Section 2 NS Series Functions 2-22 Transferring Device Data
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Transfer group Trigger condition
1 Cycle time: 2 s
2 Cycle time: 1 s
3 Cycle time: 1 s
4 Cycle time: 3 s
5 ON
Example 1: Short Device Data Transfer Times
Transfer group 2
Transfer group 3
Transfer group 1
Transfer group 4
1 s 2 s
3 s
4 s
5 s
6 s
7 s
Example 2: Long Data Transfer Times for Transfer Groups 2 and 4
Transfer group 2
Transfer group 3
Transfer group 1
Transfer group 4
1 s 2 s 3 s 4 s 5 s 6 s 7 s
X X
X
X
X
X
X
Even if the trigger condition is met, data will not be transferred while another transfer group is being
processed. This will create inconsistencies in the transfer cycles.
Example 3: A Trigger Occurs During Operation
O
O
Transfer group 2
Transfer group 3
Transfer group 1
Transfer group 4
Transfer group 5
Transfer group 5
Transfer group 5
Trigger
Transfer group 5
1 s 2 s 3 s 4 s 5 s 6 s 7 s
The trigger status is checked each cycle. If a trigger condition is met, cyclic transfer processing will be
interrupted to transfer the data.