2. Technical Description
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Compatibility with Other Products
There are some incompatibilities between the Nexto Series CPUs and the MasterTool IEC XE. See
the following table to find out which version of MasterTool IEC XE should be used.
Nexto Series CPU Software Version
MasterTool IEC XE compatible version
Table 2-14. Compatibility with other products
Note:
Compatibility between versions: some features are available only from a particular version. To
further information, see the Manual MasterTool IEC XE – MU299609 to verify the availability of
some characteristic in a specific product version.
Performance
The Nexto Series CPU performance relies on:
User Application Time
Application Interval
Operational System Time
Module quantity (process data, input/output, among others)
Application Times
The execution time of Nexto CPUs application depends on the following variables:
Input read time (local and remote)
Tasks execution time
Output write time (local and remote)
It is important to stress that the execution time of the “Main Task” will be directly influenced by the
“Configuration” system task, a task of high priority, executed periodically by the system. The
“Configuration” task may interrupt the “Main Task” and, when using the communication modules, as
the Ethernet NX5000 module, for instance, the time addition to the “Main Task” may be up to 25%
of the execution average time.