With the introduction of the new FX5, Mitsubishi Electric UK has given these compact controllers a huge performance boost, focusing on processing power, expansion, built-in functionality and positioning & motion functions. At the same time, users benefit from simpler programming and reduced maintenance effort to greatly reduce the total cost of ownership.

The new FX5 enables users to develop more complex and sophisticated automation systems, as well as higher performance applications, without having to migrate to a larger and more costly PLC family. At the same time, programming through the same GX Works software used for other controllers in the Mitsubishi Electric range supports scalability.

With their compact dimensions and unrivalled cost/performance ratio, the new FX5 PLCs offer the means to drive up innovation in numerous machine control applications and automation tasks, giving users the functionality and flexibility to realise new ideas and increase system performance. Backward compatibility allows the reuse existing FX3 expansion modules with FX5 via a bus conversion module and users can port existing FX3 programs to FX5. Other benefits include:

FX5 PLC offers wider functionality

– A processor three times faster than its predecessor so the controller can perform complex positioning tasks without any additional modules. Functions such as fast counters and pulse outputs up to a frequency of 200 kHz are integrated in all the basic units, which enable the control of up to four independent axes.

–  Integrated functions include high-speed counters and pulse outputs for cost-effective high-performance positioning tasks, analogue I/O with improved PID performance, users have a low cost means of  implementing sophisticated functions at low cost and without the need for additional hardware

– Mitsubishi Electric’s Simple Motion Unit as an intelligent function module, providing the ability to perform sophisticated motion control for up to 4 axes. Functions include linear interpolation, circular interpolation, positioning control, synchronised control, encoder following and electronic cam.

– Ethernet communications included as standard, users can easily set up communications with other Ethernet-enabled systems and the higher level enterprise, and perform remote data monitoring over the internet plus use the SNTP function (time synchronization from a time server via a network). CC-Link IE 1 Gbps industrial Ethernet SFB, the FX5 can connect to a wide range of automation equipment.

– A range of troubleshooting functions to speed system set-up, increase system availability and reduce maintenance requirements. Comprehensive debugging functions are included, along with improved diagnostics functions.

– To protect intellectual property, FX5 comes with several security functions like privilege based program access and program on SD card with copy protection password.

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