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System Configuration Section 1-2
Option Boards for Serial Communications
NS-series PT, personal computer, bar code reader, etc.
RS-232C 
(Expansion)
CP1W-CIF01 RS-232C 
Option Board
CP1W-CIF11/CIF12 
RS-422A/485C Option Board
RS-422A (Expansion)
Inverter, etc.
Appearance Name Model Port Serial communications modes
RS-232C
Option Board
CP1W-CIF01 One RS-232C port 
(D-Sub, 9 pins, 
female)
Host Link, NT Link (1: N or 
1:1 
Link Master, 1:1 Link Slave
), 
No-protocol, Serial PLC Link 
Slave, Serial PLC Link Master, 
Serial Gateway (conversion to 
CompoWay/F, conversion to Mod-
bus-RTU), peripheral bus
RS-422A/485
Option Board
CP1W-CIF11/CIF12 One RS-422A/485 
port (terminal block 
for ferrules)
COMM
COMM