Introduction 1
1-1
1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
1) Scope of this manual
This manual
ives details on all aspects of operation and pro
rammin
for FX, FX
2C
, FX
0N
,
FX
0S
, FX
0,
FX
2N
and FX
2NC
pro
rammable controllers (PLCs). For all information relatin
to
the PLC hardware and installation, refer to the appropriate manual supplied with the unit.
2) How to use this manual
This manual covers all the functions of the hi
hest specification Pro
rammable (Lo
ic)
Controller (PLC). For this reason, the followin
indicator is included in relevant section titles
to show which PLCs that section applies to;
Shaded boxes indicate
the applicable PLC t
pe
- “FX
0(S)
” - All FX
0
and FX
0S
PLCs
- “FX
0N
” - All FX
0N
PLCs
- “FX” - All FX and FX
2
PLCs (CPU ver 2.30 or earlier)
- “FX
(2C)
” - All FX and FX
2
PLCs (CPU versions 3.07 or later)
- - All FX
2C
PLCs (see pa
e 1-4)
- “FX
2N(C)
” - All FX
2N
and FX
2NC
PLCs
If an indicator box is half shaded, as shown to the
left, this means that not all the functions described in
the current section appl
to that PLC. The text
explains in further detail or makes an independent
reference.
If there are no indicator boxes then assume the section applies to all PLC t
pes unless
otherwise stated.
3) FX famil
This is a
eneric term which is often used to describe all Pro
rammable Controllers without
identif
in
individual t
pes or model names.
4) CPU version numbers and pro
rammin
support
As Mitsubishi up
rades each model different versions have different capabilities.
- Please refer to section 1.4 for details about version numbers and capabilities.
- Please refer to section 1.5 for details about peripheral support for each model.
