Contents
Preface
Safety Precautions
Revisions
Contents
Page
Section 1  General ..........................................................................................1-1
1-1  General ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1-2  Selections and Programs for the Communication ..................................................................... 1-2
1-3  General Purpose Communication Package for Factory Automation Machine ........................ 1-3
1-4  Product Versions and Supported Functions ............................................................................... 1-4
1-4-1 Supported functions .............................................................................................................................. 1-4
1-4-2 Available standard extended FB ........................................................................................................... 1-4
Section 2  Specifications ...............................................................................2-1
2-1  General Specifications .................................................................................................................. 2-1
2-2  Communication Specifications..................................................................................................... 2-2
2-3  Names and Functions .................................................................................................................... 2-3
2-3-1 Names ................................................................................................................................................... 2-3
2-3-2 Functions ............................................................................................................................................... 2-4
2-4  Dimensions ..................................................................................................................................... 2-7
Section 3  System Configuration ..................................................................3-1
3-1  Mounting Restrictions ................................................................................................................... 3-1
3-1-1  Mounting position ................................................................................................................................. 3-1
3-1-2  Number of mountable modules ............................................................................................................ 3-1
3-2  System Configurations .................................................................................................................. 3-2
3-2-1 1:1 Connection using RS-232C port ..................................................................................................... 3-2
3-2-2 1:N Connection using RS-485 port (N = max. 31 modules) ................................................................. 3-3
3-2-3 Connecting independently to RS-232C and RS-485 ports................................................................... 3-4
3-2-4 Connection using RS-232C and RS-485 ports (2) ............................................................................... 3-5
3-2-5 Connecting a personal computer loader to the RS-232C port and RS-485 port ................................. 3-7
3-2-6 Loader network configuration using RS-485 ........................................................................................ 3-7
3-2-7 Loader network configuration using modems (1) ................................................................................. 3-8
3-3  Loader Connecting Cable .............................................................................................................. 3-9
3-3-1 When connecting to RS-232C port ....................................................................................................... 3-9
3-3-2 When connecting to RS-485 port .......................................................................................................... 3-9
3-4  Self-diagnosis ............................................................................................................................... 3-10
3-4-1 Self-diagnosis  mode 1 ........................................................................................................................ 3-10
3-4-2 Self-diagnosis  mode 2 ........................................................................................................................ 3-11
Section 4  Software Interface ........................................................................4-1
4-1  General ............................................................................................................................................ 4-1
4-2  Specifications for Non-procedural FB ......................................................................................... 4-3
4-2-1 Communication specification ................................................................................................................ 4-3
4-2-2 FB format ............................................................................................................................................... 4-4
4-2-3 FB terminals .......................................................................................................................................... 4-5