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Expanded System Configuration Section 2-5
Note With CS/CJ-series CPU Units Ver. 2.0 or later, remote programming/monitor-
ing is possible up to 8 levels away. Refer to
1-6-2 Improved Read Protection
Using Passwords
for details.
Access to CPU Unit Plus Other Devices on Racks
The CPU Unit, CPU Bus Units, personal computers (boards), and other
devices can be identified and specified using unit addresses.
Network-to-Serial Conversion or Network-to-Serial-to-Network
Conversion
Using a Serial Communications Board/Unit with unit version 1.2 or later and
Serial Gateway mode enables received FINS commands to be automatically
converted into CompoWay/F, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, or Host Link FINS
commands according to the FINS message. FINS commands that have been
converted into Host Link FINS commands can also be converted back into
Host Link FINS commands.
Network 1 Network 3
Network 2
CPU Bus Unit
CPU Unit
Personal
computer
board
FINS
FINS FINS
FINS
FINS
Serial Communications
Unit with unit version 1.2
or later
Network
Serial (Host Link)
PLC
(Host Link slave)
Network
Network
Serial
Gateway