7.3  Operation
7.3.1  Input/Output Register
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Slave CPU Synchronous Function
7.3  Operation
7.3.1  Input/Output Register
This section describes the details of the input/output register configured in the link assignment.
( 1 ) Master Side Input/Output Data
 Input data details
Item Description
Scan Counter
One byte of area which allows a master side application to check a value configured and updated by a 
slave side application. It is used for the following purposes: 
• Checks the update of input data from MP2300S.
• Determines the MP2300S behavior (in operation/in pause).
Note that the use of this area is optional. 
Slave Status
Status of MECHATROLINK transmission unit of MP2300S. 
The configuration is shown on the subsequent page:
Data
Up to 6 words of data area for MECHATROLINK-II (17 Byte) and up to 13 words of data area for 
MECHATROLINK-II (32 Byte) are available. 
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
IW+0
IW+1
IW+2
IW+3
IW+4
IW+5
IW+6
IW+7
IW+14
OW+0
OW+1
OW+2
OW+3
OW+4
OW+5
OW+6
OW+7
OW+14
[Input register]
Scan counter used 
by system
Slave status used
by system
Data 1
Data 2
Data 3
Data 4
Data 5
Data 6
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
Data 1
Data 2
Data 3
Data 4
Data 5
Data 6
Data 13
Low
High
Data 13
Low
High
[Output register]
Scan counter unused
Unused
Unused