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MELSEC-Q
8   ONLINE MODULE CHANGE 
 
8.4 Precautions for Online Module Change 
The following are the precautions for online module change. 
 
(1)  Always perform an online module change in the correct procedure. A failure to do 
so can cause a malfunction or failure. 
 
(2)  When an online module change is made, the following buffer memory values are 
cleared to "0". 
• Sampling pulse number 
• Accumulating count value 
• Input pulse value