Appendix 1 Specifications 
• Ethernet 
Item   Specifications  
Network address  1 to 127 
Node address  1 to 254 
UDP port number   1024 to 65535 (See note 1.) 
IP address   0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 (See note 2.) 
Subnet mask   0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 
Default gateway   0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 
IP proxy address   “”(blank), 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255  
Conversion table   Node address: 1 to 253  
IP address:  0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 
Note  1.  The default UDP port number is 9600.  
  2.  Do not set the following values for the IP address. 
•  Host ID with all bits set to 0 or 1.   (Example: 192.168.21.0
) 
•  Net ID with all bits set to 0 or 1.   (Example: 255.255
.21.16) 
•  Subnet ID with all bits set to 1.   (Example: 192.168.255
.16) 
•  IP addresses that begin with 127.   (Example: 127
.35.21.16)  
● Controller Link Specifications (with NS-CLK21 Controller Link Interface 
Unit Mounted)  
Item Specification 
Communications 
method 
N:N token bus 
Code Manchester code 
Modulation Baseband code 
Synchronization  Flag synchronization (conforming to HDLC frames)  
Transmission path 
type 
Multidrop (bus)  
Baud rate and 
maximum transmis-
sion distance 
The maximum transmission distances depends on the baud rate setting as follows: 
  2 Mbits/s: 500 m 
  1 Mbits/s: 800 m 
  500 Kbits/s: 1 km 
Media  Specified shielded twisted-pair cable 
2 signal lines and 1 shield 
Connections to 
nodes 
PLCs  : Connected via terminal block 
Personal computers: Connected via special connector (provided) 
Max. number of 
nodes 
32 modes 
Communications 
functions 
Data links and message service 
Number of data link 
words 
• Transmission area per node: 
  1,000 words max. (2,000 bytes)  
• Send/receive data link areas per SYSMAC CS-series PLC: 
  12,000 words max. (24,000 bytes)  
• Send/receive data link areas per SYSMAC C200HX/HG/HE, CVM1, or CV-series 
PLC:  
  8,000 words max. (16,000 bytes)  
• Send/receive data link areas per personal computer: 
  32,000 words max. (64,000 bytes)  
• Total send data link words on entire network: 
  32,000 words max. (64,000 bytes)  
Data link areas  Bit (CIO, and LR Area), data memory (DM Area), expansion data memory (EM 
Area)  
Message length  2,012 bytes max. 
RAS functions  • Polling unit backup function 
• Self-diagnosis (hardware check at startup) 
• Internode tests and broadcast test (via FINS commands) 
• Watchdog timer 
• Error log 
Error correction  Manchester code check 
CRC check (CCITT.X
16
+X
12
+X
5
+1)  
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