Support Software MEXE02 Revision History

Date of Revision Version Language Description
January 2025 Ver.4.18.3.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Support for latest firmware

  • Support for latest firmware for AZX Series EtherCAT compatible products
  • Support for latest firmware for AZX Series EtherNet/IP compatible products
  • Support for latest firmware for AZX Series PROFINET compatible products
December 2024 Ver.4.18.2.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Support for latest firmware

  • Supports the latest firmware for the AZ Series mini Driver Ethernet type

Operational stability improved
December 2024 BLS Series-dedicated
Ver.1.2.0.0		 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • BLS Series DC input RS-485 communication type
December 2024 BLS Series-dedicated
Ver. 1.1.0.0		 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • BLS Series AC input type
September 2024 Ver.4.18.1.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese Operational stability improved
August 2024 Ver.4.18.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Support for latest firmware

  • Supports the latest firmware for the AZ Series mini Driver Ethernet type

Functions added

  • Added Ethernet connection function with the AZ Series mini Driver Ethernet type

Integrated the contents of dedicated MEXE02

  • Integrated the contents of MEXE02 for AZ Series mini Driver Ethernet
May 2024 Ver.4.17.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • CVD Series fully closed-loop control type

Support for latest firmware

  • Support for latest firmware for AZX Series EtherNet/IP compatible products
May 2024 BLS Series-dedicated
Ver.1.0.1.0		 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported languages added

  • English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese
May 2024 BLS Series-dedicated
Ver.1.0.0.0		 Japanese BLS Series-dedicated MEXE02 released
March 2024 Ver.4.16.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • CVD Series multi-axis type EtherCAT compatible
  • AZX Series PROFINET compatible
March 2024 Ver.3.72 Japanese/English AR Series built-in controller type (ARD-AD2, ARD-CD2, ARD-KD2) supported
November 2023 Ver.4.15.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • BLV Series R type (BLVD-KBRD)
  • αSTEP AZ Series mini Driver Ethernet type

Connectable products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series multi-axis driver slim type MECHATROLINK-III compatible
  • αSTEP AZ Series multi-axis driver slim type SSCNET-III compatible
November 2023 AZ Series mini Driver
Ethernet type-dedicated
Ver.1.0.0.0		 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese AZ Series mini Driver Ethernet type-dedicated MEXE02 released
October 2023 Ver.4.14.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • AZX Series EtherCAT compatible

Connectable products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series multi-axis driver slim type EtherCAT compatible
June 2023 Ver.4.13.4.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese Operational stability improved
June 2023 Ver.4.13.3.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Functions added

  • Trace monitor added to αSTEP AZ Series EtherNet/IP compatible products
March 2023 Ver.4.13.2.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • Hollow rotary actuator DGII Series servo motor AZX Series equipped

Support for latest firmware

  • Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series EtherNet/IP compatible products
  • Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series MECHATROLINK-III compatible products
February 2023 Ver.4.13.1.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese Operational stability improved
January 2023 Ver.4.13.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • AZX Series EtherNet/IP compatible

Supported OS added

  • Microsoft Windows 11 supported
September 2022 Ver.4.12.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series mini Driver pulse input type with RS-485 communication
  • EH Series 3-finger type
July 2022 Ver.4.11.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series mini Driver EtherNet/IP compatible
  • αSTEP AZ Series mini Driver PROFINET compatible
June 2022 Ver.4.10.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • BLV Series R type
  • Robot joint actuator RJ Series αSTEP AZ Series equipped
March 2022 Ver.4.9.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

New products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series mini Driver EtherCAT compatible
January 2022 Ver.4.8.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • BLE2 Series standard type/electromagnetic brake type
  • BLH Series digital setting type
  • BLH Series RS-485 communication type

Support for latest firmware

  • Supports for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series mini Driver RS-485 communication type
  • Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series EtherNet/IP compatible products
  • Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series EtherCAT compatible products
  • Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series PROFINET compatible products
December 2021 Ver.4.7.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

New products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series MECHATROLINK-III compatible
  • αSTEP AZ Series SSCNET III/H compatible
December 2021 Ver.3.71 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Support for latest firmware

  • Support for latest firmware for network converter CC-Link Ver.2 compatible NETC02-CC
September 2021 Ver.4.6.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

New products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series mini Driver RS-485 communication Type

Operating environment updated

  • Changed from NET Core 3.0 to .NET Core 3.1
May 2021 Ver.4.5.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series multi-axis driver DC input EtherCAT compatible (Driver Ver.2.02 or later)
  • αSTEP AZ Series multi-axis driver DC input MECHATROLINK-III compatible (Driver Ver.2.01 or later)
  • αSTEP AZ Series multi-axis Driver DC input SSCNET III/H compatible (Driver Ver.2.01 or later)

Support for latest firmware

  • Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series EtherNet/IP compatible products
  • Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series EtherCAT compatible products
March 2021 Ver.4.4.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

New products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series PROFINET compatible driver
January 2021 Ver.4.3.1.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese Operational stability improved
December 2020 Ver.3.70 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Support for latest firmware

  • Support for latest firmware for brushless motor BLV Series standard type/electromagnetic brake type
  • Support for latest firmware for brushless motor BLH Series digital setting type
  • Support for latest firmware for brushless motor BLH Series RS-485 communication type

Operational stability improved
December 2020 Ver.4.3.0.0 Japanese/English/Korean/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese

Supported products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series pulse input type, built-In controller type, pulse input type with RS-485 communication
  • αSTEP AZ Series compact driver

Operating environment updated

  • Changed from .NET Framework 4.6.2 to .NET core 3.0

Supported OS Changed

  • Changed Windows 10 supported version to Ver.1607 or later

Supported languages added

  • Added Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese to language selection
September 2020 Ver.3.60 Japanese/English

New products added

  • Rack-and-pinion system L Series αSTEP AZ Series equipped DC input
May 2020 Ver.3.59 Japanese/English

Functions added

  • Function to update to latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series multi-axis driver

Support for latest firmware

  • Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series
May 2020 Ver.4.2.0.0 Japanese/English

New products added

  • CVD Series RS-485 communication type

Operational stability improved
February 2020 Ver.4.1.0.0 Japanese/English

New products added

  • AZ Series EtherCAT compatible

Operational stability improved
December 2019 Ver.3.58 Japanese/English

New products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series compact driver
July 2019 Ver.4.0.1.0 Japanese/English Operational stability improved
July 2019 Ver.3.57 Japanese/English

New products added

  • Brushless motor BLH Series RS-485 communication type
  • Brushless motor BLV Series standard type/electromagnetic brake type

Support for latest firmware

  • Support for latest firmware for network converter CC-Link Ver.2 compatible NETC02-CC
July 2019 Ver.4.0.0.0 Japanese/English

New release

New products added

  • AZ Series EtherNet/IP compatible
April 2019 Ver.3.56 Japanese/English

Support for latest firmware

  • Support for latest firmware for brushless motor BLE2 Series
December 2018 Ver.3.55 Japanese/English Operational stability improved
December 2018 Ver.3.54 Japanese/English

Support for latest firmware

  • Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series

Operational stability improved
September 2018 Ver.3.53 Japanese/English

New products added

  • Rack-and-pinion system L Series αSTEP AZ Series equipped
  • Electric gripper EH Series αSTEP AZ Series equipped

Support for latest firmware

  • Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series
June 2018 Ver.3.52 Japanese/English

New products added

  • Brushless motor BLH Series digital setting type
  • αSTEP AZ Series multi-axis driver DC input
    SSCNET III/H compatible (UL and KC compatible products only)
  • Compact electric cylinder DR Series αSTEP AZ Series equipped

Support for latest firmware

  • αSTEP AZ Series multi-axis driver DC input
    support for latest firmware for EtherCAT compatible products

Functions Added

  • Launcher equipped

Operational stability improved
December 2017 Ver.3.51 Japanese/English
  • New products added
    αSTEP AZ Series multi-axis driver DC input MECHATROLINK-III compatible  [Supported from December 4, 2017 shipment (Driver Ver.2.01) onwards]
  • Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series
October 2017 Ver.3.50 Japanese Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series
June 2017 Ver.3.44 Japanese/English
  • Support for latest firmware for brushless motor and driver package BLE2 Series
  • Operational stability improved
April 2017 Ver.3.43 Japanese/English

New products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series multi-axis driver DC input EtherCAT compatible
March 2017 Ver.3.42 Japanese/English
  • Support for latest firmware for brushless motor and driver package BXII Series
  • Operational stability improved
November 2016 Ver.3.41 Japanese/English

New products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series pulse input type with RS-485 communication

Supported OS added

  • Microsoft Windows 10 supported

Other functional improvements
July 2016 Ver.3.32 English Operational stability improved
June 2016 Ver.3.33 Japanese Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series
December 2015 Ver.3.31 English Operational stability improved
November 2015 Ver.3.31 Japanese

New products added

  • Electric linear slide EZSH Series αSTEP AZ Series equipped
  • Compact electric cylinder DRS2 Series αSTEP AZ Series equipped
September 2015 Ver.3.30 Japanese

New products added

  • Brushless motor and driver package BLE2 Series
February 2015 Ver.3.20 Japanese

New products added

  • Network converter CC-Link Ver.2 compatible NETC02-CC
October 2014 Ver.3.12 Japanese/English Support for latest firmware for αSTEP AZ Series
July 2014 Ver.3.11 Japanese/English Operational stability improved
June 2014 Ver.3.10 Japanese/English

New products added

  • Electric linear slide EAS Series αSTEP AZ Series equipped
  • Electric linear slide EZS Series αSTEP AZ Series equipped
  • Electric cylinder EAC Series αSTEP AZ Series equipped
  • Hollow rotary actuator DGII Series αSTEP AZ Series equipped
April 2014 Ver.3.03 Japanese/English Microsoft Windows 8.1 supported
January 2014 Ver.3.02 Japanese/English Operational stability improved
January 2014 Ver.3.01 Japanese/English Operational stability improved
December 2013 Ver.3.00 Japanese/English

New products added

  • αSTEP AZ Series
  • Electric linear slide EAS Series αSTEP AR Series equipped
  • Electric linear slide EZS Series αSTEP AR Series equipped
  • Electric linear slide EZSH Series αSTEP AR Series equipped
  • Electric cylinder EAC Series αSTEP AR Series equipped
  • Hollow rotary actuator DGII Series αSTEP AR Series equipped

Supported OS added and removed

  • Microsoft Windows 8 Supported
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 removed
October 2012 Ver.2.60 Japanese/English

New products added

  • Brushless motor and driver package BXII Series
  • Stepper motor and driver package RKII Series built-in controller type
  • Hollow rotary actuator DGII Series RKII Series equipped
  • Compact linear actuator DRLII Series built-in controller type
  • Network converter EtherCAT compatible NETC01-ECT

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