APPENDIX MELSEC-A
A-6
2.2
Precautionary Notes when Using an A1SJ71PB96F New Product
(Software Version C or Later) and a Conventional Product (Software
Version B or Later) Simultaneously
(1) Precautionary notes when communicating between an A1SJ71PB96F new product (software
version C or later) and an A1SJ71PB96F conventional product (software version B or before) or a
product of other manufacturer
The communication data size for a new product can exceed 128 bytes when the combination of
products used are as follows:
O: Supports communication data size exceeding 128 bytes
: Spec not changed
Server (receiver)
Client (requestor)
New product
Conventional product
Product of other
manufacturers *1
New product
O
Conventional product
Product of other
manufacturers *2
O *2
*1: Must be a product capable of handling data exceeding 128 bytes.
*2: Supports new data size only when receiving send information via the information report service.
(2) Precautionary notes when setting parameters using the SW0IX-PROFPE software package
In order to set parameters for A1SJ71PB96F using the SW0IX-PROFPE software package,
A1SJ71PB96F must be combined with the software version of SW0IX-PROFPE as follows.
If the A1SJ71PB96F and SW0IX-PROFPE used are not compatible, communication data
exceeding 128 bytes cannot be handled.
SW0IX-PROFPE
A1SJ71PB96F
Version B or later
Version A
New product
O
Setting of parameters exceeding 128
bytes is not possible.
Conventional product
An error occurs at runtime if the set
parameter exceeds 128 bytes. *3
*3: A data size error is detected during the A1SJ71PB96F transmission service processing.
