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37  FUNCTIONS
37.1  System Switching
Execution availability of system switching
The following tables show the execution availability of system switching.
: Switching possible, : Switching not possible
*1 When the group specification has been set in the standby system, a network error is not detected if communication is available with the 
line of an Ethernet-equipped module after a communication error has occurred on the other Ethernet-equipped module. ( MELSEC 
iQ-R Ethernet User's Manual (Application))
*2 After the online change has been completed, the system switching cause is detected and the systems are switched. However, when an 
online change is being executed only in the standby system, the systems cannot be switched.
*3 If system switching is disabled when a system switching request is sent, a continuation error occurs and the cause of the system 
switching failure is stored in SD1644 (Cause of system switching failure).
*4 If system switching is disabled when a system switching request is sent, the error code corresponding to the cause of the system 
switching failure is returned.
*5 When the systems are switched during an online change, a mismatch between the files is detected in the system consistency check and 
a stop error may occur on the new standby system. ( Page 644 File)
*6 Although the control system CPU module is switched to the standby system CPU module, the existing standby system is not switched.
*7 The initial processing of the safety function after system switching completes is also included.
Status of system using the 
SIL2 Process CPU
Execution availability of system switching
Automatic system switching Manual system switching
Power-off or 
reset of the 
CPU 
module
Hardware 
failure of 
the CPU 
module
Stop error of the CPU 
module
System 
switching 
request 
from a 
network 
module
*3
System 
switching 
request by 
the 
SP.CONTSW 
instruction
*3
System 
switching 
request 
from the 
engineering 
tool
*4
WDT error Error other 
than WDT 
error
Normal operation or continuation 
error in the standby system
 
Tracking communications 
disabled (cable disconnection)
*6
*6
 
Power-off, reset, hardware 
failure of the standby system 
CPU module
*6
*6
 
Stop error in 
the standby 
system
WDT error 
*6
*6
 
Error other 
than WDT 
error
*6
 
Network error detected in the 
standby system
*1
 
During memory copy from 
control system to standby 
system
*6
 
During online change 
*2*5
Mismatch between the CPU 
module operating status of both 
systems
 
Mismatch between the safety 
operation mode of both systems
 
Error in safety tracking data 
detected
*6
*6
 
During system switching
*7
 
During online 
module 
change
Redundant 
function 
module
*6
*6
 
Other modules  
System switching disabled by the 
DCONTSW instruction