2.8 Communications with an OMRON PLC (FINS Communications Service)Routing2-221 Ethernet CommunicationsRoutingThis section describes the restrictions that apply when sending and receiving I/O messages, and whenusing the MSG-SNDE and MSG-RCVE functions between the MP3000 and OMRON PLCs connectedacross different networks.Using the MP3000 as the MasterWhen the MP3000 master sends messages using I/O message communications or the MSG-SNDE func-tion, the destination node must be connected to the local network. A node connected to another networkcannot be specified as the destination.Using the MP3000 as a SlaveWhen the MP3000 acts as a slave and uses automatic reception or the MSG-RCVE function to receivemessages that are routed, it can also receive messages from a node on another network. The MP3000 slavecan also return responses to the source.×MP3000-series Machine Controller(source)OMRONCS/CJ/CP-series PLC(relay node)OMRONCS/CJ/CP-series PLC(destination)Ethernet (local network) Ethernet (other network)Message sent to a node on another network.The local network (00 hex) is always used when sending from the MP3000-series Machine Controller.MP3000-series Machine Controller(source)Ethernet (local network) Ethernet (other network)Message sent from a node on another network.The MP3000-series Machine Controller sends the response by swapping the addresses of the source and destination nodes.OMRONCS/CJ/CP-series PLC(relay node)OMRONCS/CJ/CP-series PLC(destination)