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Chapter6-2. Page.84
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6-2. FP-M/FP1 Master Station and
FP3/FP10S Master Station
1. FP-M and FP3/FP10S
By connecting the FP-M transmitter master board and FP3 transmitter master unit, I/O data can be exchanged between
the two master stations. The I/O points allocated to master stations A and B correspond one to one. When an output is
generated from one master station, the corresponding input point of the other master station turns ON.
1) Wiring and setting method
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FP-M and FP3/FP10S
FP3 transmitter master unit
setting at 32 inputs: X0 to X1F,
32 outputs: Y20 to Y3F
FP-M transmitter master board
setting at 32 inputs: X110 to X12F,
32 outputs: Y110 to Y12F
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
X0
Y40
Master
station B
Y40 of master B
turns ON
FP3/FP10S CPU
Operation mode
selector
OFFON
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
ON
X2
Y110
Y110: ON
→
X0: ON
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ON
↓
Operation mode selector
OFF ON
FP-M
control
board
Master
station A
When X2 of master A
turns ON
Transmission cable
(Twisted pair cable
or 2-conductor cable)
OFF OFF OFF
x Connect the RS485 interfaces of the FP-M transmitter master board and FP3 transmitter master unit with a
transmission cable.
x Set the operation mode selectors of each master station as shown below.
<Master A> <Master B>
FP-M Selector No. 1: OFF, No. 3: ON FP3/FP10S Selector No. 1: ON
Notes:
x
Either master station can be set as master B. 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 FP-M transmitter master board and FP3 transmitter master unit have the same
number of I/O points. To set thenumber of I/O points, use the operation modeselectors, and follow thesame
procedure as for the I/O allocation for remote I/O slave stations.
x
For the I/O point setting of operation mode selector of the FP3 transmitter master unit, see page 50, “4-1.
Operation Mode Setting.”
x
For the setting of operation mode selector of the FP-M transmitter master board, see the “FP-M/FP1
MEWNET-TR Technical Manual.”
6-2. FP-M/FP1 Master Station and FP3/FP10S Master Station