Mitsubishi A1SJ61BT11 User Manual page 15

1 OVERVIEW
1. Overview
The overview of the Control & Communication Link system (abbreviated as CC-Link
from here on) is described in this chapter.
CC-Link is...
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Partner manufacturer's
product
Remote I/O station
Master station...................Station which controls the remote I/O station, remote device
Remote I/O station ...........Remote station which handles only on/off data
Remote device station .....Remote station which handles both on/off data and numeric
Local station .....................Station which has a CPU and can communicate with the
By distributing each module to the equipment device such as the conveyor line and
machine devices, the wiring conservation of the entire system can be accomplished.
Simple, high-speed communication can be accomplished with modules that handle
on/off data such as I/O or numeric data.
By connecting multiple PC CPUs, a simple distributed system can be configured.
Connections can be made to different types of devices made by partner
manufacturers, giving flexibility to the system.
Master station
PC CPU
CC - Link system
PC CPU
station, and local stations
data
master station and other local stations
Local station
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MELSEC-A
Remote I/O station
Remote device station
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