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.
Firmware releases on devices
| PLCnext Control | 2019.0 LTS |
2020.0 LTS |
2021.0 LTS |
2022.0 LTS |
2023.0 LTS |
2024.0 LTS |
2024.6 | 2025.0 | 2025.6 | 2025.9 |
| AXC F 1152 (item no. 1151412) |
no product | ✔ (2020.0.1 LTS) |
✔ (2021.0.5 LTS) |
✔ (2022.0.8 LTS) |
✔ (2023.0.7 LTS) |
✔ (2024.0.9 LTS) |
✔ (2024.6.1) |
✔ (2025.0.3) |
✔ (2025.6.0) |
– |
| AXC F 1252 (item no. 1646469) |
no product | no product | no product | no product | no product | no product | no product | no product | ✔ (2025.6.1) |
– |
| AXC F 2152 (item no. 2404267) |
✔ (2019.0.4 LTS) |
✔ (2020.0.1 LTS) |
✔ (2021.0.5 LTS) |
✔ (2022.0.10 LTS) |
✔ (2023.0.7 LTS) |
✔ (2024.0.9 LTS) |
✔ (2024.6.1) |
✔ (2025.0.3) |
✔ (2025.6.0) |
– |
| AXC F 3152 (item no. 1069208) |
no product | no product | ✔ (2021.0.5 LTS) |
✔ (2022.0.8 LTS) |
✔ (2023.0.7 LTS) |
✔ (2024.0.9 LTS) |
✔ (2024.6.1) |
✔ (2025.0.3) |
✔ (2025.6.0) |
– |
| RFC 4072S (item no. 1051328) |
✔ (2019.0.0 LTS) |
✔ (2020.0.0 LTS) |
✔ (2021.0.6 LTS) |
✔ (2022.0.8 LTS) |
✔ (2023.0.7 LTS) |
✔ (2024.0.9 LTS) |
– | ✔ (2025.0.3) |
– | – |
| RFC 4072R (item no. 1136419) |
no product | no product | no product | ✔ (2022.0.6 LTS) |
✔ (2023.0.7 LTS) |
✔ (2024.0.9 LTS) |
– | – | ✔ (2025.6.0) |
✔ (2025.9.0) |
| BPC 9102S (item no. 1246285) |
no product | no product | no product | ✔ (2022.0.8 LTS) |
✔ (2023.0.7 LTS) |
✔ (2024.0.9 LTS) |
– | ✔ (2025.0.3) |
✔ (2025.6.0) |
✔ (2025.9.3) |
| BPC 9202S (item no. 1839159) |
no product | no product | no product | no product | no product | no product | no product | no product | ✔ (2025.6.0) |
✔ (2025.9.3) |
| 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 for AXC F x152 devices (item no. 1046008) |
no product |
no product | no product | ✔ (2022.0.2 LTS) |
✔ (2023.0.4 LTS) |
– | – | ✔ (2025.0.4) |
– | – |
| Virtual PLCnext Control 1000 | 2000 | 3000 and VL3 UPC 2440 EDGE (item no. see Product range) |
no product |
no product | no product | no product |
no product | no product | no product | ✔ (2025.0.0) |
✔ (2025.6.0) |
– |
Firmware updates
In the Downloads section of your device's product page on phoenixcontact.com you can always download all available firmware releases free of charge and without lgin to the website. For easy access to the product page, use the links at the item no. in the table above.
Note: Before upgrading, check the regarding Change notes published specificly for each firmware release and device!
- Download the Change Notes from the product page (see Hardware documentation for direct links)
- or open that .pdf file from the downloaded firmware .zip package
To update the firmware, see Operating system: Firmware Update.
• Published/reviewed: 2026-01-29 ☃ Revision 088 •