FP-e

FP-X

FP2/FP2SH

Can be used as a master station [F145 (Write) and F146 (Read) instructions].

Can easily communicate with temperature controllers, inverters, FP-e and

overseas PLCs.

Also serves as

a slave station.

Temperature

controller

Power meter

Inverter

Token passing

Master/

Slave

Master/

Slave

Master/

Slave

Master/

Slave

A multi-master link

of up to 99 units

can be created.

RS232C

2D code reader

PD60/65

Eco Power Meter

KW4M

Temperature

controller

KT4H

RS485

17

FP

S (Sigma)

Supports the enhancement of your equipment’s performance

Network enhancement

Modbus-compatible

FP

S (Sigma) is compatible with the world‘s

de facto standard Modbus* and can serve

as both Modbus RTU master and slave,

making it ideal for air conditioning or

temperature control etc.

* Protocol developed by Modicon Inc.,

an American company

Other available applications

When 17 or more FP

S (Sigma) units need to be

linked, you can use the Modbus function instead

of MEWNET-W0 to link up to 99 units. Since each

FP

S (Sigma) unit can be either a master or a slave,

a multi-master link can be created by passing a

token from a user program.

Security enhancement

Programs are copy-protected by the upload restriction setting and an eight-character password.

The setting to inhibit the uploading of PLC programs to PCs protects your programs from unauthorized copying. (If this setting is



released, programs in the PLC are forcibly cleared.)

An eight-character password has been adopted. (The conventional four-character password is also available.)



Approx. 218 trillion passwords can be set by combining eight alphanumeric characters, making it nearly impossible to crack the

password set.

Debugging performance enhancement

Up to 512 steps can be rewritten simultaneously in RUN mode.

This improvement allows efficient program debugging without stopping the operation.

New “MEWTOCOL Master” function available

The MEWTOCOL master function automatically creates and transmits commands using the Panasonic open protocol

MEWTOCOL. This function significantly facilitates serial communications with MEWTOCOL-compatible equipment, such as

PD60/65, KT4H and KW4M.

FP

S (Sigma) can serve as Modbus master or slave

09/2008