IDEC FT1A Series User Manual page 251

To use the SmartAXIS as a user communication client
Connect the SmartAXIS to the server device via the network and communicate with the server device using the Ethernet user
communication instructions.
A maximum of three connections can be allocated to user communication clients. The SmartAXIS can simultaneously connect to
and communicate with three different server devices.
[When three connections are allocated to user communication client]
Server device 1
Client device Client device
To use the SmartAXIS as a user communication server
The client devices connect to the SmartAXIS and the SmartAXIS communicates with the client devices using Ethernet user
communication instructions.
A maximum of three connections can be allocated to user communication servers. A maximum of three client devices can
simultaneously connect to and communicate with the SmartAXIS.
[When three connections are allocated to user communication server]
User communication server
Connection 1
Client device Client device
Server device 2
Client device Client device
Connection 2
Connection 1 Connection 3
SmartAXIS
User communication client
SmartAXIS
Connection 3
Connection 2
Client device
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