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 can adapt your projects to new releases easily.
  • Newer features will be included in the following LTS release.

This gives you the opportunity to develop your application or app always with the latest features. 

Note: For applications, Phoenix Contact recommends to depend on LTS releases only, especially for applications related to certain approvals which always are examined for LTS releases only. For details, see the according Applications facet on PLCnext Control product pages.

Release history

The PLCnext Technology adventure began in 2016 with an Early Adopters' phase, driven by the PLCnext Control  AXC F 2152 with firmware release version 1.0 and the former PC Worx Engineer, a derivative of the well-known PC Worx Automation Suite of Phoenix Contact

In 2018, the PC Worx Engineer has become the PLCnext Engineer, which is the general engineering tool for PLCnext Technology related programming.

Beginning in late 2018, the above mentioned release strategy was adopted to address the demand for an agile development. 

Firmware releases

This Info Center spans the following firmware releases:

Long-term support release Feature release Release date
2019.0 LTS February 20, 2019
2019.3 March 29, 2019
2019.6 June 27, 2019
2019.9 September 29, 2019
2020.0 LTS December 6, 2019
2020.3 April / May 2020
2020.6 July / August 2020
(2020.9) – not published –
2021.0 LTS Dec. 2020 – Feb. 2021
(2021.3) [1] – not published –
2021.6 July – Sept. 2021
2021.9 October 2021
2022.0 LTS Feb. – May 2022
2022.3 [2] May 2022
2022.6 July - Aug. 2022
2022.9 [2] October 2022
2023.0 LTS Dec. 2022 – March 2023
2023.3 [2] May 2023
2023.6 [2] August 2023
2023.9 [2] February 2024
2024.0 LTS February – June 2024
2024.6 September 2024
  1. But there is a PLCnext Engineer software suite release 2021.3, published in May 2021 
  2. not for all devices - see following table for details

Firmware releases on controllers

PLCnext Control 2019.0
LTS
2020.0
LTS
2021.0
LTS
2022.0
LTS
2022.3 2022.6 2022.9 2023.0
LTS
2023.3 2023.6 2023.9 2024.0
LTS
2024.6
AXC F 1152
(item no. 1151412)
no product
(2020.0.1 LTS)

(2021.0.5 LTS)

(2022.0.8 LTS)

(2022.6.0)

(2023.0.7
LTS)

(2023.6.0)

(2024.0.6
LTS)

(2024.6.0)
AXC F 2152
(item no. 2404267)

(2019.0.4 LTS)

(2020.0.1 LTS)

(2021.0.5 LTS)

(2022.0.8 LTS)

(2022.3.0)

(2022.6.0)

(2022.9.0)

(2023.0.7
LTS)

(2023.6.1)

(2024.0.6
LTS)

(2024.6.0)
AXC F 3152
(item no. 1069208)
no product no product
(2021.0.5 LTS)

(2022.0.8 LTS)

(2022.6.1)

(2023.0.7
LTS)

(2023.3.0)

(2023.9.0)

(2024.0.6
LTS)

(2024.6.0)
RFC 4072S
(item no. 1051328)

(2019.0.0 LTS)

(2020.0.0 LTS)

(2021.0.6 LTS)

(2022.0.8 LTS)

(2022.6.3)

(2023.0.7 LTS)

(2023.6.0)

(2024.0.6
LTS)
RFC 4072R
(item no. 1136419)
no product no product no product
(2022.0.6 LTS)

(2023.0.7 LTS)

(2024.0.5
LTS)
BPC 9102S
(item no. 1246285)
no product no product no product
(2022.0.8 LTS)

(2023.0.7 LTS)

(2023.6.0)

(2024.0.3
LTS)
EPC 1502
(item no. 1185416)
no product no product
(2021.0.7 LTS)

(2022.0.7 LTS)

(2023.0.6 LTS)

(2024.0.3
LTS)
EPC 1522
(item no. 1185423)
no product no product
(2021.0.7 LTS)

(2022.0.7 LTS)

(2023.0.6 LTS)

(2024.0.3
LTS)
PLCnext Engineer Simulation
(see at PLCnext Engineer,
item no. 1046008)
no product
 
no product no product
(2022.0.2 LTS)

(2023.0 LTS)
coming soon

Firmware updates

You can download all available firmware releases for free in the Downloads section of your device's product page on phoenixcontact.com.

An overview of the available firmware versions per product can be found in the table Firmware releases on controllers. Use the links at the item no. in that table to get to the product page on phoenixcontact.com

Note: Before upgrading, check the Change notes for breaking changes! Find links to the regarding product pages linked in the Hardware documentation overview, or the .pdf file in the already downloaded firmware .zip package.

To update the firmware via the Web-based Management on your device, see Administration - Firmware Update.


• Published/reviewed: 2024-09-24   ☀  Revision 073 •