Omron CP1L - Section 1 Features and System Configuration; Features and System Configuration

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SECTION 1
Features and System Configuration
This section introduces the features of the CP1L and describes its configuration. It also describes the Units that are available
and connection methods for the CX-Programmer and other peripheral devices.
1-1 Features and Main Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1-1-1 CP1L Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1-1-2 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1-2 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1-2-1 Basic System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1-2-2 System Expansion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1-2-3 Restrictions on System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1-3 Connecting the CX-Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
1-3-1 Connecting with a Commercially Available USB Cable . . . . . . . . . 24
1-3-2 Connecting to a Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1-4 Function Charts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
1-5 Function Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1-5-1 Overview of Function Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1-5-2 Advantages of Function Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34