What Is Componet?; Overview - Omron CX-INTEGRATOR - V2.3 REV 02-2009 Operation Manual

7-1 Overview

7-1-1 What Is CompoNet?

7-1 Overview
7-1-1 What Is CompoNet?
CompoNet feature easy operation and installation in a component-level network
connecting PLCs and onsite I/O. The PLC and CompoNet Slave Units cyclically
exchange I/O information through a CompoNet Master Unit, refreshing I/O in sync with
the PLC execution cycle. Message communications can also be used from host
computers or the CPU Unit of the PLC to read and write CompoNet Slave Unit data.
The following CompoNet monitor and settings are set using the CX-Integrator.
• Transferring and comparing network configurations
• Monitoring remote I/O communications status and monitoring slave status
• Transferring and comparing component parameters
• Editing component parameters
• Transferring the network configuration
• Monitoring Slave Unit and Master Unit
status
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• Transferring Master Unit
parameters (software settings
and Registration Table)
Transferring Slave Unit
parameters
CompoNet Master Unit
CS/CJ-series PLC
CompoNet Network
Word Slave Units Bit Slave Units