Chapter 1 introduction, Introduction, Chapter – FANUC Robotics America GFK-1535A User Manual

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GFK-1535A

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Introduction

This manual explains how to install and use a VersaMax

Genius

®

Network

Interface Unit module to interface VersaMax I/O modules to a Genius bus.

NIU installation procedures are described in Chapter 2.

NIU operation is described in chapter 3. This chapter explains how the NIU
interacts with the modules in its station, how it stores data, and how it exchanges
data with the system host.

Configuration is described in chapter 4.

The datagrams that can be sent to an NIU are described in chapter 5.

Genius Bus and CPU Redundancy options are explained in chapter 6.

Bus operation is detailed in appendix A.

Appendix B lists I/O module scan time performance data.

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