Panasonic FP-X User Manual
FP-X Series
Strengthened Product Lineup
to Meet Diversified Demands
Programmable Controllers
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Comment
memory
Program
memory
Independent
Max.
3 Ports
Ethernet
PLC-Link
Computer
Link
Modbus-RTU
General purpose serial
communications
Multi-axial positioning
Network
SCADA system
Displays
Temperature control
Data processing
Multi-point I/O
Measuring instrument
Increase in
number and
complexity
of programs
High performance
Reduction of total scan time
E.g. ST, AN or OR E.g. floating point operation instructions
Faster operation of basic instructions
Faster operation of high-level instructions
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High performance
High-speed operation
The 32-bit RISC processor provides the top-level processing speed in compact
PLCs. The scan time is 2ms or less for 5000 steps*¹. A high-speed PLC is indispensable for enhancing the functionality of equipment.
*1 Basic instructions: 40%, Data transfer and operation instructions: 60%
Large capacity program memory
FP-X, which is equipped with 32k steps*² program memory, is ideal for fully covering
the increasing functions, such as communications, positioning and analog control.
The ample program capacity can also support future equipment modifications.
*2 C14: 16k steps
Independent comment memory
The FP-X features an independent comment memory which facilitates program
management and maintenance. Comments document a PLC project and help
programmers understand the code long after the program was written.
Maximum number of I/O points
Since up to 8 expansion units can be connected to 1 control unit, the maximum number of I/O points is 300. Furthermore, with the add-on cassette
and expansion FP0 adapter connected, the number of I/O points can be increased to 382.
multiple functions and strengthened lineup
Inside of FP-X
Network
Network
Up to 3 channels
3 channels are available with a combination of a communication cassette (2-channel type) and the tool port.
The combinations of a wide variety of communication functions can
support diversified applications.
Ethernet
With a communication cassette (Ethernet type), inspection data, production
data and error information can be easily collected.
Modbus-RTU
Communications with equipment compatible with Modbus-RTU (binary), a
worldwide de-facto standard, are available without programming. E.g. temperature controllers and inverters.
PLC link
With a communication cassette (RS485 type), bit data/word data can be
easily shared among up to 16 FP-X units.
MEWTOCOL-COM master/slave
Easy communications with equipment compatible with Matsushita’s open
protocol “MEWTOCOL” are available without programming. E.g. displays,
machine vision systems, temperature controllers and power meters.
General purpose serial communications
Commands are generated/transmitted in accordance with the communication
protocol of the target equipment.
Or, nonprocedural data receiving is available. E.g. measuring instruments,
barcode readers and RF-ID.
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14 points
30 points
60 points
16 points
30 points
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AC
Relay output NPN output PNP output
DC AC DC AC DC
Control unit
Expansion unit
3-axis Control with C14 4-axis Control with C30/C60
100kHz x
2 axes
20kHz x
2 axes
XY Table + Processing Head Semiconductor Wafer Takeout Blade
Product lineup
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Product lineup
FP-X meets a variety of requirements
Control unit: 18 types
(14, 30 or 60 points) x (relay, NPN or PNP) x (AC or DC)
Expansion unit: 9 types
(30 points) x (Relay, NPN or PNP) x (AC or DC)
(16 points) x (relay, NPN or PNP)
43 combinations (number of I/O points)
14 to 300 points
Add-on cassette: 16 types
Digital I/O, Pulse I/O, Analog I/O, Communication (RS485, RS232C, Ethernet), External memory
Positioning
Positioning
Built-in 4-axis pulse output (transistor output type)
The transistor output type C14 comes with 3-axis while C30/60 comes with 4-axis pulse output built-in the control unit.
The multi-axis control, which previously required a higher-level PLC or additional positioning unit, or 2 or more PLC
units, can now be achieved with only 1 FP-X transistor output type unit in a small space at a low cost. In addition, as
this type does not require a pulse I/O cassette needed for a relay output type, other function expansion cassettes such
as communication or analog input can be attached for more diversified applications.
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Product lineup
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The highly expandable lineup satisfies a wide range of demands.
Control unit
Program capacity: 16k steps
Program capacity: 32k steps
2-point potentiometer,
equipped with a USB communication port
Program capacity: 32k steps
4-point potentiometer,
equipped with a USB communication port
2-point potentiometer
Expansion unit
Remarks: 2 or more E16’s cannot be connected
serially because they cannot supply the power to
other units.
Remarks: Addition of up to 8 units is possible including E16 and EFP0.
Relay ouput Transistor ouput
DC power supply AC power supply DC power supply AC power supply
AFPX-C14RD AFPX-C14R
8-point input of 24VDC
6-point output of 2A relay
8-point input of 24VDC
6-point output of 2A relay
DC power supply AC power supply DC power supply AC power supply
AFPX-C30RD AFPX-C30R
16-point input of 24VDC
14-point output of 2A relay
16-point input of 24VDC
14-point output of 2A relay
DC power supply AC power supply DC power supply AC power supply
AFPX-C60RD AFPX-C60R
32-point input of 24VDC
28-point output of 2A relay
32-point input of 24VDC
28-point output of 2A relay
AFPX-C14TD (NPN)
AFPX-C14PD (PNP)
8-point input of 24VDC
0.5A/5 to 24VDC
6-point output of transistor
AFPX-C30TD (NPN)
AFPX-C30PD (PNP)
16-point input of 24VDC
0.5A/5 to 24VDC
14-point output of transistor
AFPX-C60TD (NPN)
AFPX-C60PD (PNP)
32-point input of 24VDC
0.5A/5 to 24VDC
28-point output of transistor
8-point input of 24VDC
0.5A/5 to 24VDC
6-point output of transistor
16-point input of 24VDC
0.5A/5 to 24VDC
14-point output of transistor
32-point input of 24VDC
0.5A/5 to 24VDC
28-point output of transistor
Relay ouput Transistor ouput
AFPX-E16R
8-point input of 24VDC
8-point output of 2A relay
DC power supply AC power supply DC power supply AC power supply
AFPX-E30RD AFPX-E30R
16-point input of 24VDC
14-point output of 2A relay
16-point input of 24VDC
14-point output of 2A relay
8-point input of 24VDC
0.5A/5 to 24VDC
8-point output of transistor
AFPX-E30TD (NPN)
AFPX-E30PD (PNP)
16-point input of 24VDC
0.5A/5 to 24VDC
14-point output of transistor
AFPX-E16T (NPN)
AFPX-E16P (PNP)
16-point input of 24VDC
0.5A/5 to 24VDC
14-point output of transistor
AFPX-C14T (NPN)
AFPX-C14P (PNP)
AFPX-C30T (NPN)
AFPX-C30P (PNP)
AFPX-C60T (NPN)
AFPX-C60P (PNP)
AFPX-E30T (NPN)
AFPX-E30P (PNP)
Add-on cassette
Application cassette
NEW
AFPX-IN4T3
AFPX-IN8
AFPX-TR8
AFPX-TR6P
AFPX-PLS
AFPX-AD2
NEW
NEW
NEW
AFPX-A21
AFPX-DA2
AFPX-TC2
AFPX-MRTC
Input/Output cassette (4-point input of 24VDC,
NPN 0.3A/3-point output of 24VDC)
Input cassette (8-point input of 24VDC)
Output cassette (NPN 0.3A/8-point output of 24VDC)
Output cassette (PNP 0.5A/6-point output of 24VDC)
Pulse I/O cassette
(High-speed counter input: single phase 80kHz 2ch.,
2-phase 30kHz 1ch.)
(Pulse output: 1 axis 100kHz < CW/CCW, pulse + sign >)
*Cannot be built into a transistor output type.
Analog input cassette (2 points, 0 to 10 V/0 to 20mA 12-bit
non-insulated)
Analog I/O cassette
Input: 2ch. (0 to 5V/0 to 10V or 0 to 20mA 12-bit insulated)
Output: 1ch. (0 to 10V or 0 to 20mA 12-bit insulated)
Analog output cassette
2ch. (0 to 10V or 0 to 20mA 12-bit insulated 2ch.)
Thermocouple input cassette,
(K/J type, resolution: 0.2°C, insulated 2ch.)
Master memory cassette with a real-time clock*
(32k steps program memory +
real-time clock in year/month/day/hour/minute)
*Real-time clock requires an optional battery.
(Real-time clock → Calendar timer)
NEW
NEW
AFPX-COM1
AFPX-COM2
AFPX-COM3
AFPX-COM4
AFPX-COM5
AFPX-COM6
Communication cassette
Communication cassette (RS232C 1ch.)
Communication cassette (RS232C 2ch.)
Communication cassette
(RS485/422 selectable 1ch. insulated)
Communication cassette
(RS485 1ch. insulated + RS232C 1ch.)
Communication cassette
(Ethernet 1ch. + RS232C 1ch.)
Communication cassette
(RS485 2ch. insulated)
Expansion FP0 adapter
AFPX-EFP0
Up to 3 FP0 expansion units can be connected.
Please refer to page 7 for details.
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Name and function of each part
FP-X series
RS232C tool port
Expansion Unit
(Model: Relay output type AFPX-E16R)
Add-on Cassette
(Model: Analog input cassette AFPX-AD2)
I/O status monitor LED
Connector for expansion unit
Securing hole
Connector for expansion unit
Connector for double-stacked mounting
* Only the communication cassette can be upper.
Input/output terminals or communication signal terminals
Input terminals
Output terminals
* Use the two opposite diagonal holes
for mounting when a communication
cassette is double-stacked.
Control Unit
(Model: Relay output type AFPX-C30R)
I/O status monitor LED
Add-on cassette interface cover
Connector for
add-on cassette
Connector
for battery
Input terminals
Power terminals
Output terminals
RUN/PROG. mode selection switch
Potentiometer
(DC powered type has no service power output)
24V DC service power output terminals
C14: 0.15A
C30, C60: 0.4A
USB communication port (excluding C14R)
Connector for expansion unit
Connector for
expansion unit
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C14
C30, C 60
C14
32k
10k
16k
FP0
FP-X
C30/C6 0
FP-X
10k 20k 30k
steps
0.5 1.0
0.32µsec
0.9µsec
µsec
FP-X
FP0
Max. 8 units
E30 E30 E30C60
FP-X series
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High capacity, ultra high-speed processing
The high-level basic performance provides sufficient room for future equipment expansion.
Abundant program capacity—32k steps
Program capacity
(16k steps for C14)
The program capacity of 32k steps, exceeding the capacity of most compact PLCs,
can flexibly handle a wide variety of applications requiring future equipment expansion. An adequate comment area has of course been reserved. Free comment entry
makes the program easy to understand during verification.
Equipped with an independent comment memory
Equipped with an independent comment memory separate from the program memory. All of the 100,000 I/O comments, 5000 lines of
line-space comments and 5000 lines of remark comments are saved in the FP-X together with the programs.
Input comments do not decrease the program capacity.
High-speed scan at
High-speed processing is often required for small-scale equipment control such as
serial data communication, network construction or PID temperature control. Highspeed scanning at 0.32µsec/step (basic instruction) easily meets such requirements.
E.g. With a 5k step program consisting of 40% basic instructions and
60% applied instructions (data transfer and operation instructions)
0.32µsec for instruction processing
Processing speed of the basic instructions
(ST, OR, AND, OT etc)
→ Scan time: 1.9ms (measured time)
Abundant number of I/O points—Maximum 300
(up to 382 points possible by using FP0 expansion units and add-on cassettes)
When the user is unable to predict the number of I/O points required in the future for his machine or equipment, he may be unsure
when selecting a PLC model. FP-X solves user concerns by providing a maximum of 300 I/O channels. This number can even be
increased up to 382 points by using the add-on cassettes and FP0 expansion units.
Up to 8 expansion units (E16R, E30R, EFP0) can be connected.
Max. 300 channels
6
OK
C60 E16 E16 C60 E16 E30
NG
OK
E30 E30C60
Max. 7 units (210 points) Max. 96 points
E30 E30C60
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Great expandability
Only 1 E16 can be connected serially. E16 can be sandwiched with E30*
* E30 requires an external
power supply
Connection by using the cable included with each expansion unit.
The units can be mounted
very close to each other
with the cable bent inside
between the units in order
to save space.
An 80-cm expansion cable is
also available as an option.
Note: Total expansion
cable length: 160cm max.
When further expansion or functions are required, use the existing FP0 expansion units
All control units can be expanded by up to 3 FP0 expansion units via an adapter. Applications can be expanded by using [Transistor
outputs], [analog input/outputs], [thermocouple input] and [I/O link (network)].
* Only 1 expansion FP0 adapter unit can be attached to a control unit.
Up to 7 FP-X expansion units can be used when the expansion FP0 adapter is attached.
Expansion FP0 adapter
(AFPX-EFP0)*
In addition to the supplied 8cm expansion cable, 30cm and 80cm tpyes are available as options, allowing the units to be arranged
more freely. (Total expansion cable length: 160cm max.)
Product number Specifications
FP0-E8X 8ch. DC input, MIL connector
FP0-E16X 16ch. DC input, MIL connector
FP0-E8YT/-E8YP 8ch. transistor output, MIL connector
FP0-E8YRS 8ch. relay output, screw terminal block
FP0-E16YT/E16YP
FP0-E32T/-E32P
FP0-E8RS
FP0-E16RS
FP0-E32RS
16ch. transistor output, MIL connector
16ch. DC input, 16ch. transistor output,
MIL connector
4ch. DC input, 4ch. relay output,
screw terminal block
8ch. DC input, 8ch. relay output,
screw terminal block
16ch DC input,
16ch relay output screw terminal block
Product number Specifications
FP0-A21 Analog 2ch. input, 1ch. output
FP0-A80 Analog 8ch. input
FP0-A04V Analog (voltage) 4ch. output
FP0-A04I Analog (current) 4ch. output
FP0-TC4 Thermocouple 4ch. input
FP0-TC8 Thermocouple 8ch. input
FP0-RTD6 6ch RTD input
FP0-IOL I/O link unit
FP0-CCL CC-link unit
FP0-DPS2 PROFIBUS remote I/O unit
We also have other units.
Please refer to the part number list at the end of this catalog.
The panel surface look clean due to the
uniform unit height of 90mm.
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C14
A, upper
A, lower
C30 C60
B
(Not attachable)
A, upper
A, lower
A, upper
A, lower
B C
Add-on Cassette
Communication Cassette
(Only one of these cassettes
can be attached.)
Part number Specifications
Attachable position (see the figure below)
A, lower A, upper
B C
Application Cassette
Only a backup battery can be attached.
I/O cassette
Input cassette
Output cassette
Pulse I/O cassette
Analog input cassette
Analog output cassette
Analog I/O cassette
Thermocouple input
cassette
Master memory cassette
(Only one cassette can be attached.)
AFPX-IN4T3
AFPX-IN8
AFPX-TR8
AFPX-TR6P
AFPX-PLS
AFPX-AD2
AFPX-DA2
AFPX-A21
AFPX-TC2
AFPX-MRTC
AFPX-COM1
AFPX-COM2
AFPX-COM3
AFPX-COM4
AFPX-COM5
AFPX-COM6
8-point input of 24VDC, Bi-direction (Sink/Source)
8-point output of 24VDC, NPN transistor 0.3A
6-point output of 24VDC, PNP transistor 0.5A
A: Available, N/A: Not available
4-point input of 24VDC, Bi-direction (Sink/Source)
3-point output of 24VDC, NPN transistor 0.3A
High-speed counter input: single phase 80kHz 2ch or 2-phase 30kHz 1ch
Pulse output: 1 axis 100kHz (CW/CCW, Pulse + Sign)
2-point analog input, 0 to 10V or 0 to 20mA, 12-bit, 2ms/2ch
2-point analog output, 0 to 10V or 0 to 20mA, 12-bit, 2ms/2ch
2-point analog input, 0 to 5V, 0 to 10V or 0 to 20mA, 12-bit, 2ms/2ch
1-point analog output, 0 to 10V or 0 to 20mA, 12-bit, 1ms/1ch
2-point thermocouple input, K/J type, Resolution: 0.2oC, 200ms/2ch, channels insulated
32k steps program memory + all comment saving/transfer, calendar timer (real-time clock)
RS232C 1ch
RS232C 2ch
RS485/RS422 selectable 1ch
RS485 1ch + RS232C 1ch
Ethernet 1ch + RS232C 1ch
RS485 2ch
(Cannot be used with a transistor
output type control unit.)
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
N
E
W
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Add-on cassette (lineup)
“Require slightly more functions”, “Want to add functions to the existing equipment”
—The rich variety of add-on cassettes helps solve these requirements.
The add-on cassette easily adds small quantities of functions and I/O points.
Max. number of attachable cassettes
C14 2 cassettes
C30, C60 3 cassettes
Attachment position (see the table above)
Easily removable
(2 screws to
secure the unit)
Only section A has an upper side available to attach the cassette.
No add-on cassettes can be attached to section C. Only a back-
up battery can be attached.
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