Panasonic FP3

FP3 MEWNET-TR
Chapter6-1. Page.82
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6-1. Master Station and Master Station
1. FP3/FP10S and FP3/FP10S
x By connecting two FP3 transmitter master units, I/O data can be exchanged between the two FP3/FP10S master
stations. The I/O points allocated to master stations Aand Bcorrespond oneto one. When an output is generatedfrom
one master station, the corresponding input point of the other master station turns ON.
1) Wiring and setting method
Master
station A
X2
Y20
X0
Y40
Y20: ON
→
X0: ON
FP3 transmitter master unit
(setting at 32 inputs/32 outputs)
Master
station B
Operation mode
selector
Transmission cable
(Twisted pair cable
or 2-conductor cable)
When X2 of
master A turns ON
Y40 of master B
turns ON
FP3/FP10S CPU
OFFON
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
OFF
FP3 transmitter master unit
(setting at 32 inputs/32 outputs)
FP3/FP10S CPU
Operation mode
selector
OFFON
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
ON
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
x Connect the RS485 interfaces of the two FP3 transmitter master units with a transmission cable.
x Set the operation mode selectors of the two FP3 transmitter master units as shown below.
<Master A> <Master B>
Selector No. 1: OFF Selector No. 1: ON
Notes:
x
Either master station can be set as master A. However, be sure to pair up two stations as master A and
master B.
x
When the I/O link function is used, do not connect a slave station.
x
It is recommended that the two FP3 transmitter master units have the same number of I/O points. To set
I/O points, use operation mode selector Nos. 5 through 8, and follow the same procedure as for the I/O
allocation for remote I/O slave stations.
x
For the I/O point setting of operation mode selector Nos. 2 through 8, see page 50, “4-1. Operation Mode
Setting.”
6-1. Master Station and Master Station