Compact PLC

Full PLC performance in a tiny package

The FX family now includes independent but fully mutually-compatible product lines:

What can you expect from the MELSEC FX series?

Worldwide compatibility
thanks to their wide power supply range the FX controllers can be used all over the world
Internationally approved
MELSEC FX controllers conform to all major international industrial standards and maritime classifications
Flexible solutions
the base unit can be combined with optional expansion and special function modules to configure a system that is precisely geared to the needs of your application
Simple programming
complex functions can be combined and executed with a single instruction
Speed
the entire FX family has always set the standards for execution speed (FX3U: 0.065µs per logical instruction)
Compatibility
The lines in the FX family are different and independent products, but they are still fully compatible with one another

Compact PLC – MELSEC FX2N

The automation standard

The FX2N has set the standards in the industrial automation sector and is one of the biggest-selling controllers worldwide. It has many features normally found in larger controllers like floating-point math, the ability to process 32-bit data words and a wide range of fully-configurable communications options.
With a processing speed of just 0.08µs per logical instruction the FX2N is one of the fastest compact PLC systems available. It has extensive communications capabilities and a wide range of expansion and special function modules are available for configuration of precisely customised systems.
FX2N series highlights:

16 to 256 inputs and outputs
High processing speed (0.08µs per log. instruction)
Ample program storage capacity (8,000 steps, expandable to 16,000 steps) and device ranges
Can be expanded with up to eight special-function modules for analog signal processing, temperature data acquisition, communications and positioning applications with up to 16 axes
Connection options for Profibus-DP, CC-Link, DeviceNet and AS-Interface
User-friendly programming with MS Windows-based programming software package or hand-held programming unit
Integrated positioning controlle