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Safety Slave Function Section 4-5
4-5 Safety Slave Function
4-5-1 Safety I/O Communications as Safety Slave
An NE1A-series Controller can function as a Safety Slave.
One NE1A-series Controller can function simultaneously as a Safety Master,
Safety Slave, and Standard Slave.
The following steps are required in order for the NE1A-series Controller to
perform safety I/O communications as a Safety Slave.
1. Creation of I/O data (safety slave I/O) to use as a Safety Slave
2. Registration in the Safety Master
3. Safety I/O connections settings in the Safety Master
Safety Slave Specifications
Note Up to 15 masters total can be communicated with for one multicast connec-
tion.
Safety I/O Connections
Number of connections 4 max.
Maximum data size 16 bytes of input or 16 bytes of output (per connection)
Connection type Single cast or multicast (See note.)
Safety PLC
Safety Master
NE1A
(Safety Slave)
Safety I/O communications
Safety Slave IN Safety Slave OU