Mitsubishi Electronics FX3G User Manual

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Programming Manual - Basic & Applied Instruction Edition
4 Devices in Detail
4.8 High-Speed Counter [C] (FX3U/FX3UC PLC)
1
Introdu
ction
2
Ov
ervi
ew
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Instruction 
Li
st
4
D
evices 
in Det
ai
l
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Specifi
ed the
De
vice
 &
 
C
onst
ant
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Bef
ore
 
Pr
og
ra
mmi
ng
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Bas
ic 
Instruction
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FN
C00-FN
C0
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Program Fl
ow
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FNC
10-FN
C19
Mov
e & Com
pare
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FNC
20-FNC
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Arith. & Lo
gi
Operati
on
• A 2-phase encoder generates outputs for the A phase and B phase by a phase difference of 90
°. With these 
outputs, a high-speed counter automatically executes up-count and down-count as shown in the figure below.
- When the counter is operating at the 1 edge count
- When the counter is operating at the 4 edge count
• The down/up-count operation of C251 to C255 can be checked with M8251 to M8255.
ON status: Down-counting
OFF status: Up-counting
4.8.4
Current value update timing and comparison of current value
1. Current value update timing
A high-speed counter executes up-count or down-count when a pulse is input to its input terminal, but the current
value is updated at the timing shown in the table below. When using the current value of a hardware counter in a MOV,
CMP or applied instruction such as the comparison instruction, special care must be taken since the current value
update timing is affected by the ladder scans as shown in the table.
2. Comparison of the Current value
The following two methods are available to compare and output the current value of a high-speed counter.
1) Using the comparison instruction (CMP), zone comparison instruction (ZCP) or comparison contact instruction
When the comparison result is necessary during counting operation
*1
, comparison may be executed in the main
program if the HCMOV instruction is used just before the comparison instruction (CMP or ZCP) or comparison
contact instruction.
*1.
If it is necessary to execute comparison to update an output contact with the high-speed counter's
changing value, use comparison instructions for high-speed counters (HSCS, HSCR, HSZ or HSCT).
2) Using comparison instructions for high-speed counters (HSCS, HSCR, HSZ or HSCT)
The comparison instructions for high-speed counters (HSCS, HSCR, HSZ and HSCT) execute a comparison and
output the comparison result during high-speed counting. These instructions have limitations on the number of
simultaneously driven instructions as shown in the following table. The HSCT instruction can only be used once in
any program.
When an output relay is specified for the comparison result, the comparison result is directly updated at the ON/
OFF status of the output regardless of the output refresh by END instruction.
Mechanical operation delay (about 10 ms) cannot be avoided in a relay output type PLC. Use a transistor output
type PLC.
*2.
When HSZ or HSCT instruction is used, the maximum response frequency and total frequency of all
software counters are affected.
→ For the maximum response frequency and total frequency of software counters,
refer to Subsection 4.8.10.
Current value update timing
Hardware counter
When OUT or HCMOV instruction is executed for the counter
Software counter
Every time a pulse is input
Instruction
Limitation in number of instructions driven at same time
HSCS
32 instructions including HSCT instruction
HSCR
HSZ
*2
HSCT
*2
Only 1 (This instruction can only be used once.)
A phase
B phase
+1
+1
Up-counting
A phase
B phase
−1
−1
Down-counting
A phase
B phase
+1
Up-counting
+1 +1 +1 +1
+1 +1 +1 +1
A phase
B phase
−1
Down-counting
−1 −1 −1 −1
−1 −1 −1 −1