Overview; Communications Modules - YASKAWA MP920 User Manual

1 Communications Modules

1.1.1 Communications Modules
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Overview

1.1.1
This section describes the Communications Module that are provided as options in the MP920
and outlines their specifications.
Communications Modules
The following three Communications Modules are provided for the MP900-Series building-
block Machine Controllers:
• The 215IF Realtime Core Network Interface Module with link transmission functions.
This is a special Yaskawa network.
• The 217IF Serial Interface Module with RS-232C and RS-422/485 ports
• The 218IF Ethernet Interface Module with 10Base-T port
The following illustration lists the name, a brief description, and the appearance of each
Communications Module.
Module Name
215IF A Yaskawa Realtime Core Network Interface Mod-
ule equipped with one communications line and
having a transmission speed of 4 Mbps.
A relay function can be used to access Machine
Controllers that are not directly connected to the
same network.
217IF A Serial Interface Module equipped with two RS-
232C lines and one RS-422/485 line.
218IF An Interface Module for the international Ethernet
standard equipped with one communications line.
Communications are easily achieved with control-
lers manufactured by other companies, personal
computers, workstations, and other devices.
Table 1.1 Communications Modules
Overview
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Appearance