Connecting Controllers - Panasonic HG-S Series User Manual

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

3-5 Connecting Controllers

● Always shut OFF the power before connecting a slave unit to or disconnecting a slave
unit from the master unit. Risk of controller damage if you attempt connection or removal
with the power ON.
● Insert the male connector firmly into the female connector. Risk of controller damage if
not completely connected.
● When connecting slave units to a master unit, connect only NPN output types, or only
PNP output types. Dissimilar output types cannot be connected together.
● An HG-SC series controller manufactured in January 2019 or earlier cannot be used
together with an HG-TC series controller. To use these controllers together, use an HG-
SC series controller manufactured in February 2019 or later.
● To connect units, the units must be mounted on a DIN rail. Attach end plates MS-DIN-E
(optional) so as to enclose the connected units at the ends.
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● Up to 15 slave units can be connected per master unit. (When communication unit consolidated:
up to 14 slave units)
● If HG-SC series controllers and HG-TC series controllers are used in combination, connect a
slave unit of the same series as the master unit to the side near the master unit and a slave unit
of a different series to the far side.
Example: When the master unit is an HG-SC□
● If HG-SC series controllers and HG-TC series controllers are used in combination, there are
limitations on the functions below.
Item
1 Calculation function
2 Input all
3 Copy function
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Controller - Slave unit
HG-TC□
Controller - Slave unit
HG-SC□
Controller - Master unit
HG-SC□
Calculation is only performed when the slave unit is the same series as the
master unit.
Calculation is not performed when the slave unit series is different from the
master unit series. "CALC" does not appear in the display of a slave unit of a
different series.
The master unit only performs input all when the slave unit is the same series.
A slave unit of a different series than the master unit is not input even when
the external input settings match those of the master unit.
Copying is only performed when the slave unit is the same series as the
master unit.
"NOW COPY" appears on the displays of the master unit and slave unit when
the slave unit is a different series from the master unit, but copying is not
performed.
Description of limitation
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