Precautions - Mitsubishi Electric CC-Link IE TSN User Manual

5.6

Precautions

Precautions when connecting a media converter
The following indicates the criteria under which a media converter can be used in CC-Link IE Field Network.
Inquire with the manufacturer of the media converter to determine if it meets the usage criteria.
• All ports are compliant with Gigabit Ethernet.
• The port of the external device complies with the IEEE 802.3 (1000BASE-T) standards.
• A shield has been attached to the RJ45 connector.
• The Auto MDI/MDI-X function has been installed.
• The auto-negotiation function has been installed.
• The link pass-through function has been installed.
*1 When the link is down on the port of the media converter on one side, the port on the other side also experiences the same.
When the links for ports A and B below are down, the links for ports C, D, E, and F are also down.
NZ2GN-GFB
Media converter
A B
Precautions for the entire system
When the NZ2GN-GFB is used as the CC-Link IE Field Network master station, if one of the following criteria is met, data link
on CC-Link IE Field Network is reestablished and data link error may be detected for up to three seconds by the CC-Link IE
Field Network link special relay (SB) and link special register (SW).
• All CC-Link IE Field Network device stations are disconnected.
• The network configuration is invalid.
• The network map is updated even though the actual network configuration does not match the network map of the
diagnostic window.
*1
Media converter
C D
CC-Link IE Field Network device station
E F
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