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 data sheet containing the commissioning of the controller, or a user manual. For more details, see Hardware documentation.
The engineering tool for PLCnext Control devices, PLCnext Engineer, comes with its own documentation in the form of an embedded help.
Covered PLCnext Control firmware releases
This platform adds to the product information of the following products.
Note: For commissioning or disposing the hardware, see the respective user manual or data sheet.
| PLCnext Control | Item no. | Product Type | Firmware release |
| AXC F 1152 | 1151412 | PLCnext Control | 2020.0 LTS or newer |
| AXC F 1252 | 1646469 | PLCnext Control | 2025.6.1 or newer |
| AXC F 2152 | 2404267 | PLCnext Control | 2019.0 LTS or newer |
| AXC F 2152 STARTERKIT (deprecated) | 1046568 | Preinstalled station including an AXC F 2152 and classic I/O modules | 2019.0 LTS or newer |
| PLCnext Technology STARTERKIT | 1188165 | Preinstalled station including an AXC F 2152 and Axioline Smart Elements | 2020.0 LTS or newer |
| AXC F 3152 | 1069208 | PLCnext Control | 2020.3 or newer |
| RFC 4072S | 1051328 | PLCnext Control for safety-related operation | 2019.0 LTS or newer |
| RFC 4072R | 1136419 | PLCnext Control for redundancy operation | 2022.0 LTS or newer |
| Virtual PLCnext Control | Item no. | Product Type | Firmware release |
| VPLCNEXT CONTROL 1000 | 1737875[1] 1821774[2] |
Virtual PLCnext Control running on servers, edge devices, or in a data center
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2025.0 or newer |
| VPLCNEXT CONTROL 2000 | 1738453[1] 1821768[2] |
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| VPLCNEXT CONTROL 3000 | 1738454[1] 1821761[2] |
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| VL3 UPC 2440 EDGE | 1760157 | VL3 UPC edge device with a preinstalled VPLCNEXT CONTROL 1000 subscription license |
2025.0 or newer |
Related products
This platform adds to the product information for the following parts of the PLCnext Technology ecosystem.
Note:
- For installing, licensing and using the PLCnext Engineer software suite, see Getting started with PLCnext Engineer.
- For commissioning or disposing the hardware, see the respective user manual or data sheet.
| Software | Item no. | Product Type | Compatible to devices' firmware version |
| PLCnext Engineer | 1046008 | Engineering Software | 2019.0 LTS or newer |
| PLCnext Engineer Simulation | Simulation environment for Axioline controllers, allows testing of PLCnext Engineer projects without hardware. | see PLCnext Engineer Simulation |
| Memory extensions | Item no. | Product Type | Compatible to devices' firmware version |
| SD FLASH 2GB PLCNEXT MEMORY | 1043501 | Program and configuration memory extension | 2019.0 LTS or newer |
| SD FLASH 8GB PLCNEXT MEMORY | 1061701 | ||
| SD FLASH 8GB PLCNEXT MEMORY LIC - discontinued - |
1151112 | Program and configuration memory extension and license storage | 2022.6 or newer |
| SD FLASH 16GB PLCNEXT MEM LIC | 1831737 | ||
| SD FLASH 32GB PLCNEXT MEMORY LIC | 1151111 | ||
| SD FLASH PLCNEXT MEMORY LIC CFG - configurable size - |
1308064 | Program and configuration memory extension and license storage with pre-activated licenses and other files | 2022.6 or newer |
| Axioline extension modules | Item no. | Product Type | Compatible to devices' firmware version |
| AXC F IL ADAPT | 1020304 | Right-alignable Inline adapter terminal (INTERBUS master) | 2019.0 LTS or newer |
| AXC F XT ETH 1TX | 2403115 | Left-alignable Ethernet interface | 2019.0 LTS or newer |
| AXC F XT IB | 2403018 | Left-alignable INTERBUS master | 2019.0 LTS or newer |
| AXC F XT PB | 1091657 | Left-alignable PROFIBUS master | 2022.0 LTS or newer |
| AXC F XT SPLC 1000 | 1159811 | Left-alignable safety-related controller | 2021.9 or newer |
| AXC F XT SPLC 3000 | 1160157 | Left-alignable safety-related controller | 2023.0 LTS or newer |
| AXC F XT ML 1000 | 1259849 | Left-alignable machine learning module | 2022.0 LTS or newer |
| AXC F XT KIT | 1383116 | Left-alignable module with a mini PCIe slot | 2023.0 LTS or newer |
| AXC F XT EXP | 1139999 | Left-alignable expansion for up to three AXC F XT modules | 2021.0 LTS or newer |
| Box PCs and Edge devices | Item no. | Product Type | Compatible to devices' firmware version |
| BPC 9102S | 1246285 | Remote field controller with integrated PROFIsafe® device | 2021.6 or newer |
| BPC 9202S | 1839159 | 2025.6 or newer | |
| EPC 1502 | 1185416 | Small-form-factor Industrial Edge Computer | 2021.0 LTS or newer |
| EPC 1522 | 1185423 |
• Published/reviewed: 2026-05-11 ✿ Revision 094 •