System Configuration Of Slave Terminals; Overview; System Configuration - Omron NX-ID3343 User Manual

1 Features and System Configuration
1-2 System Configuration of Slave Termi-
nals
1-2-1

Overview

The Slave Terminal is a building-block remote I/O slave that is created by mounting a group of NX Units
to a Communications Coupler Unit.
The NX Units can be flexibly combined with a Communications Coupler Unit to achieve the optimum
remote I/O slave for the application with less wiring, less work, and less space.
1-2-2

System Configuration

The following figure shows an example of the system configuration when an EtherCAT Coupler Unit is
used as a Communications Coupler Unit.
(E) Sysmac Studio
Support Software
Connection to peripheral USB port
or built-in EtherNet/IP port on
NJ-series CPU Unit
.xml
(F) ESI files
1 - 4
Built-in EtherCAT port
(E) Sysmac Studio
(G) Communications cable
Support Software
Ethernet cables
Peripheral USB port
Connection to peripheral USB
port on EtherCAT Coupler Unit
.xml
(F) ESI files
(A) EtherCAT master
NJ-series CPU Unit or master from another manufacturer
• EtherCAT Slave Terminal
(B) NX Series
EtherCAT Coupler Unit
NX-ECC201/ECC202
(C) NX Units
NX-series Digital I/O Unit User's Manual (W521)
(D) End Cover