Across factory floors, though applications and databases may be made up of equipment from different makers, reliable information must be passed both quickly and easily. To accomplish this, one must keep everyone speaking the same language, and therefore it is best to use open networks as a backbone to the control system.

Ethernet Products
The FX Series uses industrial Ethernet on up to 8 ports, with features such as PLC-to-PLC communication, OPC server support, extensive e-mail send/receive options, and program upload/download.

CC-Link
For inter-system data transfer and remote I/O handling, CC-Link enables the update of word and bit devices refreshed at up to 10 Mbps. With CC-Link Ver. 2.00, expanded cyclic transmission can also be performed, enabling handling of multiple data processes.