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Characteristics
Modicon TSX Micro
automation platform 0
Fipway network
The Fipio industrial fieldbus is standard of communication between various control
system components. It conforms to the WorldFip standard.
(1) The COM and Shared table service are mutualy exclusive.
(2) Service reserved for TSX Micro and Premium PLCs.
(3) Service only available when Fipway PCMCIA card is installed in the processor.
Characteristics
Type of bus/network Fipway network
Structure Type
Open industrial fieldbus conforming to WordFip standard
Topology
Devices linked by daisy-chaining or tap link connections
Maximum length
m 5 000
Access method
Producer/consummer principal
Management by fixed arbitrator
Transmission Mode
Physical layer in baseband on shielded twisted pair, conforming to NF C 46 604
Data rate
Mbit/s 1
Medium
150 Ω shielded twisted pair, 62.5/125 ou 50/125 fibre optic using electrical/fibre optic repeaters
Configuration Number of
devices
Per segment
32 stations
Maxi
64 stations
Segments Number
Unlimited
Length
m 1 000 maximum per electrical segment
3 000 maximum per optical segment
Services COM (1)
Distributed database: 128 mots maximum
0 or 4 % NWi words for TSX Micro and Premium station with addresses 0 to 31
Shared table(1)
Shared table of internal words: 128 words maximum
1 to 32 % MWi words per TSX Micro and Premium station with addresses 0 to 3 (2)
Uni-TE
Point-to-point requests with confirmation report: 128 bytes maximum, can be used by all
devices connected to the same X-Way architecture (access by the Client device to the Server
device system functions)
Application-to-application
Point-to-point messages: 128 bytes maximum between 2 devices, can be used by all
TSX Micro (1)/Premium/TSX Serie 7
Telegram
Point-to-point priority messages: 16 bytes maximum between 2 Premium (3) or TSX Series 7
stations with addresses 0 to 15
Security
Control characters in each frame and acknowledgement of point-to-point messages conforming
to standard NF C 46 603
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References:
page 4/42
Performances:
page 4/43
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