User Manual

Contents and general instructions
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Festo P.BE−S PC200−EN en 0901d
Identification of version−specific information
Passages in the text containing special information about
particular operating system versions are identified as fol
lows:
New feature:
Note that the the function marked is new as from the speci
fied operating system version (in the example 4.63) and is
not supported by the older operating system versions.
Compatibility violation:
Note that as
from the specified operating system version (in
the example 4.63), the function marked is not compatible
with the older versions. The explanations in the text must be
observed.
Overview of operating system versions
The following table provides an overview of the changes in
the operating system (firmware) of the SPC200:
Version
Identification What has been changed See section
up to 3.8   WinPISA version 4.1a is recommended for
this version.
 Supports drives of the DGP family and
stepping motors of the MTR−VRDM family.
 With regard to system functionality, this
version is the reference for all newer ver
sions.

New feature
as from OS 4.63
Non−compatible
as from OS 4.63