Yaskawa MP940 Reference Manual - Manual (Page 125)

Mechatrolink Function MotionSuite™ MP940 Machine Controller Reference Manual
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Mechatrolink Function
This section describes the MP940 high-speed field network communication function,
Mechatrolink.
Outline of Mechatrolink
An example of a network-compatible I/O module connected to an MP940
machine controller by high-speed field network commmunication
(Mechatrolink) is shown below as a schematic drawing.
This figure is an example of connecting a Mechatrolink I/O device from a
remote I/O module (S#2) to station 1 (S#1).
CN1 IN1 OUT1 IN2 OUT2
A1 A1 A1 A1 B1 B1 B1 B1
YASKAWA
JEPMC-IO350
SW1
SW2 IN1
IN2
OUT1
OUT2
DC24V
DC 0V
MP940
IO Unit
(IO350)
S#1
14 Nodes Max.
BAT
RDY
RUN
ALM
BAT
PRT1
6 5
4
3 2
1 NO →
PRT2
RUN
INIT TEST
FLASH
PP COPY
PORT1
PORT2
POWER
+24V
GND
FG
LED
I/O
TX
RX
1
2
M
E
C
H
A
T
R
O
L
I
N
K
MP940
S#2 ST#3
Mechatrolink Connection Example