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NX-series Safety Control Unit User’s Manual (Z930)
1-1 Introduction and Features
The NX-series Safety Control Units are part of the lineup of Sysmac devices. They are used to execute
safety controls. Safety Control Units are classified as NX Units and they are used connected to an
EtherCAT Coupler Unit or EtherNet/IP Coupler Unit. You use the integrated development environment
that is provided by the Sysmac Studio Automation Software to build the safety control system, and per-
form all settings, programming, and debugging of the Safety Control Units.
The NX-series Safety Control Units are used connected to an EtherCAT Coupler Unit.
These Units achieve safety controls on an EtherCAT network when they are used in a sequence and
motion control system that is based on the NJ/NX-series Machine Automation Controller.
Safety Control Units perform remote I/O communications with the EtherCAT master through an Ether-
CAT Coupler Unit. These Units also support the FSoE (Safety over EtherCAT) protocol to perform
safety I/O communications between the FSoE master and slaves. This allows you to combine safety
process data communications and standard process data communications on the same EtherCAT net-
work.
When you set up the safety system configuration on the Sysmac Studio, you automatically achieve
safety process data communications (Safety over EtherCAT) on any EtherCAT network that was
installed for standard process data communications.
1-1-1 Overview of Safety Control Units
Safety Control Systems on EtherCAT Networks
NJ/NX-series
Controller
Sysmac Studio
EtherCAT slaves, such as servos, vision systems, and I/O
EtherCAT master
EtherCAT slaves
Safety Control Units
Setting, programming, and
debugging the Safety Control Units
EtherCAT
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