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1.3 CC-Link IE Field Network communication specifications
Item
Description
Type
Inverter plug-in option type, RJ-45 connector connection method
Power supply
Supplied from the inverter
Transmission speed
1 Gbps
Communication method
Token passing
Number of units
connected
120 units max. (64 units when all stations are inverters handling 128-word transmissions.)
Different devices can be connected together.
Maximum distance
between nodes
100 m
Maximum number of
branches
No upper limit within the same Ethernet system
Topology
Line, star, ring, or a combination of line and star
Connection cable
Ethernet cable
(IEEE 802.3 1000BASE-T compliant cable or ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B (Category 5e) compliant shielded 4-pair
branched cable)
Connector
Shielded RJ-45
Node type
Intelligent device station
Maximum cyclic size (of one node)
RX
64 bits
RY
64 bits
RWr
128 words
RWw
128 words