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2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 
Motion control specifications (continued) 
Item Q173DSCPU Q172DSCPU Q173DCPU(-S1) Q172DCPU(-S1) 
SSCNET 
communication 
(Note-8)
Communication 
method 
SSCNET
/H, SSCNET  SSCNET  
Number of 
lines 
2 lines 
(Note-9)
 1 line 
(Note-9)
2 lines  1 line 
Driver communication function 
(Note-10)
Provided None 
Number of 
Motion related 
modules 
Q172DLX  4 modules usable  2 modules usable  4 modules usable  1 module usable 
Q172DEX  6 modules usable  4 modules usable 
Q173DPX 
4 modules usable 
(Note-11)
3 modules usable 
(Note-11)
Number of SSCNET /H head 
module connection stations 
Up to 8 stations usable
(Up to 4 stations/line)
Up to 4 stations usable
Unusable 
(Note-1): SV22 virtual mode only 
(Note-2): Q173DCPU-S1/Q172DCPU-S1 only 
(Note-3): When the manual pulse generator is used via the built-in interface in Motion CPU, the Q173DPX cannot be used. 
(Note-4): Any incremental synchronous encoder connected to the built-in interface in Motion CPU will automatically be assigned an 
Axis No. one integer greater than the number of encoders connected to any Q172DEX modules and Q173DPX modules. 
(Note-5): SV22 advanced synchronous control only 
(Note-6): Servo amplifier (MR-J4-
B-RJ) only. 
(Note-7): This cannot be used in SV22 advanced synchronous control. 
(Note-8): The servo amplifiers for SSCNET cannot be used. 
(Note-9): SSCNET
 and SSCNET /H cannot be combined in the same line. 
For Q173DSCPU, SSCNET
 or SSCNET /H can be set every line. 
(Note-10): Servo amplifier (MR-J3-
B/MR-J4- B) only. 
(Note-11): When using the incremental synchronous encoder (SV22 use), you can use above number of modules. 
When connecting the manual pulse generator, you can use only 1 module. 










