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11 Programming Devices and Communications
CJ2 CPU Unit Software User’s Manual
11-2 Serial Communications
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11-2-1 Overview of Serial Communications
The received FINS message is automatically converted into CompoWay/F according to the message.
When Serial Communications Units with unit version 1.2 or later are used, the received FINS message
is automatically converted into either CompoWay/F, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII, or Host Link FINS
according to the message.
z CompoWay/F, Modbus-RTU, Modbus-ASCII
z Host Link FINS
Serial Gateway Mode
FINS
CompoWay/F (*1)
FINS
CMND(490)
Network
FINS command sent
Serial Communications
Unit with unit version
1.2 or later
CompoWay/F-compatible
OMRON Component, or
Modbus-RTU-compatible or
Modbus-ASCII-compatible
device
*1: Or Modbus-RTU command or Modbus-ASCII
command. These commands cannot be sent
to the CPU Unit.
Serial
Gateway
CompoWay/F (*1)
CompoWay/F (*1)
FINS
FINS
FINS
FINS
CMND(490)
Network
PLC (Host Link slave)
PLC (Host Link Master)
Serial Communications
Unit with unit version
1.2 or later (*1)
*1: Not supported
for CPU Units
Serial
Gateway
Host Link
header
Host Link
terminator
FINS command
sent
Host Link
header
Host Link
terminator
CX-Programmer or other
Programming Device that
uses CX-Server as the
communications driver