Compatibility of Motion Applications with Control Expert Versions
(Original Document)
Compatibility of XEF files
Control Expert Target version
Control Expert Source version
V2.2 without MFB installed
V2.2 with MFB installed
V2.3
V3.x/V4.0 Premium Proc < V2.6
>=V4.0 Premium Proc >= V2.6
V2.1
FC.
NC.
NC.
NC.
NC.
V2.2 without MFB installed
FC.
NC.
NC.
NC.
NC.
V2.2 with MFB Installed
FC.
FC.
CV2.2.
CV2.2.
NC.
V2.3
FC.
FC.
FC.
PC.
NC.
V3.x Premium Proc < V2.6
FC.
FC.
FC.
Partially compatible in case of usage of Lexium15 and Lexium 32/ PC.
NC.
>=V4.0
FC.
FC.
FC.
PC.
FC.
NC : Not compatible. The motion parts are ignored during the import.
CV2.2 : Compatible only with V2.2 application level. If there is no recipe on one drive or if there is drives of firmware version not known in V2.2, the application is rejected and the import of the application is not possible.
PC : Partially compatible : the new axis type are ignored with an error message during the import : the application is imported by the sections using the drives that are in error. The new firmware version are downgraded to the highest available in the Control Expert version with a warning during import. In case of V2.3, if a drive is present whithout Recipe, the application cannot be imported.
FC : Fully compatible.
NOTE: 1. : The news EFB causes errors in the sections using them.
NOTE: 2. : Processor Premium >= V2.6 : initial value saving enabled support.
Compatibility of STA files
Control Expert Target Version
Control Expert Souce Version
V2.2 without MFB installed
V2.2 with MFB installed
V2.3 application without motion
V2.3 application with motion
V3.x/V4.0 application without motion
V3.x/V4.0 with MFB Premium Proc < V2.6
>=V4.0 with MFB Premium Proc >= V2.6
V2.1
FC
NC
FC
NC
FC
NC
NC
V2.2 without MFB installed
FC
NC
FC
NC
FC
NC
NC
V2.2 with MFB installed
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
PC
NC
V2.3
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
PC
NC
V3.x
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
PC
NC
>=V4.0
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
NC: Not compatible
PC: Partially compatible: compatible only for applications with drive supported by the Control Expert which is opening the application, in case of drives type or firmwire versions evolutions. The application can be opened but can not be modified deeply.
FC: Full compatible.