Starting up the AXC F XT IB INTERBUS master Available on AXC F 2152 and AXC F 3152 from firmware 2019.3 INTERBUS startup: ways of addressing For starting up INTERBUS with the AXC F XT IB, there are two ways of addressing: Logical addressing With this way of addressing, the INTERBUS modules are handled in the usual way in PLCnext Engineer: They can be inserted via the Device… Read More
Adding left-alignable AXC F XT modules You can connect one extension module to the left of the AXC F 2152 using the AXC BS L 2 bus base module, and two extensions to the left of the AXC F 3152 using the AXL F BS AXC 3X5X bus base module. In addition to the respective documentationfor each product, there are quick introductions available on how to integrate… Read More
Product range The information in this Info Center is about the PLCnext Runtime System, which is the firmware on PLCnext Control devices. In addition, use cases with related hardware and software are described if useful in the course of a documented feature. Each PLCnext Control comes with its own hardware documentation, which can be a… Read More
Firmware releases Release strategy Each year comes a long-term support (LTS) release which will be supplied with security enhancement and bug fixes (if necessary). Each quarter follows a feature release with additional capabilities. Those feature releases always contain the former features in full, so you… Read More
PLCnext Engineer Simulation – Frequently asked questions Available from 2022.0 LTS with PLCnext Engineer Are there any requirements for the PLCnext Engineer Simulation? Yes, see Requirements. Are there any restrictions to the PLCnext Engineer Simulation? Yes, see Restrictions. Can I run that simulation on a Linux® computer? No, sorry for that: As of now, the PLCnext… Read More
How to set up the AXC F XT ETH 1TX module Available on AXC F 2152 from 2019.0 LTS, and on AXC F 3152 from 2021.0 LTS AXC F 2152 or AXC F 3152 can be extended with an additional Ethernet interface using the AXC F XT ETH 1TX left-alignable Axioline F extension module. This topic shows how to integrate and configure the AXC F XT ETH 1TX. Installing the AXC F XT ETH 1TX Ethernet interface To install the extension module,… Read More
Licensing the PLCnext Engineer Simulation Available from 2022.0 LTS with PLCnext Engineer PLCnext Engineer Simulation allows programming without having a hardware PLCnext Control. For details, see the PLCnext Engineer Simulation introduction. Who needs a license Phoenix Contact provides the PLCnext Engineer software suite and all simulation packages for download at the PLCnext Engineer product page, and everything seems to be downloadable free of… Read More
Starting up the service interface of the AXC F 3152 Available from firmware version 2023.9 for AXC F 3152 with hardware version ≥04 Note: The service interface (USB-C interface) is supported only on AXC F 3152 controllers hardware version ≥04 running firmware release ≥2023.9. Check the hardware version and firmware release of your controller in the Web-based Management (upper… Read More
Working with encrypted SD cards Available from firmware release 2024.0 LTS with AXC F x152, RFC 4072S, BPC 9102S, SPLC 1000, or SPLC 3000 Only LIC SD cards can be encrypted in the context of PLCnext Technology: SD FLASH 8GB PLCNEXT MEMORY LIC (item no. 1151112) SD FLASH 32GB PLCNEXT MEMORY LIC (item no. 1151111) SD FLASH PLCNEXT MEMORY LIC… Read More
