PLCnext Control hardware documentation

For installing and starting up a PLCnext Control device or extension, there is a user manual or a data sheet available on the Phoenix Contact website. For your convenience, we're linking to those PDF documents for download here, too.

Where there's additional documentation mentioned, please refer to the respective product page on the Phoenix Contact website.

PLCnext Control devices

The following table is listing the product information for the PLCnext Technology controllers that is available for download in the product pages on phoenixcontact.com.

PLCnext Control	Product page facet	Sources for download	Additional sources
AXC F 1152 (item no. 1151412)	Downloads → Application Note	Change notes for the AXC F 1152 controller (Prod.-Id. 109476: AH EN AXC F 1152 - CHANGE NOTES) Measures to protect network-capable devices with communication interfaces, solutions, and PC-based software against unauthorized access (Prod.-Id. 107913: AH EN INDUSTRIAL SECURITY); also available in German	PLCnext Technology - Security Info Center
	Downloads → Manual	Installing, starting up, and operating the AXC F 1152, AXF F 2152 and AXC F 3152 controllers  (Prod.-Id. 107708: UM EN AXC F X152); also available in German Axioline F: System and installation (Prod.-Id. 7982: UM EN AXL F SYS INST);  also available in German Axioline F: Diagnostic registers and error messages (Prod.-Id. 8663: UM EN AXL F SYS DIAG); also available in German - see Diagnostics - Local bus)
AXC F 1252 (item no. 1646469)	Downloads → Application Note	Release notes for the AXC F 1252 controller (Prod.-Id. 112303: AH EN AXC F 1252 - RELEASE NOTES) Measures to protect network-capable devices with communication interfaces, solutions, and PC-based software against unauthorized access (Prod.-Id 107913: AH EN INDUSTRIAL SECURITY); also available in German
	Downloads → Manual	Installing, starting up, and operating the AXC F 1252 controller  (Prod.-Id. 111526: UM EN AXC F 1252); also available in German Axioline F: System and installation (Prod.-Id. 7982: UM EN AXL F SYS INST); also available in German Axioline F: Diagnostic registers and error messages (Prod.-Id. 8663: UM EN AXL F SYS DIAG); also available in German - see Diagnostics - Local bus)
AXC F 2152 (item no. 2404267)	Downloads → Application Note	Change notes for the AXC F 2152 controller (Prod.-Id. 108427: AH EN AXC F 2152 - CHANGE NOTES) Measures to protect network-capable devices with communication interfaces, solutions, and PC-based software against unauthorized access (Prod.-Id 107913: AH EN INDUSTRIAL SECURITY); also available in German
	Downloads → Manual	Installing, starting up, and operating the AXC F 1152, AXF F 2152 and AXC F 3152 controllers  (Prod.-Id. 107708: UM EN AXC F X152); also available in German Axioline F: System and installation (Prod.-Id. 7982: UM EN AXL F SYS INST); also available in German Axioline F: Diagnostic registers and error messages (Prod.-Id. 8663: UM EN AXL F SYS DIAG); also available in German - see Diagnostics - Local bus)
AXC F 3152 (item no. 1069208)	Downloads → Application Note	Change notes for the AXC F 3152 controller (Prod.-Id. 109651: AH EN AXC F 3152 - CHANGE NOTES) Measures to protect network-capable devices with communication interfaces, solutions, and PC-based software against unauthorized access (Prod.-Id. 107913: AH EN INDUSTRIAL SECURITY); also available in German
	Downloads → Manual	Installing, starting up, and operating the AXC F 1152, AXF F 2152 and AXC F 3152 controllers  (Prod.-Id. 107708: UM EN AXC F X152); also available in German Axioline F: System and installation (Prod.-Id. 7982: UM EN AXL F SYS INST); also available in German Axioline F: Diagnostic registers and error messages (Prod.-Id. 8663: UM EN AXL F SYS DIAG); also available in German - see Diagnostics - Local bus)
RFC 4072S (item no. 1051328)	Downloads → Application Note	Change notes for the RFC 4072S Remote Field Controller (Prod.-Id. 109112: AH EN RFC 4072S - CHANGE NOTES) Measures to protect network-capable devices with communication interfaces, solutions, and PC-based software against unauthorized access (Prod.-Id. 107913: AH EN INDUSTRIAL SECURITY); also available in German Safety characteristics of Phoenix Contact safety products (Prod.-Id. 105016: AH EN SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS); also available in German
	Downloads → Manual	Installation and operation of the RFC 4072S Remote Field Controller with integrated safety-related PROFINET controller (Prod.-Id. 108580: UM EN RFC 4072S); also available in German
RFC 4072R (item no. 1136419)	Downloads → Application Note	Change notes for the RFC 4072R Remote Field Controller with redundancy functionality (Prod.-Id. 111015: AH EN RFC 4072R - CHANGE NOTES) Measures to protect network-capable devices with communication interfaces, solutions, and PC-based software against unauthorized access (Prod.-Id. 107913: AH EN INDUSTRIAL SECURITY); also available in German	PLCnext Technology - Security Info Center Redundancy guide in this Info Center
	Downloads → Manual	Installing and operating the RFC 4072R Remote Field Controller (Prod.-Id. 110146: UM EN RFC 4072R); also available in German
Virtual PLCnext Control (many item numbers - see Product range)	Downloads → Application Note	Change notes for the Virtual PLCnext Control (Prod.-Id. 112226: AH EN VPLCNEXT CONTROL - CHANGE NOTES) Licensing of the Virtual PLCnext Control (Prod.-Id 112424: AH EN VIRTUAL PLCNEXT CONTROL LICENSING); also available in German	PLCnext Technology - Security Info Center
	Downloads → Manual	Virtual PLCnext Control: Introduction to the system as well as installation, startup, and operation (Prod.-Id. 111753: UM EN VIRTUAL PLCNEXT CONTROL); also available in German

Note: For the PLCnext Technology Starterkit and the former AXC F 2152 Starterkit, see the AXC F 2152 sources.

Related products

The following tables are listing the product information for parts of the PLCnext Technology ecosystem that is available for download in the product pages on phoenixcontact.com.

Further PLCnext Technology controllers

Controller	Product page facet	Sources for download	Additional sources
BPC 9102S (item no. 1246285)	Firmware → respective release	Change notes for the BFC 9102S and BFC 9202S Remote Field Controller (Prod.-Id. 1246285: BFC 9x02S - CHANGE NOTES)
	Downloads → Application Note	Measures to protect network-capable devices with communication interfaces, solutions, and PC-based software against unauthorized access (Prod.-Id. 107913: AH EN INDUSTRIAL SECURITY); also available in German Safety characteristics of Phoenix Contact safety products (Prod.-Id. 105016: AH EN SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS); also available in German	PLCnext Technology - Security Info Center
	Downloads → Manual	Installation and operation of the BPC 9102S industrial box PC with integrated safety-related controller (Prod.-Id. 110088: UM EN BPC 9102S); also available in German
BPC 9202S (item no. 1839159)	Firmware → respective release	Change notes for the BFC 9102S and BFC 9202S Remote Field Controller (Prod.-Id. 1246285: BFC 9x02S - CHANGE NOTES)
	Downloads → Manual	Installation und Betrieb des Industrie-Box-PCs BPC 9202S mit integrierter sicherheitsbezogener Steuerung (Prod.-Id. 112187: UM DE BPC 9202S); as of now in German only, English version pending
EPC 1502 (item no. 1185416) EPC 1522 (item no. 1185423)	Downloads → Application Note	Measures to protect network-capable devices with communication interfaces, solutions, and PC-based software against unauthorized access (Prod.-Id. 107913: AH EN INDUSTRIAL SECURITY); also available in German	Quick Start Guide Change Notes
	Downloads → Manual	Edge PC EPC 1502/1522 (Prod.-Id. 4073: UM EN EPC 1502/1522); also available in German
AXC F 2000 EA (item no. 1551772)	Downloads → Application Note	Change notes for the AXC F 2000 EA controller (Prod.-Id. 112137: AH EN AXC F 2000 EA CHANGE NOTES) Measures to protect network-capable devices with communication interfaces, solutions, and PC-based software against unauthorized access (Prod.-Id. 107913: AH EN INDUSTRIAL SECURITY); also available in German
	Downloads → Manual	Installing and starting up of the Axioline F controller AXC F 2000 EA (Prod.-Id. 111673: UM EN AXC F 2000 EA); also available in German IEC 60870-5-101/104 application (Prod.-Id. 111726: UM EN IEC 60870-5-101_104 APP); also available in German Modbus/RTU EA application (Prod.-Id. 112169: UM EN MODBUS RTU EA APP); also available in German
CATAN C1 (item no. 1186438)	Downloads → Data sheets	Controller for building automation based on the open PLCnext Technology Ecosystem (Prod.-Id. 112370: DB EN CATAN C1 ); also available in German
	Downloads → Quick start guide	Schnellinbetriebnahme des Controllers über das Web-based Management (Prod.-Id. 112400: AH DE CATAN C1); as of now in German only, English version pending Anleitung zur Nutzung des KNX-IP-Routers in den Gebäudesteuerungen Catan C1 und Catan C1 EN (Prod.-Id. 112376: AH QS CATAN C1 KNX IP RTR); as of now in German only, English version pending

Axioline F extension modules (for use with AXC F xx52 controllers)

Extension module	Product page facet	Sources for download	Additional sources
AXC F XT ETH 1TX  (item no. 2403115)	Downloads → Data Sheets	Axioline F, left-alignable Ethernet interface (Prod.-Id. 107237, DB EN AXC F XT ETH 1TX); also available in German	How-to guide including a tutorial video in this Info Center
AXC F XT EXP  (item no. 1139999)	Downloads → Data Sheets	Axioline F, left-alignable extension module (Prod.-Id. 109633, DB EN AXC F XT EXP); also available in German
AXC F XT IB  (item no. 2403018)	Downloads → Application Note	INTERBUS startup with the AXC F XT IB leftalignable Axioline F extension module in PLCnext Engineer (Prod.-Id. 108949, AH EN LEFT-ALIGNABLE INTERBUS MASTER); also available in German	How-to guide in this Info Center
	Downloads → Data Sheets	Axioline F, left-alignable INTERBUS master (Prod.-Id. 107593, DB EN AXC F XT IB ); also available in German
	Downloads → Manual	INTERBUS Diagnostics Guide (Prod.-Id. 2747293, IBS SYS DIAG DSC UM E); also available in other languages - see Diagnostics - Local bus
AXC F IL ADAPT  (item no. 1020304)	Downloads → Data Sheets	AXC F IL ADAPT (Prod.-Id. 108629, DB EN AXC F IL ADAPT); also available in German	How-to guide including a tutorial video in this Info Center
	Downloads → Manual	Axioline F: System and installation (Prod.-Id. 8663, UM EN AXL F SYS INST) INTERBUS Diagnostics Guide (Prod.-Id. 2747293, IBS SYS DIAG DSC UM E); also available in other languages - see Diagnostics - Local bus
AXC F XT KIT (item no. 1383116)	Downloads → Data Sheets	Axioline F, left-alignable extension module kit with mini PCIe slot (Prod.-Id. 110631, DB EN AXC F XT KIT); also available in German	Example files on GitHub
AXC F XT ML 1000  (item no. 1259849)	Downloads → Data Sheets	Axioline F, left-alignable machine learning module (extension module) (Prod.-Id. 110105, DB EN AXC F XT ML 1000); also available in German	How-to guide in this Info Center
AXC F XT PB  (item no. 1091657)	Downloads → Data Sheets	Axioline F, left-alignable PROFIBUS master (Prod.-Id. 109028, DB EN AXC F XT PB); also available in German	How-to guide in this Info Center
AXC F XT SPLC 1000 (item no. 1159811)	Downloads → Application Note	Change notes for the left-alignable safety-related controller AXC F XT SPLC 1000 (Prod.-Id. 110412, AH EN AXC F XT SPLC 1000 - CHANGE NOTES) Safety characteristics (Prod.-Id. 105016, AH EN SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS); also available in German Notes on the SPLC 1000 temperature status register for use in maritime environment (Prod.-Id. 110436, AH EN AXC F XT SPLC 1000 - SPLC.INFO.TEMP.STATUS_REG); also available in German
	Downloads → Manual	Installation and operation of the left-alignable AXC F XT SPLC 1000 safety-related controller (Prod.-Id. 109449, UM EN AXC F XT SPLC 1000); also available in German Axioline F: System and installation (Prod.-Id. 7982, UM EN AXL F SYS INST); also available in German
AXC F XT SPLC 3000 (item no. 1160157)	Downloads → Manual	Installation and operation of the left-alignable AXC F XT SPLC 3000 safety-related controller (Prod.-Id. 109451, UM EN AXC F XT SPLC 3000); also available in German Axioline F: System and installation (Prod.-Id. 7982, UM EN AXL F SYS INST); also available in German

 

 

• Published/reviewed: 2026-06-11  ✿  Revision 095 •