Chapter 11  CPU Module  Operating Principle 
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11.1.2  I/O Refreshing and Communication Service 
  Refreshing I/O   
The CPU module reads external I/O data periodically or outputs data to an external I/O. Refreshing the 
I/O includes the following.   
  Refreshing data in a digital I/O module 
  Refreshing data in an analog I/O module 
  Refreshing data in a network module 
All I/O refreshing executes in the same loop. The data in an input device refreshes before a program 
executes, and the data in an output device refreshes after the program executes. 
Unit  Maximum data exchange  Data exchange area 
Digital I/O module 
Depends on the number of input/output 
channels in the unit. 
Input relay/Output relay 
Analog I/O module 
Depends on the number of input/output 
channels in the unit. 
Data register 
Network module  Depends on the unit.  Data register 
 
  Communication service 
Communication service is the unscheduled communication service for a network module. It includes the 
communication requests sent from external equipment to a CPU module, and the communication requests 
sent from the CPU module to the external equipment.