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  • Page 1

    FX 3U SERIES PROGRA MMABLE CONTROLLERS HARDWARE MANUAL This manual describes the part names, dimensions, mounting, cabling and specifica tions for the pro duct. This manual is extracted from FX 3U Series User's Manual - Hardware Edition. Refer to FX 3U Series User's Manual - Hardwa re Edition for more details. Before use, read this manual[...]

  • Page 2

    Requirement for Compliance with LVD directive The following produ cts have shown compli ance through di rect testing (of t he identified standards bel ow) and desig n analysis (through the cr eation of a t echnical construct ion file) to the Europea n Directive for Low Voltage ( 2006/95/E C) when used as directed by the approp riate docume ntation.[...]

  • Page 3

    With terminal cover open 1.2 External dimensions and we ight *1 FX 3U -32MR/UA1 uses 4- φ 4.5 mounting holes. *2 Except FX 3U -32MR/UA1 *3 FX 3U -32MR/UA1 is equivalen t to FX 3U -48M  . *4 FX 3U -64MR/UA1 is equi valent to FX 3U -80M  . Installation • 35 -m m -w id e DI N r a il o r D ir ec t (s cr e w) m ou nt i ng (M 4) 2. Installation [...]

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    2.2 Installation location Install the PLC in a n environmen t conformin g to the generic specific ations (s ection 2. 1), i nstallat ion preca utions a nd notes. For more details, refer to FX 3U Series User' s Manual - Hardware Edition. Installation loca tion in enclosure Space in en closure Extension devices can be con n ected on the left a n[...]

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    3.1 Wiring 3.1.1 Cable end treatment and tightening torque For the terminals of FX 3U serie s PLC, M3 screws ar e used. The electric wire ends shou ld be treated as shown below . Tighten the screws t o a torque of 0.5 to 0.8 N • m. Do not tighten term inal screws exceeding the specified torq ue. Failure to do s o may cause equipment f ailures o r[...]

  • Page 6

    *1 Each value inside ( ) indicates the n u mber of occupi ed points. 3.4.2 Examples of 24V DC input wiring[AC power type] 3.4.3 Examples of 24V DC input wiring[DC power type] Input connecting type Refer to FX 3U Se ries User's Manual - Hardware Edition Input form Input signal voltage Main units AC powe r Type 24V DC + 10%, -10% DC power Type 2[...]

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    3.4.6 Examples of 100V AC input wiring 3.5 Relay output specifications and example of external wiring As for the details o f Instructions for conn ecting input devices, refer to the following manual. → Refer to FX 3U Series User's Manual - Hardware Edition. 3.5.1 Relay output specifications *1 Each value inside ( ) indicates the number of oc[...]

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    *1 The total load current of resistance loads per common terminal should be the following valu e or less. - 1 output point/commo n terminal : 0.5A - 4 output point/commo n terminal : 0.8A - 8 output point/commo n terminal : 1.6A As for the nu mber of outputs per common terminal, refer to “Chapter 4 i nterpretatio n of partition” and the f ollow[...]