Chapter 7 Second Development Platform VP3000 
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7-1 Specification of Second Development Platform 
Item  Specification  Remark 
Algorithmic control 
method 
Stored program, scanning back and forth   
Input / output control 
method 
Batch processing method (when END instruction 
is executed), with input / output refresh 
instructions 
 
lgorithmic processing 
speed 
Basic instructions (several μs) 
Application instructions (1 to 
dozens of μs) 
Programming language Instruction list + Ladder diagram     
Program capacity  20000 steps   
Input / output contacts  Input (X): 6, output (Y): 4     
These input / output contacts (on 
control board) are for VP3000, 
other series might be different. 
 
Type  Device  Item  Range of use  Function 
Relay 
(bit type) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X  External input relay 
X0–X177, 128 points, 
octal number system 
Tot al 
256 
points 
 
Correspond to the external 
inputs 
Y  External output relay 
Y0–Y177, 128 points, 
octal number system 
Correspond to the external 
outputs 
M 
Auxiliary 
relay 
 
General use  M0–M999, 1000 points 
Tot al 
1360 
points 
 
The contacts can be 
switched ON / OFF withing 
the program 
Special 
purpose 
M1000–M1359, 360 
points 
T  Timer  100 ms  T0–T159, 160 points 
Tot al 
160 
points 
 
For the timer specified by 
TMR instruction, the contacts 
correspond to T will be ON if 
the time reaches the setting. 
C Counter 
16-bit count 
up 
C0–C79, 80 points 
Total 80 
points 
 
For the counter specified by 
CNT instruction, the contacts 
correspond to C will be ON if 
the time reaches the setting. 
Register 
(word) 
 
 
 
T  Current value of timer  T0–T159, 160 points 
The contacts of the timer are 
conducted when the time 
reaches the setting. 
C  Current value of counter  C0–T79, 16-bit counter, 80 points 
The contacts of the counter 
are conducted when the 
count reaches the setting. 
D Data register 
 
Data retention D0–D499, 500 points 
Tot al 
2920 
points 
 
As a memory area for data 
storage 
Special 
purpose 
D1000–D1619, 620 
points 
D2000–D2799, 800 
points 
General use 
D3000–M3999, 1000 
points  
Constant 
K Decimal 
Single-byte  Setting range: K-32,768–K32,767 
Double-byte  Setting range: K-2,147,483,648–K2,147,483,647 
H Hexadecimal 
Single-byte  Setting range: H0000–HFFFF 
Double-byte  Setting range: H00000000–HFFFFFFFF