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F6, F7: Communication Options

F6 and F7 parameters set the basic communication settings and method of fault detection for the communication option. The communication option parameters include common option parameters and communication protocol-specific parameters.

The following table lists the parameters that you need to set for each communication option.

Refer to the technical manual for each communication option for more information about how to install, wire, and configure the necessary details before you start communication.

Table 1. Correspondence Between Communication Protocols and Parameters (SI-C3, SI-T3, SI-ET3, SI-P3, SI-S3, and SI-ES3)

Parameter

CC-Link

SI-C3

MECHATROLINK-II

SI-T3

MECHATROLINK-III

SI-ET3

PROFIBUS-DP

SI-P3

CANopen

SI-S3

EtherCAT

SI-ES3

F6-01 - F6-03

x

x

x

x

x

x

F6-04

x

-

-

-

-

-

F6-06 - F6-08

x

x

x

x

x

x

F6-10, F6-11

x

-

-

-

-

-

F6-14

x

x

x

x

x

x

F6-16

x

x

x

x

x

x

F6-20, F6-21

-

x

x

-

-

-

F6-22

-

x

-

-

-

-

F6-23 - F6-26

-

x

x

-

-

-

F6-30 - F6-32

-

-

-

x

-

-

F6-35, F6-36

-

-

-

-

x

-

F6-45 - F6-49

-

-

-

-

-

-

F6-50 - F6-53

-

-

-

-

-

-

F6-54

-

-

-

-

-

-

F6-55 to F6-71

-

-

-

-

-

-

F7-01 - F7-15

-

-

-

-

-

-

F7-16

-

-

-

-

-

-

F7-17 - F7-42

-

-

-

-

-

-

F7-60 - F7-79

-

-

-

x

-

-

Table 2. Correspondence Between Communication Protocols and Parameters (SI-N3, SI-W3, SI-EM3, SI-EP3, and SI-EN3)

Parameter

DeviceNet

SI-N3

LonWorks

SI-W3

Modbus TCP/IP

SI-EM3

PROFINET

SI-EP3

EtherNet/IP

SI-EN3

F6-01 - F6-03

x

x

x

x

x

F6-04

-

-

-

-

-

F6-06 - F6-08

x

x

x

x

x

F6-10, F6-11

-

-

-

-

-

F6-14

x

x

x

x

x

F6-16

x

x

x

x

x

F6-20, F6-21

-

-

-

-

-

F6-22

-

-

-

-

-

F6-23 - F6-26

-

-

-

-

-

F6-30 - F6-32

-

-

-

-

-

F6-35, F6-36

-

-

-

-

-

F6-45 - F6-49

-

-

-

-

-

F6-50 - F6-53

x

-

-

-

-

F6-54

x

-

-

-

x

F6-55 to F6-71

x

-

-

-

-

F7-01 - F7-15

-

-

x

x

x

F7-16

-

-

x

-

-

F7-17 - F7-42

-

-

-

x

x

F7-60 - F7-79

-

-

-

-

-

Table 3. Correspondence Between Communication Protocols and Parameters (JOHB-SMP3)

Parameter

EtherNet/IP

JOHB-SMP3

PROFINET

JOHB-SMP3

Modbus TCP/IP

JOHB-SMP3

EtherCAT

JOHB-SMP3

F6-01 - F6-03

x

x

x

x

F6-04

-

-

-

-

F6-06 - F6-08

x

x

x

x

F6-10, F6-11

-

-

-

-

F6-14

x

x

x

x

F6-16

x

x

x

x

F6-20, F6-21

-

-

-

-

F6-22

-

-

-

-

F6-23 - F6-26

-

-

-

-

F6-30 - F6-32

-

-

-

-

F6-35, F6-36

-

-

-

-

F6-45 - F6-49

-

-

-

-

F6-50 - F6-53

-

-

-

-

F6-54

x

-

-

-

F6-55 to F6-71

-

-

-

-

F7-01 - F7-15

x

x

x

-

F7-16

-

-

x

-

F7-17 - F7-42

x

x

-

-

F7-60 - F7-79

-

-

-

-