Yaskawa Sigma-5 User Manual: Design and Maintenance - Rotary Motors - MECHATROLINK-II Communications Reference - Manual (Page 88)

4.1 MECHATROLINK-II Communications Settings
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4.1 MECHATROLINK-II Communications Settings
This section describes the switch settings necessary for MECHATROLINK-II communications.
4.1.1 Setting Switches SW1 and SW2
The SW2 DIP switch is used to make the settings for MECHATROLINK-II communications.
The station address is set using the rotary switch (SW1) and the DIP switch (SW2).
(1) Settings for the SW2 DIP Switch
The following table shows the settings of the DIP switch (SW2).
ON
OFF
SW2 (factory settings)
4
3 5
2 6
1 7
C
8 0
F 9
E A
D B
SW1 (factory setting)
1 2 3 4
M-II
SW2 Function Setting Description Factory setting
Pin 1 Sets the baud rate.
OFF 4 Mbps (MECHATROLINK-I)
ON
ON 10 Mbps (MECHATROLINK-II)
Pin 2 Sets the number of trans-
mission bytes.
OFF 17 bytes
ON
ON 32 bytes
Pin 3 Sets the station address.
OFF Station address = 40H + SW1
OFF
ON Station address = 50H + SW1
Pin 4 Reserved. (Do not change.) OFF − OFF
• When connecting to a MECHATROLINK-I network, turn OFF pins 1 and 2.
• When using a MECHATROLINK-I network (Baud rate: 4 Mbps), the settings for the num-
ber of transmission bytes is disabled and the number of transmission bytes is always 17.