Item 2 axes type 4 axes type 8 axes type
Unit specications
Part No. AFP243610 AFP243620 AFP243630
Product No. FP2-PN2AN FP2-PN4AN FP2-PN8AN
Number of axes controlled
2 axes (2 axes x 1 system) 4 axes (4 axes x 1 system) 8 axes (8 axes x 1 system)
Position
control
function
Control method
PTP control, Continuous Path (CP) control
Interpolation control Two/Three axis linear interpolation, two axis circular interpolation, three axis spiral interpolation
Unit of control pulse / mm / inch / degree
Positioning data
650 points per axis (Standard area: 600 points, Expansion area: 25 points)
Backup Parameters and data tables can be saved in FROM.
Acceleration/deceleration method
Linear/S-curve acceleration and deceleration
Acceleration/deceleration time
0 to 10,000 ms (in increments of 1 ms)
Positioning range
(-1,073,741,823 to +1,073,741,823 pulses) Increment/Absolute specication
Speed control function
Supported by a JOG operation (free-run operation)
Torque control function
Supported by a real-time torque control function
Home
return
Search method
Home proximity (DOG) search
Creep rate Can be set freely
Others
Pulser input operation supported
Auxiliary output code and auxiliary output contact
Dwell time supported
In-position contact monitoring available
Communication specications
Communication speed
100 Mbps
Cables
Commercially-available LAN straight cable (Shielded type cable Category 5e)
Connection system Ring method
Communication cycle/
Number of connectable stations
0.5 ms, up to 8 axes/system (Command cycle: 1 ms)
Transmission distance
Between stations: 60 m 197 ft Extendable total length: 200 m 656 ft
Positioning units RTEX (Network type)
Part No. AFP2432 AFP2433 AFP2434 AFP2435
Product No. FP2-PP21 FP2-PP41 FP2-PP22 FP2-PP42
Output type Transistor Line driver
Number of axes controlled
2 axes, independent 4 axes, independent 2 axes, independent 4 axes, independent
Position
command
Command units
Pulse (The program species whether Increment or Absolute is used.)
Max. pulse count
Signed 32 bits (–2,147,483,648 to +2,147,483,647 pulses)
Speed
command
Command rang
1 pps to 500 kpps
(can set in 1 pps)
1 pps to 4 Mpps
(can set in 1 pps)
Acceleration/
deceleration
command
Acceleration/deceleration
Linear acceleration/deceleration, S acceleration/deceleration (this takes the form of an “S”)
“S” Acceleration/deceleration
Can select from Sin curve, Secondary curve, Cycloid curve and Third curve.
Acceleration/deceleration time
0 to 32,767 ms (can set in 1 ms)
Home
return
Home return speed
Speed setting possible (changes return speed and search speed)
Input terminals Home input, Near home input, Over limit input (+), Over limit input (–)
Output terminals
Deviation counter clear output signal
Operation mode
• E point control (Linear and S accelerations/decelerations)
• P point control (Linear and S accelerations/decelerations)
• Home return operation (Home search)
• JOG operation
• JOG positioning operation
• Pulser input function Transfer multiplication ratio (× 1, × 2, × 5,
× 10, × 50, × 100, × 500, × 1,000)
• Real-time frequency change
• Infinity output
Startup time 0.02 ms or 0.005 ms selecting possible
Output interface
Output mode 1 pulse output (Pulse/Sign), 2 pulse output (CW/CCW)
High-
speed
counter
Countable range
Signed 32 bits (–2,147,483,648 to +2,147,483,647 pulse)
Input mode 2-phase input*, Direction distinction input, Individual input
(transfer multiple available for each.)
Other functions
The ag to compare the elapsed value is built in.
(The timing signal outputs at the optional position during an operation.)
Internal current consumption (at 5 V DC)
Max. 200 mA Max. 350 mA Max. 200 mA Max. 350 mA
External
power supply
Voltage 21.6 V DC to 26.4 V DC
Current consumption
50 mA 90 mA 50 mA 90 mA
* Previous FP2 positioning units (AFP2430 and AFP2431) are not compatible with the Multi-function type FP2
positioning unit.
* 2-phase input cannot be used with multiples of one.
Positioning units Multifunction type (Pulse output type)
Item PROFIBUS DeviceNet CANopen
Communication
speed
9,600 bps to 12 Mbps
Auto detection/Setting
125 kbps to 500 kbps
Auto detection/Setting
10 kbps to 1 Mbps
Auto detection/Setting
Communication
data
Input / Output: 76 words
(one unit avarge: 1 to 4 words)
Input: 128 words / Output: 128 words
(at cyclic mode)
128 words
(for TPDO and RPDO)
Connection type
Reading operation data
as serial I/O data via
the PROFIBUS
network
• Cyclic connection
• Change Of State
(COS)
• Bitstroup connection
• Polled connection
• Explicit connection
• Synchronous cyclic method
• Asynchronous cyclic method
• COS method
• Exchanging PDO (Process
Data Object) using the timer
operation connection method
Insulation Galvanic insulation Galvanic insulation Galvanic insulation
Others Self-diagnosis function
equipped
• UCMM
• CPI parameter
• Self-diagnosis
function equipped
Self-diagnosis function
equipped
Flexible Network Slave Units (FNS)
Item
FP2 High-speed counter units
FP2 Pulse I/O units
Part No. AFP2441 (NPN) AFP2442 (NPN)
AFP2451 (PNP) AFP2452 (PNP)
Input
Insulation method Photocoupler insulation
Rated input voltage 24 V DC
Rated input current 7.5 mA approx. (when using 24 V DC)
Input impedance 3.2 kΩ approx.
Usage voltage range 20.4 V DC to 26.4 V DC
Min. ON voltage/Min. ON current
19.2 V/6 mA
Min. OFF voltage/Min. OFF current
5.0 V/1.5 mA
Response
time (Note 1)
OFF→ON 1 µs or less
ON→OFF 2 µs or less
Input time constant setting
None, 4 µs, 8 µs, 16 µs, 32 µs (set in 2-input units)
Common method 16 points/common
Counter
Number of counter channels
4 channels
Countable range Signed 32 bits (–2,147,483,648 to +2,147,483,647)
Max. countable speed
(Note 1)
200 kHz
Input modes
3 modes (direction control, individual input, phase input)
Min. input pulse width (Note 1)
2.5 µs
Other 8 comparison outputs, multiplier function (1, 2, 4)
Interrupt
Number of interrupt points (Note 2)
None, 1 point/unit, 8 points/unit (set with mode setting switches)
Interrupt processing delays
50 µs or less (when using FP2SH CPU unit)
Output
speci-
cations
Insulation method Photocoupler insulation
Rated load voltage 5 to 24 V DC
Rated load voltage range 4.75 V DC to 26.4 V DC
Max. load current
0.1 A (A11 to A18, B11 to B14 pins), 0.8 A (B15 to B18 pins)
Leakage current when OFF
1 µA or less
Max. voltage drop when ON
0.5 V or less
Response
time
OFF→ON 1 µs or less
ON→OFF NPN output type: 1 μs or less
PNP output type: 5 μs or less
Surge absorber Zener diode
Common method 16 points/common
External
power supply
Voltage 20.4 V DC to 26.4 V DC
Current
(when using 24 V DC)
NPN output type: 90 mA or less
PNP output type: 200 mA or less
Counter
Comparison output 8 points (A11 to A18 pins)
Pulse
output
Channels
−
4 channels (B11 to B18 pins)
Max. output frequency 100 kHz
Output mode
2 modes (direction control, individual output)
PWM
output
Number of output points
4 channels (B15 to B18 pins)
Max. load current 0.8 A
Cycle (Note 3) 1 Hz to 30 kHz
Duty (Note 3) 0 to 100 % (unit: 1 %)
Notes:
1) This value is effective when the input time constant (lter) setting was set to "No setting".
2) If interrupts are used at the 1 point/unit setting, the interrupt from the external input terminal B1 (X8) or the
interrupt program from the comparison 0 (one of among INT16 to INT23) is booted.
3) At maximum load current and resistance load. There may be distortion in the output waveform, depending on the
load current and type of load.
High-speed counter units and Pulse I/O units
Item Specications
Communication method Two-wire half duplex
Synchronous method Start-stop synchronization
Transmission distance
Extendable to 700 m 2,297 ft per port (at two cabling routes)
Transmission speed 0.5 Mbps
Transmission cable
2-wire cable (VCTF 0.75 mm² × 2C)
Interface Multidrop (RS485)
Transmission error check
Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) method
I/O control
Number of master units per CPU unit
Max. 4 units
Connectable number of stations per master unit
Max. 32 stations
Number of I/O points
Controllable number of points per master unit
Max. 4, 096 points
Number of I/O points
per each station
I/O Terminal Board
32 points (16 points input and 16 points output) per unit
or 24 points (16 points input and 8 points output) per unit
* I/O numbers are assigned from the input points rst.
I/O Terminal Unit
Per unit used alone: 16 points When expanded: 32 points
* The number of occupied points of the 8-point and 16-point units is identical.
If the input and output are used in combination, the I/O numbers are assigned
from the input points rst, and the number of points is as follows: 16 input
points and 16 output points.
Controllable number of slots
Number of slots per CPU unit
Max. 128 slots
Number of slots per master unit
Max. 64 slots
Number of slots
per each station
FP2 Slave Unit System
Max. 24 slots
I/O Terminal Board 1 slot
I/O Terminal Unit 1 slot
* There is only one slot even with the expanded conguration.
Units that can and
cannot be connected
to slave stations
Connectable
unit
• I/O units
• Serial Data Unit (SDU)
• S-LINK Unit
Not
connectable
unit
• Analog-related I/O units (A/D, D/A and RTD)
• High-speed Counter Unit and Pulse I/O Unit
(Connectable unless the interrupt function is used)
• Link-related units (ET-LAN, VE, MW, FNS, MCU
and CCU)
• Positioning Unit Interpolation type
• Positioning Unit Multi function type
• Positioning Unit RTEX type
Remote I/O Slave Unit (Common to MEWNET-F)
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