# IEC61850 diver for previous Ignition 8.x version

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iec61850-diver-for-previous-ignition-8-x-version/70395>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 27, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iec61850-diver-for-previous-ignition-8-x-version/70395 "2023-02-27T23:40:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Saurabh\_Menon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Saurabh\_Menon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Saurabh_Menon)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iec61850-diver-for-previous-ignition-8-x-version/70395/1 "2023-02-27T23:40:15Z")

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The IEC61850 Driver has been released for 8.1.25, Is it backward compatible and will this be available for previous 8.x releases.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iec61850-diver-for-previous-ignition-8-x-version/70395/2 "2023-02-27T23:40:51Z")

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> [@Saurabh\_Menon](#):
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> Is it backward compatible and will this be available for previous 8.x releases.

No, no

Upgrades within a version series (8.1.x to 8.1.x) are free, fwiw.

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**Author:** ![Saurabh\_Menon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Saurabh\_Menon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Saurabh_Menon)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iec61850-diver-for-previous-ignition-8-x-version/70395/3 "2023-02-27T23:47:48Z")

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Hi Kevin

Awesome speedy response 🙂

Backward compatibility - No  
Availability for previous 8.1.x release - No

So if we are looking to have IEC61850 support the way forward is to upgrade the Ignition version (8.1.x -\> 8.1.25)

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iec61850-diver-for-previous-ignition-8-x-version/70395/4 "2023-02-27T23:49:19Z")

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Yes, you'll have to upgrade to 8.1.25 (or a future version, if you decide to wait) to have IEC 61850 support. No other way.

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**Author:** ![Saurabh\_Menon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Saurabh\_Menon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Saurabh_Menon)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/iec61850-diver-for-previous-ignition-8-x-version/70395/5 "2023-02-27T23:51:53Z")

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Thanks Kevin.