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Users Manual - Hardware Edition 1.8 Number of Input/Output Points and Maximum Number of Input/Output Points

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1.8 Number of Input/Output Points and Maximum Number of Input/Output

Outline
Points
The number of input/output points and maximum number of input/output points varies depending on the PLC
version and network type.
Number of Input/ Maximum number of
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Reference

Dimensions
External
Output Points*1 input/output points*1
FX3UC-32MT-LT Earlier than Ver. 2.20 256 256 Subsection 1.8.1.
FX3UC-32MT-LT Ver. 2.20 or later, FX3UC-32MT-LT-2,
FX3UC- MT/D(SS) or FX3UC-16MR/D(S)-T when CC- 256 256 Subsection 1.8.1.
Link, AnyWireASLINK and AS-i is not used
FX3UC-32MT-LT Ver. 2.20 or later, FX3UC-32MT-LT-2,
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Subsection 1.8.1.

Specifications
Generic
FX3UC- MT/D(SS) or FX3UC-16MR/D(S)-T when CC- 256 384
Subsection 1.8.2.
Link is used
FX3UC-32MT-LT Ver. 2.20 or later, FX3UC-32MT-LT-2,
Subsection 1.8.1.
FX3UC- MT/D(SS) or FX3UC-16MR/D(S)-T when 256 384
Subsection 1.8.3.
AnyWireASLINK is used
FX3UC-32MT-LT Ver. 2.20 or later, FX3UC-32MT-LT-2,
Subsection 1.8.1.
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FX3UC- MT/D(SS) or FX3UC-16MR/D(S)-T when AS-i is 256 384

Specifications
Power Supply
Subsection 1.8.4.
used

*1. For the number of input/output points and maximum number of input/output points, refer to Section
1.7.

1.8.1 Calculation of number of input/output points 5

Specifications
Input
To obtain the total number of input/output points, count the input/output points of input/output extension
blocks, the remote I/O points of the FX3UC-32MT-LT(-2) built-in master and the input/output occupied points
of special function units/blocks.

1. Total the number of input/output points on the main unit and the number of those on the 6
input/output extension blocks.

Specifications
Output
To obtain the total number of input/output points, count the input points (X000 and higher) and output points
(Y000 and higher) of the main unit and input/output extension blocks.

2. Count the input/output points of the remote I/O stations connected to the
FX3UC-32MT-LT(-2) built-in master, FX2N-64CL-M or FX2N-16LNK-M network.
Add the number of remote I/O points to the number of input/output points from the main unit and input/output
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Various Uses
Wiring for
Examples of
powered extension units/blocks calculated in the above step.
For the method of calculating the number of remote I/O points (CC-Link/LT built-in master),
refer to Chapter 9.
For the method of calculating the number of remote I/O points (FX2N-64CL-M),
refer to the FX2N-64CL-M manual.
For the method of calculating the number of remote I/O points (FX2N-16LNK-M), 8
refer to the FX2N-16LNK-M manual.
Terminal Block

9
LT(-2) only
Master FX3UC-
CC-Link/LT

10
only
FX3UC-LT(-2)
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3. Count the number of input/output occupied points of special function units/blocks.

The number of occupied input/output points per unit is 8.
The number of occupied input/output points of each type of device can be obtained by the following formula or
from the list shown below.
For a list of occupied input/output points, refer to Section 1.11.

Number of special function Number of occupied

Number of points per unit
units/blocks input/output points

units 8 points points

Number of special function

Each special function unit/block = Total number of
occupied input/
used for FROM/TO instructions output points
units/blocks occupies eight input or output
points.

When connecting the special function units/blocks, take into consideration the combination, number of units/
blocks and connecting order.
For details, refer to Section 1.10.
4. Calculate the total number of input/output points.
Total the number of points counted in Steps 1, 2 and 3, and check that it does not exceed 256 points
(maximum number of input/output points).
Maximum number of Number of input/output occupied
Number of input/output points
input/output points points

256 points (A) + (B) + (C) (D) units 8 points

Maximum number of
Total number of input/output points of
+ Each special function unit/block
used for FROM/TO instructions
points controllable on Main units, input/output extension blocks,
occupies eight input or output
system CC-Link/LT and FX2N-16LNK-M.
points.
(A):Number of input/output points of main unit (D):Number of special function units/
(B):Number of input/output points of input/output extension blocks blocks
(C):Number of remote I/O points of Built-in CC-Link/LT master,
FX2N-64CL-M or FX2N-16LNK-M

5. When CC-Link, AnyWireASLINK and AS-i master is used, count the remote I/O points.
In the case of the FX3UC-32MT-LT Ver. 2.20 or later, FX3UC-32MT-LT-2, FX3UC- MT/D(SS) or
FX3UC-16MR/D(S)-T
When a CC-Link, AnyWireASLINK and AS-i master is used, the total number of input/output points of the
remote I/O stations connected on the network and the number of input/output points calculated in the
previous step must be 384 or less.
For details, refer to the following subsection.
1) FX3U-16CCL-M, FX2N-16CCL-M (CC-Link master)
Calculate the number of remote I/O points connected on the network in the following step.
When a CC-Link master is used, refer to Subsection 1.8.2.
2) FX3U-128ASL-M (AnyWireASLINK master)
Calculate the number of remote I/O points connected on the network in the following step.
When AnyWireASLINK master is used, refer to Subsection 1.8.3.
3) FX2N-32ASI-M (AS-i master)
Calculate the number of remote I/O points connected on the network in the following step.
When an AS-i master is used, refer to Subsection 1.8.4.
In the case of the FX3UC-32MT-LT Ver. 2.20 or earlier
Up to 256 input/output points in total are available including the input/output points in remote I/O units
connected in the network and the input/output points calculated in the previous step when the CC-Link master
or AS-i master is used.
For details, refer to the following manuals respectively.
When a CC-Link master is used, refer to FX2N-16CCL-M manual.
When an AS-i master is used, refer to FX2N-32ASI-M manual.

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1.8.2 Maximum number of input/output points when CC-Link master is used

Outline
1. Calculation of maximum number of input/output points
The maximum number of available input/output points is as follows when the FX3UC-32MT-LT Ver. 2.20 or
later, FX3UC-32MT-LT-2, FX3UC- MT/D(SS) or FX3UC-16MR/D(S)-T and CC-Link master block are used.
For the method of calculating the number of I/O points, refer to Subsection 1.8.1. 2
Maximum number of Number of input/ Number of input/output

Dimensions
External
CC-Link remote I/O
input/output points output points occupied points

8 32 256
384 points (A)(B)(C) (D) units (E) stations
points points points*1

Maximum number of Total number of + Number of points occupied + Total number of points obtained by formula
"number of remote I/O stations 32 points
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pointscontrollable on input/output points by special function units/

Specifications
Generic
" (The number is multiplied by 32 points
system blocks regardless of the number of remote I/O points.)

For details, refer to Subsection 1.8.1.

(A): Number of input/output points of main unit
(B): Number of input/output points of input/output extension blocks
(C): Number of remote I/O points of CC-Link/LT built-in
(D): Number of input/output points occupied by special
function units/blocks
(E): Number of remote I/O stations (units) connected to CC-
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Specifications
Power Supply
master(FX3UC-32MT-LT(-2)), FX2N-64CL-M, FX2N-16LNK-M. Link master
*1. 224 points when the FX2N-16CCL-M is used.
The number of CC-Link points is calculated by the formula "32 points number of stations" even when
remote I/O stations with less than 32 points are used.
For details, refer to the manual of the CC-Link master block used.
When using together with the AnyWireASLINK master, make sure that the total number of remote I/O 5
points in CC-Link and AnyWireASLINK master is 256 or less (and that the number of remote I/O

Specifications
Input
points in the AnyWireASLINK master is up to 128). When CC-Link parameters are set by sequence
program, all unused remote I/O points are occupied and become unavailable. When connecting the
AnyWireASLINK master behind the CC-Link master, set CC-Link parameters using network
parameters. For details, refer to FX3U-128ASL-M Users Manual.
2. Procedures for calculating number of input/output points based on example of system
configuration 6
For the main unit, input/output extension blocks and CC-Link remote I/O stations, the number of input/output

Specifications
Output
points and the total number of points are restricted.
X000 to X017 X020 to X057 X060 to X117 - - -
Main unit Input Input Output
(Example: Special
extension extension extension FX3U-16CCL-M
FX3UC-32MT/ ) block block block
function unit
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Y000 to Y017 - - Y020 to Y057 - -

Various Uses
Wiring for
Examples of
16/16 32/0 32/0 0/32
= 32 points = 32 points = 32 points = 32 points 8 points 8 points

CC-Link network

Remote I/O Remote I/O Remote I/O Remote I/O Remote I/O
(8 points) (16 points) (32 points) (32 points) (32 points) 8
Terminal Block

Number of input/output points occupied by special function units/blocks

(16 points)
0 points 128 144 160 224 256 384 points

Number of
Number of input/output points (128 points)
remaining points 9
Number of input/output points (excluding remote I/O points on CC-Link) + Number of
LT(-2) only
Master FX3UC-
CC-Link/LT

input/output occupied points

Up to 256 points
Number of
32 points 5 units = 160 points
remaining points
Number of CC-Link input/output points
Up to 256 points
10
384 points or less in total
only
FX3UC-LT(-2)
Display module

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