IDEC FT1A Series - Page 251

S MART AXIS P RO /L ITE U SER ' S M ANUAL FT9Y-B1378 10-15
10: U SER C OMMUNICATION I NSTRUCTIONS
To use the SmartAXIS as a user communication client
Connect the SmartAXIS to the server device via the network and communicate with the server device using the Ethernet user
communication instructions.
A maximum of three connections can be allocated to user communication clients. The SmartAXIS can simultaneously connect to
and communicate with three different server devices.
[When three connections are allocated to user communication client]
To use the SmartAXIS as a user communication server
The client devices connect to the SmartAXIS and the SmartAXIS communicates with the client devices using Ethernet user
communication instructions.
A maximum of three connections can be allocated to user communication servers. A maximum of three client devices can
simultaneously connect to and communicate with the SmartAXIS.
[When three connections are allocated to user communication server]
SmartAXIS
User communication client
Connection 1
Client device
Server device 1
Client device Client device
Server device 2
Client device Client device
Server device 3
Client deviceClient device
Connection 3
Connection 2
SmartAXIS
User communication server
Connection 1
Client device Client device Client device
Connection 3
Connection 2