3-1
Mounting restrictions
Section 3 System Configuration
3-1 Mounting Restrictions
3-1-1 Mounting position
NP1L-RS1/2/4 is a general purpose communication module which is connected to the SX bus of MICREX-SX series. The
mounting position on the base board is restricted as follows:
They can be mounted in any slot except those for the power supply module (the two slots from the left on the base board).
<Base board other than 6-slots base board>
Note: The general purpose communication modules cannot be mounted on T-link or OPCN-1 slave station base boards.
Mountable slots
Mountable slots
<6-slots base board>
T-link interface module
T-link master module
Power
supply
CPU
I/O I/O I/O I/O
Power
supply
3-1-2 Number of mountable modules
A maximum of 16 modules per configuration can be connected. However, when other communication related modules are
used in the same configuration, the maximum number of 16 is the total of these and NP1L-RS1/2/4 modules.
P-link module (NP1L-PL1)
PE-link module (NP1L-PE1)
FL-net (OPCN-2) module (NP1L-FL1)
General purpose communication module (NP1L-RS1/2/4)
PC card interface module (NP1F-PC2)
Memory card interface module (NP1F-MM1)
Maximum of 16 modules per configuration.