Note for projects created before version 2.1.6 with audio features may or may not work with the new hardware. Thus all projects need to be updated to firmware 2.1.6 before using the new hardware.
Bulletin # SB975
Date: Thursday, March 22, 2012
To: All Master Price List Holders, CTC Only
Product: CTC XPC2, XPR2 and EPX2 PowerStations
Subject: XPC2, XPR2 and EPX2 PowerStations to remove audio chips
Parker Electromechanical Automation announces that XPC2, XPR2 and EPX2 PowerStations will no longer include audio hardware.
Description and Features
The EPX2, XPR2 and XPC2 PowerStations were officially launched without audio as a supported feature, despite this Parker EMN has been shipping these products with audio chips installed since release. Our limited supply of audio chips is now coming to an end and Parker EMN will discontinue offering this undocumented feature effective April 15, 2012, or when supplies run out, whichever comes first.
Part Numbering
Impacted product codes are all models of the XPC2, XPR2 and EPX2 families:
XPR2????-2P?
XPC2????-??-???
EPX2????-??-???
? = Any character in this position.
Effective Dates
All impacted units will transition on or before April 15, 2012.
Note: When updating projects, the XPR2 binary files for firmware update are different than XPR binary files. Thus the flash back utilities are different for the XPR than XPR2:
Note that XPR20 is XPR2 headless. XPR26-15 is for XPR2 units, any size between 6 and 15inch.
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keywords:
Platform Version:
If this number is 2, it is only compatible with 8", 10", and 12" Xpress units.
If this number is 3, it is only compatible with a 6" Xpress unit.
If this number is 4, it is only compatible with headless units.
Target Type:
If this number is 1, it is only compatible with an XPR unit.
If this number is 2, it is only compatible with an XPC unit.
Firmware Version:
This is the firmware version that the Xpress unit will be upgraded to.