System Configurations - Panasonic FP3 Technical Manual

1-1. System Configurations

1-1. System Configurations
J A description of the FP3/FP10S MEWNET- TR system
The FP3/FP10S MEWNET-TR system is a network system that links FP3/FP10S CPUs and I/O field devices with
minimum wiring. The remote I/O control function allows the user to control the I/O information of the I/O units that are
connected. The I/O link function enables the exchange of I/O information when two FP3/FP10S CPUs are connected.
J FP3/FP10S MEWNET- TR
Master
station
Slave
station
FP I/O transmitter unit
4 - input type : AFP87525
4 - output type : AFP87527
Master station
The master station consists of the FP3/FP10S CPU and
FP3 transmitter master unit. The FP3/FP10S CPU
exchanges I/O information with the connected slave
stations through the FP3 transmitter master unit.
2
FP3/FP10S CPU
FP3 transmitter master unit : AFP3750
Twisted pair cable
Twisted pair cable
FP I/O transmitter unit
8 - input type : AFP87521
8 - output type : AFP87523
TERMINAL UNIT
Twisted pair cable
FP I/O transmitter unit
16- input type : AFP87522
16- output type : AFP87524
Expansion cable
Expansion FP I/O terminal unit
8 - input type : AFP87425
16- input type : AFP87426
8 - output type : AFP87427
16- output type : AFP87428
Slave station
The FP I/O transmitter unit or expansion FP I/O
terminal unit is used as a slave station to increase the
number of I/O points. For details on slave station
units, see "1-3. Product Types " on page 6.