FPΣ User's Manual 
 
8.7 PLC Link 
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8.7.2.4  Precautions for Allocating Link Areas 
A mistake in the link area allocation will cause an error, and communication will be disabled. 
Avoid overlapping send areas 
When sending data from the send area to the receive area of another PLC, send and receive 
areas must match. In the example shown below, there is an overlapping area between units 
no. 2 and 3, and this will cause an error, so that communication cannot be carried out. 
WL0
19
20
63
WL0
19
20
63
WL0
63
39
40
29
40
#1 #2 #3
#1
#2
#3
#1
#3
 
 
Send area 
 
Overlapping area 
System register settings 
Station settings 
No.  Name 
#1  #2  #3 
40 
Link relays - Send/receive area - Number of words shared by all linked PLCs  64  64  64 
42 
Link relays - Send area - Start sending from this word address  0  20  30 
43 
Link relays - Send area - Number of words to send  20  20  34 
Invalid allocations 
The following allocations are not possible, neither for link relays nor for link registers: 
•  Send area is split 
 
•  Send and receive areas are split into multiple segments 
 
 
Send area 
 
Receive area