FPΣ User's Manual 
 
8.2 Communication Cassettes 
161 
Bridge the E terminal and the free (-) terminal on the first and on the last station of the 
transmission line to terminate the data bus. 
b
E
a
1
2
E
 
1
 
General station 
2
 
First and last station 
a Open 
b Bridge 
Communication modes 
Communication mode  1:1 communication  1:N communication 
MEWTOCOL-COM Master/Slave  — X 
Program controlled  — X 
PLC Link  X 
Modbus RTU Master/Slave  — X 
 
NOTE
 
This communication cassette always sends two stop bits and accepts 1 as well 
as 2 stop bits during reception, regardless of the stop bit setting. 
 
8.2.5  FPG-COM4: 1-Channel RS485 and 1-Channel RS232C Combination Type 
This communication cassette contains a 1-channel unit with a two-wire RS485 port and a 1-
channel unit with a three-wire RS232C port. 
Terminal layout 
+
-
SD RD SG
FPG-COM4
AFPG806
RS232CRS485
SD RD SG
-
+
 
Pin  Name  Signal direction  Port 
+ 
Transmission line (+) 
— 
- 
Transmission line (-) 
— 
RS485 
(COM 1) 
SD 
Send Data 
PLC → External device 
RD 
Receive Data 
PLC ← External device 
SG 
Signal Ground 
— 
RS232 
(COM 2) 
 
Set SW1-1 to ON on the first and on the last station of the transmission line to terminate the 
data bus. See also "
DIP Switch Setting on FPG-COM4" on page 162. 
SW1-1