Omron NX-ILM400, User Manual

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1 Features and System Configuration
1 - 4 NX-series IO-Link Master Unit User’s Manual (W567)
1-2 System Configuration
NX-series IO-Link Master Units are NX Units. They can be connected to the following Units.
• NX-series NX1P2 CPU Unit
• NX-series Communications Coupler Units
This section describes the system configuration for each type of Unit that an NX Unit can be connected
to.
The system configuration when an NX-series IO-Link Master Unit is connected to an NX-series NX1P2
CPU Unit is illustrated below.
You can connect the EtherCAT Slave Terminal to the built-in EtherCAT port on the CPU Unit. Refer to
1-2-2 System Configurations of Slave Terminals on page 1-5 for details on the system configuration of a
Slave Terminal.
1-2-1 System Configuration with CPU Unit
(A) NX-series CPU Unit
EtherCAT Slave Terminal
(D) Support Software
Sysmac Studio
CX-ConfiguratorFDT
Built-in EtherCAT port
Connected to built-in
EtherNet/IP port.
(B) NX Units
● CPU Rack
NX1P2-
(C) End Cover
EtherCAT
NX Units
EtherCAT Coupler Unit
(E) ESI files
IODD files
.xml
IO-Link
devices
IO-Link
IO-Link
devices
IO-Link