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Protocol Conversion Section 6-5
Note When using the CX-Programmer, enter the actual Host Link unit number. Do
not add 1 to the value. The CX-Programmer will automatically add 1 internally.
Access from CX-Programmer Connected to Network
Select the Unit.
The Serial
Communications port
address is automatically
calculated.
Select the port.
Select this option.
Enter the unit number for the
actual Host Link (values are
incremented by 1 automatically).
Network-to-Serial Details Routing tables to
treat serial
communications
path as network
Personal computers (e.g., CX-Pro-
grammer) connected through the
network to the PLC master can
access a PLC slave that is con-
nected serially to the PLC master
via Host Link.
Required
FINS message
CX-Programmer, etc.
Host Link header
Terminator
Serial Communications Unit/Board
CPU Unit
CS/CJ-series or CVM1/CV-series PLC
Host Link Slave
User-specified
FINS command
Protocol
conversion
User-specified
FINS command
Used as Host
Link Master
Network (Ethernet, Controller
LInk, DeviceNet)
RS-422A/485
(Host Link)