6.1 Operating Modes
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6.1
Operating Modes
You can set the operating mode of the GW3100 to either I/O Gateway Mode or Transparent
Mode depending on the slave stations that are connected and the application method. In I/O
Gateway Mode, you can select either Pack Mode or Stack Mode.
The functional difference between these operating modes are given in the following table.
*
Possible with event-driven communications.
Item
Operating Mode
I/O Gateway Mode
Transparent Mode
Pack Mode
Stack Mode
Supported M-II Slaves
Serial I/O and
Intelligent I/O
Serial I/O and
Intelligent I/O
Simple I/O,
Intelligent I/O,
Servo Drives,
Stepping Motor Drives,
and Inverters
Maximum Number of
Connectable M-II Slave Stations
8
8
1
Minimum Value of M-II
Transmission Cycle
(Communications Cycle)
500
μ
s
500
μ
s
500
μ
s
Asynchronous Operation of M-II
with M-III Communications Cycle
Possible Possible Not
possible
M-III Multi Slave Addresses
4 max.
4 max.
1
M-III Communications Profile
Standard I/O profile
Standard I/O profile
M-II-compatible profile
Accessing M-II Slave Device
Parameters
Not possible
Possible
Possible
Sending MECHATROLINK
Commands to M-II Slave Devices
Not possible
Possible
Possible
Monitoring M-II Communications
Status from the GW3100
Possible Possible Not
possible
Accessing GW3100 Parameters
from the M-III Master Station
Possible Possible Not
possible
*
Establishing Communications
with M-II Slave Devices
Managed by the
GW3100 system
Managed by the
GW3100 system
Managed by the master
controller