Datasheet
224 Programmable Controllers
Communications Networks
Overview
Specifications
Note: 1. For the baud rate of 500 kbps.
2. For the baud rate of 125 kbps.
3. For the high-speed communications mode (trunk length: 100 m) (30 m max. when using 4-conductor VCTF cable or special flat cable)
Level Network Functions Communications Unit/Board
Information 
networks
Ethernet Host computer to PLC FINS messages Ethernet Unit
PLC to PLC
Host computer to CPU Unit memory 
card
FTP server
UNIX computer or other socket ser-
vice to PLC
Socket services
Controller Link Computers connected directly to 
network and PLC
FINS messages Controller Link Support 
Board and Unit
Data links (offsets and automatic setting)
Control networks Controller Link PLC to PLC FINS messages Controller Link Unit
Data links (offsets and automatic setting)
DeviceNet FINS messages on open network DeviceNet Unit and 
Configurator
DeviceNet PLC to components (slaves) HIgh-capacity remote I/O on open network 
(fixed or user allocations)
DeviceNet Unit and 
Configurator
CompoBus/S High-speed remote I/O (fixed allocation) on OMRON 
network.
CompoBus/S Master Unit
PROFIBUS-DP HIgh-capacity remote I/O on open network 
(fixed or user allocations)
PROFIBUS-DP Unit and 
Configurator
Network Ethernet Controller Link PROFIBUS-DP DeviceNet CompoBus/S
Messages Yes Yes Limited (DPV1 devices) Yes ---
Data links --- Yes Manually configurable --- ---
Remote I/O --- --- Yes Yes Yes
Maximum speed 10/100 Mbps 2 Mbps
Comm cycle: Approx. 34 ms 
(Wired: 32 nodes, 2-Kbits + 
2-Kword data links)
12 Mbps, 
Comm. cycle from 1 ms.
500 Kbps 
Comm cycle: 
Approx. 5 ms (128 inputs and 
128 outputs)
750 Kbps (See note 1.)
Comm cycle: 
Approx. 1 ms (128 inputs and 
128 outputs)
Total distance --- Twisted-pair cable: 1 km 
(at 500 bps)
Optical cable: 20 km
1200 m up to 93.75 kbps, 
100 m at 12 Mpbs, extension 
by optical links i possible
500 m 
(at 125 kbps)
Trunk line: 500 m (For the 
long-distance communications 
mode) (Total wiring length 
is 200 m when using the 
4-conductor VCTF cable or 
special flat cable.)
Communications cycle: 
6 ms max.
Maximum nodes --- 32/62 126 63 32
Communications 
media
--- Special twisted-pair cable or 
optical cable
PROFIBUS cable DeviceNet cable 2-conductor VCTF cable
4-conductor VCTF cable
Special flat cable (Different ca-
bles cannot be used together.)
Network data 
link capacity 
--- 32,000 or 62,000 words --- --- ---
Remote I/O 
capacity
--- --- 7000 words (112000 points), 
Configurator always required
32,000 pts (with Configurator)
2,048 pts (without Configurator)
256 pts
Supporting PLCs CJ Series, 
CS Series, 
CVM1, 
CV Series, 
C200HX/HG/
HE
CJ Series, CS Series, CVM1, 
CV Series, 
C200HX/HG/HE, CQM1H
CJ Series, CS Series, 
C200 HX/HG/HE, C200HS, 
CQM1H, CPM1A/2A
CJ Series, CS Series, 
CVM1, CV Series, 
C200HX/HG/HE, C200HS, 
CQM1/CQM1H (with I/O Link), 
CPM1A/2A (I/O Link)
CJ Series, CS Series, 
C200HX/HG/HE, C200HS, 
CQM1/CQM1H, 
CPM2C-S1@0c(-DRT), 
CPM1A/2A (with I/O Link), 
CPM2C (with I/O Link)
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