Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R Series User Manual page 563

■Coexistence of line and star topologies
Line and star topologies can be mixed according to the availability of connection described below.
• Configure the number of the CC-Link IE TSN Class B slave stations and TSN hubs to eight or less in total on the
transmission path from the master station to the CC-Link IE TSN Class B device of the end.
• When connecting CC-Link IE TSN Class A devices, connect them to the end side of a CC-Link IE TSN Class B device or to
a TSN hub. A star topology is also possible using a switching hub.
No.0 No.1
Class B Class B
No.0: Master station (CC-Link IE TSN Plus module)
No.1: Slave station (1st device)
No.2: TSN hub (2nd device)
No.3: TSN hub (3rd device)
No.4, No.5, No.6, No.12, and No.13: Slave station
No.7: Slave station (3rd device)
No.8 and No.10: Slave station (4th device)
No.9 and No.11: Slave station (8th device)
Class A: CC-Link IE TSN Class A device
Class B: CC-Link IE TSN Class B device
Appendix 11 Structure of CC-Link IE TSN Class B/A Devices (Protocol Version 1.0 Only) and Ethernet Devices
No.4
Class B
No.2
No.7
Class B
No.10
Class B
No.3
No.12
Class A
No.5
Class A
No.8
No.9
Class B
Class B
No.11
Class B
...
No.13
Class A
No.6
Class A
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