Fp-M Transmitter Master Board (Mewnet-Tr) - Panasonic FP-M Hardware Manual

7-6. FP-M Transmitter Master Board
(MEWNET-TR)
Refer to "FP-M/FP1 MEWNET-TR (Remote I/O) system Technical Manual" for details about the FP-M
transmitter master board.
I/O information can be exchanged between the master and several slave stations at a remote site. A maximum of 32
inputs and 32 outputs can be controlled per master board. This system supports a total transmission distance of 700 m
per port using a twisted pair cable.
MEWNET-TR (distributed I/O) system
• Master-slave communication
Master
station
FP-M control board
Slave
station
• Master-master communication
FP-M control board
MEWNET-TR System Specifications
Item
Communication method
Syncronization method
Communication path
Transmission distance
Communication speed
Controllable I/O points
(See note.)
Controllable slave stations
(See note.)
Interface
Notes:
• The controllable I/O points are set by the operation mode selector.
• Controllable slave stations are determined by the number of unit I/O points used by system.
Transmitter master board
(MEWNET-TR)
FP I/O FP I/O
transmitter unit transmitter unit
Transmitter master board
(MEWNET-TR)
FP-M control board
MAX. 700 m with
twisted pair cable
Two-lines, half-duplex
Asyncronous system
2-conductor cable or twisted pair cable
Max. 400 m (1,312.34 ft.) with 2-conductor cable
Max. 700 m (2,296.59 ft.) with twisted pair cable
500 kbps
Max. 48 inputs and 32 outputs/FP-M transmitter master board (MEWNET-TR)
Max. 128 inputs and 96 outputs/control board
Combination of FP I/O transmitter units (16, 8, 4 point input and
output types)
RS485

7-6. FP-M Transmitter Master Board (MEWNET-TR)

Max. 700 m with
twisted pair cable
FP I/O
transmitter unit
FP I/O
expansion unit
Transmitter master board
(MEWNET-TR)
Description
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