Omron SYSMAC NX-CIF105 User Manual

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1 Features and System Configuration
NX-series Communications Interface Units User’s Manual (W540)
1-2 System Configuration
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1-2-2 System Configuration of Slave Terminals
Slave Terminal is a generic name for a building-block remote I/O slave that contains a group of NX
Units connected to a Communications Coupler Unit.
The NX Units can be flexibly combined with a Communications Coupler Unit to achieve the optimum
remote I/O sla
ve for the application with less wiring, less work, and less space.
The following figure shows an example of the
system configuration when an EtherCAT Coupler Unit is
used as a Communications Coupler Unit.
Refer to the user’s manual for the connected Communica
tions Coupler Unit for details on how to config-
ure the system when a Communications Coupler Unit othe
r than an EtherCAT Coupler Unit is used.
1-2-2 System Configuration of Slave Terminals
EtherCAT
.xml
.xml
Peripheral USB Port
(F) ESI Files
Serial line
EtherCAT port
(I) Serial Communications Device
(C) NX Units
(D) End Cover
(F) ESI Files
(H) CIF Unit
(A) EtherCAT Master
NJ/NX-series CPU Unit, NY-series Industrial PC,
or master from another manufacturer
(G) Communications Cable
Ethernet cable
(B) NX-series
EtherCAT Coupler Unit
(E) Support Software*1
(E) Support Software
●EtherCAT Slave Terminal
Connection to the peripheral
USB port on an EtherCAT
Coupler Unit
*1. The connection method for the Support Software depends on the model of the CPU Unit or Industrial PC.

Omron SYSMAC NX-CIF105 Specifications

General

Brand	Omron
Model	SYSMAC NX-CIF105
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English