About This Manual - IDEC MICROSmart FC6A Series Ladder Programming Manual

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BOUT HIS
Thank you for purchasing the FC6A Series MICROSmart manufactured by IDEC Corporation.
This document describes the FC6A Series MICROSmart system configuration, specifications, and installation methods, and it
provides descriptions of the various functions.
Read this manual to ensure the correct understanding of the entire functions of the FC6A Series MICROSmart.
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This manual describes device allocations, specifications of basic and advanced instructions, and operation basics of the FC6A
Series MICROSmart.
Chapter 1: Operation Basics
General information about setting up the basic FC6A Series MICROSmart system for programming, starting and stopping the FC6A
Series MICROSmart operation, and simple operating procedures. Everything from creating a user program using WindLDR on a
computer to monitoring the FC6A Series MICROSmart operation.
Chapter 2: Devices
Descriptions of the allocations of devices such as inputs, outputs, internal relays, registers, timers, and counters that are used in
the basic and advanced instructions, as well as details about the allocations of special internal relays and special data registers.
Chapter 3: Instructions Reference
List of basic and advanced instructions to program the FC6A Series MICROSmart and general rules of using advanced instructions.
Chapter 4: Basic Instructions
Programming of the basic instructions, available devices, and sample programs.
Chapter 5 through Chapter 28:
Detailed descriptions for advanced instructions.
Appendix
Additional information about execution times and byte sizes for instructions.
Index
Alphabetical listing of key words.
Publication history
December 2015: First Edition
December 2016: Second Edition
March 2017: Third Edition
August 2017: Fourth Edition
March 2018: Fifth Edition
November 2018: Sixth Edition
May 2019: Seventh Edition
December 2019: Eighth Edition
Trademarks
FC6A Series MICROSmart is a trademark of IDEC Corporation.
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