FPΣ User's Manual 
 
8.5 MEWTOCOL-COM 
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Connection diagram for FPG-COM4 
SG
+
-
SD
RD
 
1
 
To external device with RS485 port 
 
Connect two cables each to the (+) and (-) terminals. Use wires with the same cross-sectional 
area (0.5 to 0.75 mm
2
). 
Bus termination
 
FPΣ FPΣ FPΣ FPΣ
 
1
 
To converter for RS232C connection of computer 
2
 
Transmission line 
 
Set SW1-1 to ON on the first and on the last station of the transmission line to terminate the 
data bus. (See "
DIP Switch Setting on FPG-COM4" on page 162.) 
8.5.7  Sample Program for Master Communication 
Use the F145_WRITE and F146_READ instructions for the MEWTOCOL-COM master 
function. Be sure to set the COM port used in the program to "MEWTOCOL-COM 
Master/Slave" in the system registers. 
GVL
 
 
POU Header
 
 
In order to have consistent data in the master project and in the slave project, the common 
data should be kept in the GVL of a common library.