Flexi Link - Mitsubishi Electric WS0-CPU0 Operating Manual

Chapter 7
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Flexi Link

Table 13:
Minimum system
requirements for Flexi Link
Table 14:
Available status bits
depending on the
connection method
Note
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Flexi Link
7.1 Flexi Link overview
Flexi Link allows you to combine up to four Flexi Link stations via EFI for safe data
communication. Only WS0-CPU1 and WS0-CPU3 modules can be used in a Flexi
Link system, the connection of WS0-CPU0 modules is not possible.
The process data of each station (inputs and outputs, logic results etc.) can be made
available to all other stations in the Flexi Link system. The Teach function allows to
temporarily deactivate single stations without impairing the function of the overall
system.
Features
 Safe connection of up to four Flexi Link stations via EFI
 Connection via EFI1 or EFI1 and EFI2
 Transfer/receive up to 52 bit of information per station (26 bit per EFI channel)
 Each bit can be assigned a global tag name.
 Teaching simulates the presence of temporarily suspended (switched off) stations.
 Any station can be used as access point to address and configure the entire system
with the Setting and Monitoring Tool.
 The configuration of the entire Flexi Link system is stored in a single project file.
7.1.1 System requirements and restrictions for Flexi Link
The minimum system requirements for Flexi Link are as follows:
System component
Hardware WS0-CPU1 or WS0-CPU3 with firmware version V2.00 or higher
Software Setting and Monitoring Tool version 1.3.0 or higher
The Flexi Link system can be connected using only EFI1 or using both EFI1 and EFI2.
The overall number of status bits per station that can be made available to the other
stations in the Flexi Link system depends on the connection method:
Connection method
EFI1 26
EFI1+2 52
 You can not use Flexi Link and EFI communication at the same time, i.e. it is not
possible to connect other SICK EFI-compatible devices on the EFI2 connection
while EFI1 is used for Flexi Link.
 The process data sent by any station are received almost simultaneously by all
other stations. The processing (logic) in the individual stations is, however, not
necessarily simultaneous, as the stations are not synchronized.
 The data on EFI1 and on EFI2 are consistent. The data on EFI1 and EFI2 can,
however, be inconsistent for a short time, as they are transferred separately.
Minimum version
Available status bits per station