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3   SPECIFICATIONS 
 
3.3.2 Details of I/O signals 
The I/O signals of the QD60P8-G are detailed below. 
 
(1)  Details of input signals (QD60P8-G   programmable controller 
CPU) 
The following table indicates the ON/OFF timings and functions of the input 
signals. 
 
Device 
No. 
Signal name  Details 
Initial 
value 
*1 
X0 Module READY 
OFF: Not 
Prepared/ 
Watch dog 
timer error 
ON :  Prepared 
•  This signal judges whether the QD60P8-G is normal or 
abnormal in the sequence program. This signal turns ON 
when the module starts normally at power-on or reset 
operation. 
•  This signal turns OFF at occurrence of a watch dog timer 
error. 
OFF 
X1 
Operating 
condition setting 
complete flag 
OFF: Operating 
condition 
setting 
ON :  Operating 
condition 
setting 
complete 
•  This signal is used as an interlock for turning ON/OFF the 
operating condition setting request flag (Y1) when the function, 
such as the comparison output function, is selected or the 
setting value is changed. 
•  When this signal is OFF, input pulses are not counted. 
•  After confirming that the operating condition setting is 
completed (this signal has turned ON), turn ON the count 
enable signal (Y18 to Y1F) to start pulse counting. 
Operating condition
setting request flag
Operating condition
setting complete flag
Module
READY
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
(X0)
(X1)
(Y1)
(Y18 to Y1F)
ON
Executed by QD60P8-G
Count enable
Executed by sequence program
 
OFF 
X8 CH1 
X9 CH2 
XA CH3 
XB CH4 
XC CH5 
XD CH6 
XE CH7 
XF CH8 
Error 
occurrence 
OFF: No error 
occurrence 
ON :  Error 
occurrence 
•  This signal turns ON if an error exists in the overflow detection 
or initial setting data. (The details of the error can be confirmed 
from the "system monitor" screen of GX Developer.) 
•  This signal turns OFF when the error reset request (Y8 to YF) 
is turned ON. 
•  The "error code" is stored into the buffer memory of the 
corresponding channel (refer to Section 3.4.2 for details). 
Error occurrence
(X8 to XF)
Error code is read during this period.
Executed by QD60P8-G
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
Error reset request
(Y8 to YF)
Executed by sequence program
 
OFF 
 
*1: Initial value set at power-on or when the programmable controller CPU is reset.