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37  FUNCTIONS
 
Functions 
different 
(modified or 
restricted) from 
Part 2
Constant scan • In the standby system, system switching when the system is powered off, a 
hardware failure has occurred, or a tracking cable has a failure may 
generate a continuation error due to the excess of constant scan time.
• The constant scan function is invalid for the standby system.
Page 662 Constant Scan
Output mode setting of STOP to 
RUN
The safety output (SA\Y) for the safety output device (SA\Y) is off, regardless 
of this setting. If the value is changed with a device test or others while the 
CPU module is in the STOP state, the value will be applied when the status of 
the CPU module changes from STOP  RUN.
Page 676 Safety output 
(SA\Y)
Interrupt 
function
Internal timer 
interrupt
When the systems are switched during time measurement of I28 to I31, the 
time measurement is interrupted and the new control system starts the time 
measurement from 0.
Interrupt period 
setting
The interrupt pointer (I) cannot be used in safety programs. Also, the following 
cannot be used in standard programs.
• Inter-module synchronous interrupt (I44)
• Multiple CPU synchronous interrupt (I45)
• High-speed internal timer interrupts (I48, I49)
MELSEC iQ-R CPU 
Module User's Manual 
(Startup)
Multiple 
interrupt 
function
Safety cycle processing is performed as a higher priority interrupt than other 
processing, and therefore even when set to "Enable" in the multiple interrupt 
settings, interrupts will never occur during safety cycle processing.
Clock 
function
Clock setting When setting clock data for the Safety CPU at the "Set Clock" window of the 
engineering tool, "All Stations Specified" cannot be selected as an execution 
target.
Time 
synchronization
The time of the standby system is synchronized with the time of the control 
system. The time setting using the time setting function (SNTP client) is 
available only for the control system.
System clock After system switching, SM420 (User timing clock No.0) to SM424 (User 
timing clock No.4) remain off on the new control system CPU module.
To use SM420 to SM424 on the new control system CPU module, execute 
the DUTY instruction again.
Writing data 
to the CPU 
module
Online change 
(ladder block)
• When the online change (ladder block) is performed on the CPU module in 
one system, the change is also reflected on the CPU module in the other 
system.
• Online changes (ladder block) are not possible in safety programs.
• Safety program files, safety global label setting files, and standard/safety 
shared global label setting files cannot be changed online. However, if 
standard/safety shared labels inside standard programs are edited, 
standard programs can be changed online.
• If a disconnection, power-off, or reset of the CPU module is detected while 
the program restoration information is being written, the processing will be 
suspended and a message will be displayed. If the processing is 
suspended by a disconnection, click the [Retry] button in the message after 
reconnecting cables. If the processing is suspended by power-off or reset, 
login to the user authentication function is disabled. Log in to the function 
and write data again to the programmable controller.
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Change
Function Description Reference