FPΣ User's Manual 
 
8.7 PLC Link 
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•  For PLC Link, the communication format and baud rate settings are fixed: 
Data length: 
8 bits 
Parity: 
Odd 
Stop bit: 
1 bit 
End code: 
CR 
Start code: 
No STX 
Baud rate:  
115200bit/s 
•  FPG-COM4: The baud rate of 115200bit/s must be set with switch SW1-2 on 
the cassette. See "
DIP Switch Setting on FPG-COM4" on page 162. 
Station number setting for a PLC link 
The station number can be set within a range of 1 to 16. For details on setting station 
numbers, see "
Setting Station Numbers" on page 167. 
RS485
#1 #16#2 #3
#4
 
A maximum of 16 stations can be connected in a PLC link 
#  Station number of PLC 
 
NOTE
 
•  Make sure the same station number is not used for more than one of the 
PLCs connected through the PLC Link function. 
•  Station numbers should be set sequentially and consecutively, starting 
from 1, with no breaks between them. If there are fewer than 16 stations 
linked, set the highest station number to reduce the link transmission cycle 
time. See "
Setting the Highest Station Number for a PLC Link" on page 232. 
 
8.7.2  Link Area Allocation 
To use the PLC link function, link areas need to be allocated. Set the allocations for both the 
link relays and link registers using the system registers of the CPU. 
Link areas consist of link relays and link registers and are divided into areas for PLC link 0 
and PLC link 1. A maximum of 1024 link relays (points) and 128 link registers (words) can be 
used in the PLC link areas.