Factory Automation

Controllers MELSEC iQ-R Series Product features -Network-

    Serial communication module

    Simply selecting from the communication protocol library in the engineering software GX Works3, data communication supporting general-purpose protocols such as MODBUS ® is easily performed.

    Features <sup>Data collection from the existing MELSEC-A Series and MODBUS ®-compatible devices </sup>

    • Just by registering parameters, easy device data exchange with the existing MELSEC-A Series and MODBUS ®-compatible devices is possible
    • Simply installing the MELSEC iQ-R Series for data collection enables data collection from the existing MELSEC-A Series easily

    Specifications <sup>Serial communication module specifications </sup>

    Item RJ71C24 RJ71C24-R2 RJ71C24-R4
    Transmission speed (bps) 1.2k/2.4k/4.8k/9.6k/14.4k/19.2k/28.8k/38.4k/57.6k/115.2k/230.4k
    MODBUS ® communication function *1
    Interface
    CH1 RS-232 RS-232 RS-422/485
    CH2CH2 RS-422/485 RS-232 RS-422/485
    Overall transmission distance
    RS-232 (m) 15 15 -
    RS-422/485 (m) 1200 - 1200
    Function
    Simple CPU communication
    • *1.The MODBUS ® master function is supported when used with the simple CPU communication function.