Factory Automation

Controllers MELSEC iQ-R Series Product features -Advanced information-

High-speed data logger module, High-speed data communication module

The modules enable high-speed data sampling in synchronization with the programmable controller scan time and send data to the general software or customer programs.

Features <sup> Utilize sampled data on general software </sup> <sup> RD81DL96 </sup>

  • Directly port to Excel ® /CSV
  • Record in the SD memory card
  • A single module can output Excel ® data. Data can be accumulated on Excel ® and visualized in an easy to understand format such as a graph
  • Logging data can be saved in the SD memory card and transferred to the file server
  • Recommended for the following customers
    • Utilize general software (Excel ® , CSV, etc.)
    • Easily analyze the output data
  • *1. Network Attached Storage

Utilize data in coordination with customer programs RD81DC96

  • High-speed streaming
  • Easy programming
  • Production data streamed at high speed can be transferred to customer programs
  • Since successive data acquisition into programs is possible, it is useful for frequent data sampling
  • Utilizing available Visual C# ® and Java ® class libraries reduces programming time
  • Recommended for the following customers
    • Transfer a large-capacity data to the IT system in real-time
    • Apply sampled data to various applications

Specifications <sup> High-speed data logger module, high-speed data communication module specifications </sup>

Item RD81DL96 RD81DC96
Accessible CPU module MELSEC iQ-R Series (direct, remote), Q Series (remote), L Series (remote)
Data sampling interval
High-speed data sampling (ms)
  • Programmable controller scan time synchronization
  • 0.5…0.9, 1…32,767 (for trigger logging)
  • 2…32,767 (for continuous logging)
  • Programmable controller scan time synchronization
  • 0.5…0.9, 1…32,767
General data sampling (s)
  • 0.1…0.9, 1…32,767
  • Time interval specification (specify hour/minute/ second)
  • 0.1…0.9, 1…32,767
Amount of sampled data
High-speed data sampling
  • Overall amount of data: 32,768 (per setting: 1,024)
  • Overall number of device points: 32,768
    (per setting: 4,096)
  • Overall amount of data: 32,768
General data sampling
  • Overall amount of data: 65,536 (per setting: 1,024)
  • Overall number of device points: 262,144
    (per setting: 4,096)
  • Overall number of device points: 262,144
    (per connection: 65,536)