EtherCAT AL Status Codes. Beckhoff EL3443, EL3483, EL3443-0011, EL3453, EL3483-0060, EL3423, EL3443-0010, EL3443-0013, EL34 Series

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Fig. 181: Activating/deactivating event transmission

• In the respective EtherCAT slave, various "causes" can lead to it transmitting DiagMessages or events.

If only some of these are to be generated, you can read in the device documentation whether and how individual causes can be deactivated, e.g. through CoE settings.

• Settings for the TwinCAT EventLogger can be found under Tools/Options

Fig. 182: Settings TwinCAT EventLogger

8.2

EtherCAT AL Status Codes

For detailed information please refer to the EtherCAT system description .

8.3

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.

276 Version: 1.5

EL34xx

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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.

NOTE

Risk of damage to the device!

Pay attention to the instructions for firmware updates on the

separate page [ }  278] .

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!

EL3423

Hardware (HW)

01*

Firmware

01

02

03

04

05

06*

Revision no.

EL3423-0000-0016

EL3423-0000-0017

EL3423-0000-0018

EL3423-0000-0019

EL3423-0000-0020

Release date

2018/06

2018/08

2018/12

2019/01

2019/01

2019/03

2019/05

EL3443-0000

Hardware (HW)

01*

Firmware

01

02

03

04

05

06*

Revision no.

EL3443-0000-0016

EL3443-0000-0017

EL3443-0000-0018

EL3443-0000-0019

EL3443-0000-0020

Release date

2018/06

2018/08

2018/12

2019/01

2019/01

2019/03

2019/05

EL3443-0010

Hardware (HW)

01*

Firmware

01

02

03

04

05

06*

Revision no.

EL3443-0010-0016

EL3443-0010-0017

EL3443-0010-0018

EL3443-0010-0019

EL3443-0010-0020

Release date

2018/06

2018/08

2018/12

2019/01

2019/01

2019/03

2019/05

EL3443-0011

Hardware (HW)

00*

Firmware

03

04

05

06*

Revision no.

EL3443-0011-0018

EL3443-0011-0019

EL3443-0011-0020

Release date

2018/12

2019/01

2019/01

2019/03

2019/07

EL34xx Version: 1.5

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