System Configuration; Standard System Configuration - YASKAWA MP920 User Manual

7.1

System Configuration

This section gives an overview of the system configuration used for 218IFA Modules.
The 218IFA Module is the Interface Module used to connect an MP900-Series Machine Con-
troller to an Ethernet network.
The use of this Module enables communications with other nodes on the network using the
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) or User Datagram Protocol/Internet
Protocol (UDP/IP).
7.1.1

Standard System Configuration

The following diagram shows a system conceptual configuration using Ethernet.
As shown in the following diagram, communications between different Controllers are pos-
sible via an open Ethernet transmission line.
MPE720
MP920
CPU
Power
218IFA
Supply
Module
Efficiency is not necessarily improved with the Ethernet transmission mode. If it is desired to transmit
INFO
and receive control signals using applications that require good realtime performance, then Ethernet
cannot be recommended. With applications that require good realtime performance, it is recommended
that you use the 215IF network system provided by Yaskawa.
Workstation
Yaskawa's CP Yaskawa's PM
1
Series* Series*
CP- MP-9
* 1. Yaskawa's CP Series: Large-scale Sequence Controller Series for plant control
* 2. Yaskawa's MP Series: Machine Controller Series
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7.1 System Configuration

Personal
computer
Ethernet
Mitsubishi
2 Sequencer
A Series
Other
company's
PLC
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