{"id":21510,"date":"2026-04-14T14:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altusautomation.com\/post\/21510\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:43:05","slug":"complete-guide-getting-started-with-the-nexto-xf-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altusautomation.com\/en\/post\/21510\/complete-guide-getting-started-with-the-nexto-xf-series","title":{"rendered":"Complete Guide: Getting Started with the Nexto XF Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The evolution of industrial automation has reached a level where the distinction between floor-level control and data analysis is becoming increasingly seamless. Within this transformation, Altus consolidates its position with the launch of the first Nexto XF models, a series of controllers designed to <strong>operate as distributed intelligence platforms<\/strong>, <strong>fully prepared for the emerging challenges of Industry 4.0.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article serves as a practical guide, leading new users from the moment of equipment acquisition to the mastery of its core functionalities. it compiles tutorial content, technical documentation, and audiovisual resources developed by our technical support team to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal here is to answer a simple question: now that the Nexto XF series is available on the market, how can you, as a user, extract the maximum potential from your hardware?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer lies in an extensive library of resources, ranging from videos produced by the technical support team to detailed manuals on communication protocols and <strong>cybersecurity<\/strong>, providing the necessary support to accelerate the <strong>learning curve<\/strong> <strong>and maximize application performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Meet the new Altus controller line\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5FMZ-0EFLE0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content designed to help our customers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Knowledge base and YouTube videos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AltusSA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">To access, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">To acces Knowledge base<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manuals, datasheets, and presentations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altusautomation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/XF3xx_EN_CE118100-1.pdf\">Download Datasheet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altusautomation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nexto-XF-en-Rev-D.pdf\">Download Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I bought my XF, now what? Where to start? (First steps)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mastertool download<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altusautomation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mastertool%20X%204.0.0.zip\">Software Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Nexto XF #01 -  Mastertool X download\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N634KtcehT8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Languages and the IEC 61131-3 standard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Flexibility is the key to operational innovation, and Mastertool embodies this principle by offering full support for the five programming languages standardized by the IEC 61131-3 norm: <strong>Structured Text (ST), Sequential Function Chart (SFC), Function Block Diagram (FBD), Continuous Function Chart (CFC), and Ladder Diagram (LD).<\/strong><br><br>With this diversity, you can employ different languages within the same application, organizing projects, reusing previously developed code, and ensuring that your team, even with different specializations, can collaborate efficiently by choosing the most suitable language for each segment of the control logic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to create your first project &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44126618238605-Nexto-XF-02-Creating-a-Project\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Developing the first logic for the XF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ways to insert Open Contacts and Coils &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44133295484045-Nexto-XF-05-Ways-to-Insert-Open-Contact-and-Coil\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contacts in series &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44140448054541-Nexto-XF-11-Series-Contacts-AND-Logic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contacts in parallel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44141286744973-Nexto-XF-12-Parallel-Contacts-OR-Logic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set and Reset Coils &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44144300591245-Nexto-XF-15-Set-and-Reset-Coils\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arithmetic operations (addition and subtraction) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44168183873037-Nexto-XF-24-Arithmetic-Operations-Addition-and-Subtraction\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arithmetic operations (multiplication and division) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44169645621133-Nexto-XF-25-Arithmetic-Operations-Multiplication-and-Division\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using Logic Gates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using AND and OR Logic Gates (3 inputs) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44177628877453-Nexto-XF-31-Using-AND-and-OR-Logic-Gates-3-Inputs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using XOR and NOT Logic Gates &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44178580408717-Nexto-XF-32-Using-XOR-and-NOT-Logic-Gates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating subroutines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating subroutines \u2013 Function Block &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44194562163213-Nexto-XF-37-Creating-Subroutines-Function-Block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating subroutines \u2013 Function &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44195396369293-Nexto-XF-38-Creating-Subroutines-Function\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating Variable Lists: Persistent, Retentive, and Global<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating a persistent variable list &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44196734644493-Nexto-XF-40-Creating-a-List-of-Retentive-Variables\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating a retentive variable list &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44196734644493-Nexto-XF-40-Creating-a-List-of-Retentive-Variables\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating a global variable list &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44196255861389-Nexto-XF-39-Creating-a-Global-Variable-List\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using MOVE, MUX, and SEL Blocks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MOVE Block &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44209603785741-Nexto-XF-49-MOVE-Block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MUX Block &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44208708707853-Nexto-XF-48-MUX-Block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEL Block &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/suporte.altus.com.br\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/44207708512525-Nexto-XF-47-SEL-Block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you have the complete map of the territory, it is time to begin. Access Mastertool, connect your Nexto XF, and take your automation to the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional questions, our technical support team is available to help on call:<br><br><strong>Phone<\/strong>: +55 51 3589 9500<br><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> support@altusautomation.com<br><strong>Mon\u2013Fri<\/strong>: 8AM\u201310PM | Sat: 8AM\u20135PM (GMT-3) | Closed Sundays &amp; holidays.<br><br>Altus products rely on a specialized and highly qualified team, prepared to perform diagnostics and repairs with speed and precision. With a complete stock of replacement parts, we also offer an emergency repair service for critical situations, minimizing the risk of downtime.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The evolution of industrial automation has reached a level where the distinction between floor-level control and data analysis is becoming increasingly seamless. 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