Omron NX-ECC201 User Manual page 49

Features That Reduce Equipment Design Work and Commissioning
Work, and Encourage Modular Equipment Design
 Registering NX Units in the Unit Configuration Information as Unmounted
Units for Future Expansion (Designing, Commissioning, and Modularity)
You can register any NX Units as unmounted Units in the Unit configuration information. This allows
the following possibilities.
• NX Units for future expansion can be registered in advance. This eliminates the need to change
the user program when the NX Units are actually added. (Designing)
• If certain NX Units are temporarily unavailable, you can still debug the system in advance with the
NX Units that are available. (Commissioning)
• Even if the number of NX Units changes depending on the type of equipment, the user program
does not have to be changed. (Designing and Modularity)
 Exporting/importing Slave Terminal Settings and NX Unit Settings (Design-
ing)
You can use the Sysmac Studio to export and import the EtherCAT Slave Terminal settings and NX
Unit settings as files. This allows you to reuse settings from an EtherCAT Slave Terminal or NX Units
for other EtherCAT Slave Terminals or NX Units.
 Simplified I/O Wiring with Screwless Clamping Terminal Blocks (Commis-
sioning)
The EtherCAT Coupler Unit and the NX Units use screwless clamping terminal blocks. The use of
ferrules makes wiring an easy matter of inserting them. The screwless design greatly reduces wiring
work.
 Support for Event Logs and Troubleshooting (Commissioning )
The EtherCAT Coupler Unit and the NX Units support the event logs in the NJ-series CPU Unit and
troubleshooting on the Sysmac Studio. This gives the event codes which allow you to determine the
cause of errors, and reduce the recovery work when an error occurs.
 Back up, Restore, and Compare Data with SD Memory Cards and the Sysmac
Studio (Commissioning)
You can back up, restore, and compare EtherCAT Slave Terminal settings to data on an SD Memory
Card inserted in the NJ-series CPU Unit, or a specified memory device on the computer.
This allows you to reduce the recovery time when an error occurs in the equipment.
NX-series EtherCAT Coupler Unit User's Manual (W519)
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