Instruction Manual

LX70/700 Multi-Wire Link Module

Important User Information ............................................................. 3
Safety Instructions ............................................................................ 4
Overview............................................................................................ 5
Features ............................................................................................................ 5
Hardware Description ...................................................................................... 6
Specifications .................................................................................... 7
General Specifications..................................................................................... 7
Transmission Specifications ........................................................................... 7
Performance Specifications ............................................................................ 8
Transmission Cable Specifications................................................................. 8
Status LEDs........................................................................................ 9
Mode Setting Switch ...................................................................... 10
LX-MWLINK Mode Setting Switch ............................................................... 11
LX70-MWLINK Mode Setting Switches........................................................ 12
Installation and Start-up ................................................................. 13
Installation Dimensions ................................................................................. 13
Installation Environment and Precautions................................................... 16
Mounting/Dismounting Module ................................................................... 17
Installation Procedure.................................................................................... 18
Start-up Procedure......................................................................................... 19
Wiring............................................................................................... 20
Terminal Block Wiring ................................................................................... 20
Important User Information
Solid state equipment has operational characteristics differing from those of
electromechanical equipment. Because of this difference, and also because of
the wide variety of uses for solid state equipment, all persons responsible for
applying this equipment must satisfy themselves that each intended
application of this equipment is acceptable.
In no event will L&T be responsible or liable for indirect or consequential
damages resulting from the use or application of this equipment.
The examples and diagrams in this manual are included solely for illustrative
purposes. Because of the many variables and requirements associated with
any particular installation, L&T cannot assume responsibility or liability for
actual use based on the examples and diagrams.
No patent liability is assumed by L&T with respect to use of information,
circuits, equipment, or software described in this manual.
Reproduction of the contents of this manual, in whole or in part, without
written permission of L&T is prohibited.
Throughout this manual we use the following symbols to make you aware of
safety considerations.

Identifies information about practices or circumstances which

WARNING may lead to serious personal injury or death, property damage, or
economic loss.

Identifies information that is critical for successful application and

IMPORTANT
understanding of the product.

Identifies information about practices or circumstances that can

ATTENTION
lead to minor personal injury, property damage, economic loss, or
product malfunction. However, depending on the situation, failure
to follow the directions accompanying this symbol may also lead
to serious consequences.

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 Safety Instructions
Please read this manual and the related documentation thoroughly and familiarize
yourself with product information, safety instructions and other directions before
installing, operating, performing inspection and preventive maintenance.
Please be aware that the instructions are marked with either a warning symbol or
attention symbol.

• If this product is used in a situation that may cause personal

WARNING injury and/or significant product damage, implement safe
measures such as use of fault-safe equipment.
• Be sure to cutoff outer power source while wiring, maintenance,
and cleaning. Do not touch terminals when electric current is
flowing. Otherwise it may cause an electric shock.
• Do not use this product under any conditions exposed to
explosive gases. It may cause an explosion.

• Use the product under the allowed conditions directed in

ATTENTION
product specifications and be cautious to keep away extraneous
materials from entering the product during installation.
– Do not expose to high temperature, high humidity, dense dust,
salinity, mineral particles, corrosive gas, inflammable gas,
solvent, abrasive materials, and direct sunlight.
– Keep away from vibrations, and contacts of other objects. It is
the cause of damage, malfunction, or aging.
• Fasten the terminal screws tightly to ensure that the cable
connection is secure. Incorrect cable connection may cause
overheating and product malfunction.
• Make sure to use an external device when configuring the
protective circuit breakers for emergencies or interlock circuits.
• Operate the product under the allowed conditions directed in
product specifications. Incorrect conditions can cause abnormal
heat dissipation or product malfunction.
• Do not dissemble or modify the product, or it may cause
malfunctions. Use the service centers for product repairs.
• Do not touch the terminals when the power is ON. It may cause
an electric shock.
• Only use the product for functions explicitly specified in the
product and the manual.
• Abide by the industrial waste disposal standard when disposing
the product.

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Overview
Features
The LX-MWLINK and LX70-MWLINK are a multi-functional module for PLC
networking.

LX-MWLINK LX70-MWLINK
(for LX700 PLC system) (for LX70 PLC system)

With LX-MWLINK, up to 16 modules can be connected with twisted-pair cables.

Function mode setting switch should be always OFF. It also provides multiple
network solutions on a single unit: PLC link, computer link, data transmission,
remote programming, and layer link.

With LX70-MWLINK, up to 16 modules can be connected with twisted-pair cables.

LX70-MWLINK supports PLC link, data transmission and remote programming.

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 Hardware Description

MWLINK
MWLINK

COM. PLC Link 1

ERR. SPEED
W-Mode TERM
W2-Mode MWLINK

MWLINK
COM. PLC Link 1
ERR. SPEED
W-Mode TERM
W2-Mode

2 3, 4
4
2

3 ¥ı
¥ı

5
5 4
3
2 5 2
1
1

ON
ON

Front Back Front Back

LX-MWLINK (for LX700 PLC system) LX70-MWLINK (for LX70 PLC system)

1. Status LEDs
Link module states such as operation/stop, error/alarm, and
communication status are displayed.
See "Status LEDs" on page 11 for details.
2. Link No. Setting Switch
Link Unit No. in the network is configured.
See "Link Unit No. Setting Switch" on page 10.
3. Mode Setting Switch (1)
Operation mode (PLC link, non-PLC link mode selection, and end station
setting) configuration. (PLC link mode setting should be changed when
power is off. However, end stations settings become valid from the point of
change.) See "Mode Setting Switch" on page 10.
4. Function Mode Setting Switch (2)]
This dip switch should be always OFF.
See "Mode Setting Switch" on page 10.
5. Terminal for Transmission Path (RS485)
Connect a transmission cable.
See "Transmission Cable Specifications" on page 8.

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Specifications
LISTED
General Specifications UL 62Y6
C ®
US IND. CONT. EQ.

Item Specifications
Operating 0 °C to +55 °C (32 °F to 131 °F)
Temperature
Storage -25 °C to +70 °C (-13 °F to 158 °F)
Operating 30 to 85% RH (Non-condensing)
Humidity
Storage 30 to 85% RH (Non-condensing)
1500V AC for 1 minute between I/O terminal (AC) and frame ground
(power unit)
Withstand voltage
500V AC for 1 minute between I/O terminal (DC) and frame ground
(power unit)
100 MΩ or more at 500 mega V DC between I/O terminal (DC) and
Isolation resistance
frame ground (power unit)
10 to 55 Hz, 1 cycle/minute: double amplitude of 0.75mm, 10
Vibration immunity
minutes on 3 axis (X, Y, Z)
Peak acceleration and duration 15g/11ms, 3 times in each X, Y, Z
Shock immunity
direction
1500Vp-p with 50ns to 1 µs pulse width (generated by noise
Noise immunity
simulator)
Ambience No corrosive gas, no excessive dust

Transmission Specifications
Specifications
Item Remarks
W-mode
Communication
Token bus type
specifications
Transmission method BASE-BAND type
Transmission speed 500k bps
Transmission distance Max. total length 800m See "Transmission Cable
Number of connection Specifications" on page 8 for
Max. 16 stations
stations details about transmission
CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) cables.
Transmission error check
method
Synchronization method Start-stop synchronization
Interface RS485 type
Transmission path Twisted-pair cable

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 Performance Specifications
Specifications
Item
W-mode
1. PLC link function
(Max. 16 stations)
2. Computer link function
(Max. 16 stations)
→ CCU unit needed
Communication functions 3. Data transmission function
(Max. 16 stations),
→ 16 words/1 instruction
4. Remote programming function
(Max. 16 stations)
5. Layer link
Function/ PLC link Max. 16 stations
Number of stations Other functions Max. 16 stations
Used Link relay WL fixed
areas Link register Ld fixed
PLC link Setting Setting with system register
Link relay Max. 1,024 points
Capacity
Link register Max. 128 words
Operation • Special relay
Used areas
status/ • Special data register
error report Setting -
Data transmission capacity Max. 16 words

Transmission Cable Specifications

Transmission cable
Recommended Specifications Remarks
Transmission cable
manufacturers
KPEV-S1P x 1.25mm2
800m
Twisted-pair cables compatible (Hitachi Cable) See Figure 1
with shield KPEV-S1P x 0.5mm2 below
700m
compatible (Hitachi Cable)
Cable without shield See Figure 2
General cable Not available
(VCTF cable) below

Figure 1 Figure 2

Conductor Conductor
Twisted-pair VCTF cable
cable with shield
Shield
External
External Jacket
Insulator Jacket Insulator

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Status LEDs
MWLINK MWLINK
MWLINK

MWLINK
COM. PLC Link COM. PLC Link
ERR. SPEED ERR. SPEED
W-Mode TERM W-Mode TERM
W2-Mode W2-Mode

LX-MWLINK LX70-MWLINK COM. PLC Link

(for LX700 PLC system) (for LX70 PLC system) ERR. SPEED
W-Mode TERM
W2-Mode

○: On, ◑: Fast flickering (T=0.2s), ◐: Slow flickering (T=1.0s), ●: Off

LED Operation status

Event
items W-mode W2-mode
○: Normal communication ○: Normal communication
◐: Overload on
Communication
COM. communication buffer
Status
●: Communication error ●: Communication error
(Transmission failed) (Transmission failed)
○: Convergence/Self- ○: Convergence/Self-
Hardware/ diagnosed error diagnosed error
ERR.
Software error ◑: Error types(a) ◑: Error types(a)
●: Normal ●: Normal
W-Mode W-mode ○: W-mode status ●: Not in W-mode.
○: PLC Link operation status ○: PLC Link operation status
◑: PLC Link operation not
available
PLC Link PLC Link flag
●: PLC Link stop /
●: Non-PLC Link operation
Non-PLC Link operation
status
status
Communication ○: 500 Kbps fixed ○: 500 Kbps
SPEED
speed ●: 250 Kbps
○: An end station. ○: An end station.
TERM End station
●: Not an end station. ●: Not an end station.

(a) Occurs in the case of transmission error, out-of-range of Link unit No., duplicate station
number and duplicate link area allocation.

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 Mode Setting Switch
Link Unit No. Setting Switch
Up to 16 link units can be connected, and Link Unit No. is configured with this rotary
switch.
Tens Ones

UNIT No.

Using Link Unit No.

Dial switches for tens and ones columns with cross-tip
screwdriver, to set the arrow at the number you want. For
example, when setting Link Unit No. to 7, align tens
column to 0 and ones column to 7.

Link Unit No. Setting Precautions

Mode setting Event
01 to 16 (decimal)
Communication fails when the number is set out-of-range and
Valid range Unit No. setting error occurs. (ERR LED flickers.)
(Unit Numbers in PLC link mode can be set within the range of
01 to 16. It is not an error, and the numbers out-of-range can be used
for functions other than PLC link, such as data transmission)
Mode
Unit No. can be changed during operation.
When the number is changed during operation, new number can be
Operation used from the moment of change. However, station number should
not be duplicated.
Unit No. setting error occurs and communication fails. (ERR LED
flickers.)

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LX-MWLINK Mode Setting Switch
5-pole type dip switch on the bottom of LX700 PLC MW-Link module.

Function mode selection (Always OFF)

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4 Communication speed selection (500 kbpx fixed)
3 Operation mode selection (PLC link or non-PLC link)
2 End station setting: On MW-Link network, modules on
1 both ends of the network should be configured as end
stations.
ON

Settings(a)
No. Item
W-mode

Setting at All ON 1
1
end station 2
OFF ON
End station
setting
Not an end All OFF 1
2
station 2
OFF ON

PLC link mode (PLC link, computer link, data

OFF
Operation transmission, remote programming and layer link)
3
mode Non-PLC link mode (Computer link, data transmission,
ON
remote programming and layer link)

4 Communication speed 500 kbpx fixed

5 Function mode W-mode 5 Not allowed 5

OFF ON OFF ON

(a) All settings are set to OFF (neither PLC link nor end station, W-mode and 500 Kbps speed)
as factory default.

Turn off the power when changing the mode setting switch.
ATTENTION
Settings stored on power-up are maintained even when the switch
is changed during operation. End station settings of the switch 1
and 2 can be changed during operation.

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 LX70-MWLINK Mode Setting Switches
LX70-MWLINK Mode Setting Switch (1)
4-pole type dip switch on the front of LX70 PLC MW-Link module.

Operation mode selection (PLC link or non-PLC link)

1
2 Unused
3 End station setting: On MW-Link network, modules on
4 both ends of the network should be configured as end
stations.
OFF ON

Settings(a)
No. Item
W-mode
OFF PLC link mode
Operation
1 Non-PLC link mode (Computer link, data transmission,
mode ON
remote programming and layer link)
2 Unused -

Setting at All ON 3
3
end station 4
End station OFF ON

setting
Not an end All OFF 3
4
station 4
OFF ON

(a) All settings are set to OFF (neither PLC link nor end station) as factory default.

LX70-MWLINK Mode Setting Switch (2)

2-pole type dip switch on the bottom of the back of LX70 PLC MW-Link module.
Settings(a)
No. Item
W-mode

1 Function mode OFF 1

OFF ON

2 Communication speed 500 kbpx fixed

(a) All settings are set to OFF (500 Kbps speed) as factory default.

Turn off the power when changing mode settings (1), (2). Settings
ATTENTION
stored on power-up are maintained even when switch is changed
during operation. End station settings of the mode setting switch (1)
can be changed during operation.

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Installation and Start-up
Installation Dimensions
LX700 PLC System Dimensions (mm)

B
TR OUT

TR OUT

TR OUT

TR OUT

TR OUT
DC IN

DC IN
DC IN

CPU750B
CPU

X64D X64D X32D Y32T Y16T Y16T Y16T Y16T

LX
115.5 118.5

unit (mm)
111.0 Dimensions
Slot Type
A B
3-slot type 205.0 184.0
5-slot type 276.0 254.0
8-slot type 381.0 360.0
10-slot type 452.0 430.0
12-slot type 522.0 501.0

5 .0 * 4
27.5
81.0

unit (mm)
Slot Type P L
3-slot type 205.0 153.8
5-slot type 276.0 224.2
7.0

22.5 L 8-slot type 381.0 329.8

10-slot type 452.0 400.2
P 12-slot type 522.0 470.6

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 LX700 CPU, Multi-Wire Link Module Dimensions (mm)
MWLINK

MWLINK
CPU750B NX-TC8 NX-TC4
TC
CPU

COM. PLC Link

ERR. RUN
SPEED
W-Mode ERROR
TERM
W2-Mode

115.5

35.0 104.0

LX70 PLC System Dimensions (mm)

LX

A
105.0

30.0

38.0

C
4 - M5

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unit (mm)
Catalog Dimensions Dimensions
Slot Types Dimensions (B)
Number (A) (C)
2-slot type LX70-BASE02 157.2 128.6 114.6
3-slot type LX70-BASE03 192.4 163.8 149.8
5-slot type LX70-BASE05 262.8 234.2 220.2
6-slot type LX70-BASE06 298.0 269.4 255.4
8-slot type LX70-BASE08 368.4 339.8 325.8
10-slot type LX70-BASE10 438.8 410.2 396.2
12-slot type LX70-BASE12 508.6 480.6 466.6

LX70 CPU, Multi-Wire Link Module Dimensions (mm)

CPU70 MWLI
LINK
NK
CPU

MWLINK

COM.
CO PL Link
PLC
ERR.
ER SPEE
SPEED
W-Mode
ode TERM
TER
W2-Mo
-Mode
de

105.0

RS232C

35.0

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 Installation Environment and Precautions

Do not install your multi-wire link modules if any of the following

ATTENTION
conditions are present:
• Ambient temperature out of the range of 0 to 55 °C (32 to 131 °F)
• Direct sunlight
• Humidity out of the range of 30% to 85% (non-condensing)
• Chemicals that may affect electronic parts
• Excessive or conductive dust, or salinity
• High voltage, strong magnetic fields, or strong electromagnetic
influences
• Direct impact and excessive vibration

ATTENTION
Precautions for Electrostatic Discharges
Excessive static electricity can be generated in dry conditions, so
please make sure to discharge electrostatic charges by touching a
grounded metal bar before contacting the module.

ATTENTION
Contacting the Module
Do not use thinners, which can damage or degrade PCB circuit
board.

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Mounting/Dismounting Module
Mounting Dismounting
1. Insert the module by inserting the 1. Unfasten the screw that holds the
tab into the groove first and pushing module in place using a
the module against the backplane. screwdriver.

2. Push the top of the module toward 3. Hold on pressing the locking button
the backplane until it is clamped in on the top edge of the module, and
place. pull the module from the backplane.
Locking button

4. Ensure that the module is in place

against the backplane, and then
fasten the screw using a
screwdriver.

screwdriver

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 Installation Procedure

1. Mounting MW-Link module

Mount the link module on the basic backplane.
• Depending on CPU type, 3 to 8 link modules
can be mounted with 1 CPU module.
• Be careful about I/O number allocation.

2. Transmission cable wiring

Connect RS485 interface terminals with
twisted-pair cables (with shield).
• Max. total length: 800m (1,200m
depending on the mode)
• Connect positive to positive, negative to
negative.
• Up to 16 units can be connected.

Tens column Ones column

3. Unit No., end station and operation
mode setting
• Set the Unit No. of each link unit.
(Unit No. setting switch)
• Operation mode setting.
(PLC link or non-PLC link)
• Link module connected at the end of network
is set as end station. (End station setting)
Operation mode selection
1 (PLC link or non-PLC link)
2 Unused
3 End station setting
4

OFF ON
LX70-MWLINK (for LX70 PLC system)

Function mode selection

(Always OFF)
5
Communication speed
4 selection (Void)
3
2
Operation mode selection
(PLC link or non-PLC link)
1
ON End station setting:
LX-MWLINK (for LX700 PLC system)

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Start-up Procedure
Follow these steps when starting up a MW-Link module.
1. Check the settings of Link Unit No., operation mode and end station.
• Check for out-of-range or duplicate Link Unit No.
• Check if the units at the ends are set as end stations.
• Check if PLC link communications units are in PLC link mode, and Unit
numbers of those units are set within the range of 01 to 16.
2. Turn on the power.
3. Check the status LEDs.
• Check for self-diagnosed error, Unit No. setting error, or duplicate error.
(ERR LED)
• On PLC link communication units, check if PLC LINK LEDs are ON.
4. When there is any error, identify the cause and modify settings
• For more information on troubleshooting, refer to the LX70/LX700 Series Multi-
Wire Link Modules (LX70-MWLINK and LX-MWLINK) User Manual.
• Operation status can be checked by reading special relay and special data
register.
5. Now MW-Link unit is ready for operation.
• For PLC link communication, link area (sending area) should be configured at
the system register of CPU unit. Be careful that system register is not
configured by factory default.
• For more information on PLC Link Communication, refer to the LX70/LX700
Series Multi-Wire Link Modules (LX70-MWLINK and LX-MWLINK) User
Manual.

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 Wiring
Terminal Block Wiring
• Connect positive to positive, and negative to negative of transmission path
terminals for each link unit.
• When using F.G (frame ground) terminal, connect one end of transmission cable
shield to ground as illustrated below. (If correct triple grounding is not available,
do not connect F. G. Otherwise, error may occur.)

Transmission path Transmission path Transmission path

connection terminal connection terminal connection terminal
Transmission Transmission
cable cable

Shield Shield

[RS485 interface] [RS485 interface] [RS485 interface]

• Up to 16 MW-Link modules can be connected for communication.

• Guaranteed transmission distance is equal to the max. distance between link
units at both ends.
• Make sure not to set up branch line wiring as illustrated below.

Correct wiring MW-Link module MW-Link module MW-Link module MW-Link module

Incorrect wiring MW-Link module MW-Link module MW-Link module MW-Link module

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