	2007/08
		EL4021-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4021-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4021-0000-0019	2014/08
		EL4021-0000-0020	2016/02
11 - 14	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	04	EL4021-0000-0021	2019/07
	05		2021/11
15*	10*	EL4021-0000-0022	2023/04

EL4022
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 10	01	EL4022-0000-0016	2007/08
		EL4022-0000-0017	2012/07
		EL4022-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4022-0000-0019	2014/08
		EL4022-0000-0020	2016/02
11 - 16	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	04	EL4022-0000-0021	2019/07
	05		2021/11
17*	10*	EL4022-0000-0022	2023/04

EL4024
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 10	01	EL4024-0000-0016	2009/08
		EL4024-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4024-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4024-0000-0019	2014/08
		EL4024-0000-0020	2016/02
11 - 16	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	04	EL4024-0000-0021	2019/07
	05		2021/11
17*	10*	EL4024-0000-0022	2023/04

EL4028
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 10	01	EL4028-0000-0016	2009/08
		EL4028-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4028-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4028-0000-0019	2014/08
		EL4028-0000-0020	2016/02
11 - 14	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	04	EL4028-0000-0021	2019/07
	05		2021/11
15*	10*	EL4028-0000-0022	2023/04

EL4031
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 13	01	EL4031-0000-0016	2007/08
		EL4031-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4031-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4031-0000-0019	2014/08
		EL4031-0000-0020	2016/02
14 - 16	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	05		2020/08
	06		2021/11
17*	10*	EL4031-0000-0021	2023/04

EL4032
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 13	01	EL4032-0000-0016	2007/08
		EL4032-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4032-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4032-0000-0019	2014/08
		EL4032-0000-0020	2016/02
14 - 18	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	05		2020/08
	06		2021/11
19*	10*	EL4032-0000-0021	2023/04

EL4034
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 11	01	EL4034-0000-0016	2007/10
		EL4034-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4034-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4034-0000-0019	2014/08
		EL4034-0000-0020	2016/02
12 - 16	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	05		2020/08
	06		2021/11
17*	10*	EL4034-0000-0021	2023/04

EL4038
Hardware (HW)	Firmware	Revision no.	Date of release
00 - 13	01	EL4038-0000-0016	2007/08
		EL4038-0000-0017	2012/08
		EL4038-0000-0018	2014/03
		EL4038-0000-0019	2014/08
	02		`2016/05
	02	EL4038-0000-0020	2016/02
14 - 16	03		2017/05
	04		2018/03
	05		2020/08
	06		2021/11
17*	10*	EL4038-0000-0021	2023/04

*) 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.