System Configuration In The Case Of A Communication Control Unit - Omron sysmac NX Series User Manual

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(F) ESI (EtherCAT Slave In-
formation) files
(G) Communications cable
*1. An EtherCAT Slave Terminal cannot be connected to any of the OMRON CJ1W-NC£81/£82 Position Control
Units even though they can operate as EtherCAT masters.
*2. For whether an NX Unit can be connected to the Communications Coupler Unit, refer to the version informa-
tion in the user's manual for the NX Unit.
*3. The term Support Software indicates software that is provided by OMRON. If you connect to a master from
another company, use the software tool corresponding to that master.
Refer to 1-4 Support Software on page 1-13 for information on Support Software.
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System Configuration in the Case of a Communication Control
Unit
The following figure shows a system configuration when a group of NX Units is connected to an NX-
series Communication Control Unit. To configure a Safety Network Controller, mount the Safety CPU
Unit, which is one of the NX Units, to the CPU Rack of the Communication Control Unit.
NX-series System Units User's Manual (W523)
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The ESI files contain information that is unique to the EtherCAT Slave Termi-
nal in XML format. You can load an ESI file into the Support Software to easily
allocate Slave Terminal process data and make other settings.
The ESI files for OMRON EtherCAT slaves are installed in the Support Soft-
ware. You can obtain the ESI files for the latest models through the Support
Software's automatic update function.
Use a double-shielded cable with aluminum tape and braiding of Ethernet cat-
egory 5 (100Base-TX) or higher, and use straight wiring.
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