FX Series PLC User's Manual - Data Communication Edition
Common Items
1.2.6
Inverter Communication
1. Outline
Terminal
resistor
Number of connectable inverters : 8 maximum
Total extension distance
2. Applicable PLCs
PLC
Communication
applicability
3. Communication targets
1) For FX
or FX
2N
FREQROL Series (S500, E500 and A500) inverters
2) For FX
, FX
3S
FREQROL Series (S500, E500, A500, F500, V500, D700, E700, A700, F700, A800 and F800) inverters
The table below shows PLC versions applicable to each inverter.
FREQROL-S500/
PLC
E500/A500
FX
,
2N
Ver. 3.00 or later
FX
2NC
FX
3S
FX
3G
FX
3GC
FX
3U
FX
3UC
4. Function
This communication allows the connection of inverters (computer link) in accordance with RS-485 to control
operations and change parameters.
5. Applications
Operations with up to eight inverters can be controlled from a PLC.
A-10
FXCPU
Inverter
: 500 m (1640' 5") [50 m (164' 0") when 485BD is connected]
FX
(FX),FX
FX
2
2C
0N
—
—
PLC
2NC
, FX
, FX
or FX
3G
3GC
3U
3UC
FREQROL-F500/
V500
Ver. 1.00 or later
Ver. 1.10 or later
Ver. 1.40 or later
Ver. 2.20 or later
Ver. 1.00 or later
Refer to the "Inverter Communication" section.
Inverter
FX
FX
,FX
,FX
1S
1N
1NC
FX
2NC
—
PLC
FREQROL-F700/
A700
—
Ver. 2.20 or later
1.2 Outline and Features of Communication Types
Terminal
resistor
Inverter
:Applicable
—:Not applicable
,
FX
2N
3G,
FX
3S
FX
3GC
FREQROL-D700/
FREQROL-A800/
E700
Ver.1.10 or later
Ver.2.22 or later
Ver.2.22 or later
Ver. 2.32 or later
Ver.3.11 or later
Ver. 2.32 or later
Ver.3.11 or later
1 Introduction
FX
,
3U
FX
3UC
F800