Communication 
 
FPΣ User's Manual 
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EXAMPLE
 
Link relay L0 for station #1 turns to TRUE. The status change is fed back to the programs of 
the other stations, and Y0 of the other stations is set to TRUE. A constant of 100 is written to 
link register LD0 of station #1. The contents of LD0 in the other stations are also changed to a 
constant of 100. 
R0
L0 L0
Y0
L0
Y0 Y0
L0
LD 0 100
100LD 0
RS485
#1 #4#2 #3
#1
#4#2 #3
100LD 0 100LD 0
 
PLC Link connection between four FPΣ units 
#  Station number of PLC  LD  Link register 
 
8.7.1  Setting Communication Parameters 
Make the following settings for the communication port: 
•  communication mode (PLC Link) 
• station number 
• link area 
For details on setting the communication parameters, see "
Communication Parameters" on 
page 
165. For details on setting the link area, see "Link Area Allocation" on page 225. 
 
NOTE
 
•  PLC Link is only available for COM port 1. 
•  For RS232C connections, the maximum number of stations is 2.