Expansion And Configurations; Expansion Of Fp-Ms; Restriction Of Expansion; Expansion Boards - Panasonic FP-M Hardware Manual

1-3. Expansion and Configurations

1-3. Expansion and Configurations

1. Expansion of FP-Ms

• A total of 4 boards (expansion boards, intelligent boards, and link boards) can be stacked under the control board.
• Total number of I/O points:
C20R series: Max. 100 points*, C20T series: Max. 180 points, C32T series: Max. 192 points**
* Expansion board of the relay type is used.
** Max. 256 points using 3 transmitter master boards (MEWNET-TR).

2. Restriction of Expansion

Be sure to check that the boards are added according to the following restrictions:

1) Expansion boards

Expansion I/O board (E20R)
• Number of expandable boards: 4 boards
• Total number of I/O points:
- C20R and C20T series: Max. 100 points
- C32T series: Max. 112 points
Expansion I/O board (M1T-E series)
• Number of expandable boards: 4 boards
• Total number of I/O points:
- C20R and C20T series: Max. 180 points
- C32T series: Max. 192 points
Expansion Input board (M1T-EI)
• Number of expandable boards: 2 boards
• Total number of I/O points:
- C20R and C20T series: Max. 92 points
- C32T series: Max. 104 points
Expansion Output board (M1T-EO series)
• Number of expandable boards: 2 boards
• Total number of I/O points:
- C20R and C20T series: Max. 84 points
- C32T series: Max. 96 points
Note:
• Refer to page 13, "3. Combination of Boards" for details about combination of control boards and
expansion boards.
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Control board
Max. 4 boards


(Expansion boards,


intelligent boards,


and link boards)

Note:
• There are no restrictions on the order of expansion of boards (relay
and transistor output type), intelligent boards, and link boards.
2) Intelligent boards
• Number of expandable boards: 4 boards
• Number of expandable boards: 1 board

3) Link boards

• Number of expandable boards: 3 boards
• Number of expandable boards: 1 board
Total number of I/O points
C20R series C20T series
Max. 100 Max. 180
points points
20 points 20 points
80 points 160 points
Analog I/O board (M1T-A), A/D converter board
(M1T-AD), and D/A converter board (M1T-DA)
High-speed counter board (M1T-HSC)
FP-M transmitter master board
FP-M I/O link board
C32T series
Max. 192
points
32 points
160 points