1 Foreword BECKHOFF Drive Technology
8 Version 6.2 AX5000
1.7.1 Dual Use (EU 1384/2014)
As published on December 30, 2014 by EU Commission Delegated Regulation
1382/2014, standard frequency inverters – and with that also Beckhoff products AX5000
– become newly classified Dual-Use items: the item list Annex I of the Dual-Use
Council Regulation 428/2009 has been changed accordingly, Frequency inverters
(listed in item position 3A225) with „operating frequency of 600 Hz or more“ are now
export controlled items. As a consequence some modifications have to be noticed.
Firmware versions without extension (Dual Use conform) can be used in consideration of
Hardware Versions with following drives:
• HW Version 1.0 (AX5xxx-0000-x0xx): Serial Number < 68.000
• HW Version 1.0 (AX5xxx-0000-x01x)
• HW Version 2.0 (AX5xxx-0000-x2xx): Serial Number < 140.000
• HW Version 2.0 (AX5xxx-0000-x21x)
Firmware versions with extension (Dual Use conform) can be used in consideration of
Hardware Versions with all drives.
Example: Exchange of an old Hardware 1.0 device
The defect servo drive AX5203-0000-x0xx should be replaced with an AX5203-0000-x01x to
avoid changes in the TC System Manager. When downgrading, the desired Firmware (FW
v1.00 - FW v1.05) must also be requested from Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG.
1.8 Documented servo drives
This documentation describes the following servo drives in the AX5000 range: