YOKOGAWA FA-M3 Vitesse Installation and operation manual

Technical
Information
TI 34M06Z42-01E
TI 34M06Z42-01E
2018.06 2nd Edition (YK)
Range-free Controller FA-M3
System Upgrade Guide
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
www.yokogawa.com/itc/

１. Introduction
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1. Introduction
The FA-M3 has been used in many systems since its debut in December 1992.
Early systems now require replacement of parts with service life for preventive
maintenance or system upgrade.
The operational economy of a system declines as it ages due to more frequent
aged deterioration related failures, obsolete functions and higher system
maintenance cost. Customers need to carry out appropriate upgrade to lower
cost and increase future corporate competitiveness.
This document focuses on the description of system upgrade to the latest product
models.
■NOTE
・Information in this document is current as of May 2018 and subject to
change without notice. Contact Yokogawa’s sales representative for the
latest information.
・For engineering support, contact Yokogawa’s sales representative:
Refer to Yokogawa’s website:
https://www.yokogawa.com/ioc/w-locations/ioc-w-locations-index-en.htm
・Proper nouns such as product and company names contained herein are
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

１. Introduction
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1.1 Merits of System Upgrade
■Benefit from the latest technologies
●Technologies that were not well established when existing systems
were introduced can be put into practical use, and applied to system
control to greatly enhance efficiency.
■Benefit from improved basic performance
●Much faster controllers and the latest control equipment such as FA
servo and general-purpose inverters greatly improve system
productivity and economy.
■Benefit from networking
●Remote monitoring/control systems enable operation status of
devices to be monitored and maintained remotely over the Internet
and intranets. Adoption of an open network as represented by FL-
net allows flexible selection of equipment from different vendors.
Figure 1.1 Merits of system upgrade

２. System degradation and recommended replacement cycle
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2. System Degradation and
Recommended Replacement Cycle
2.1 Aged deterioration of system
■The failure rate of a system can be taken as the total failure
rates of its component parts. It has been shown empirically
that the deterioration of component parts is greatly affected by
installation environmental conditions as described below:
●Temperature: Failure rate doubles when temperature is 10°C higher
●Humidity: Corrosion of contacts accelerate when humidity exceeds
60%
●Corrosive gas: Causes corrosion of contacts
●Dust: Causes short circuit failures and corrosion
Figure 2.1. Aged deterioration of systems (Bathtub curve)

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2.2 Recommended replacement cycle for
FA-M3
■Recommended replacement cycle: 10 years
However, modules that use parts with service life have the
following cycles.
●Modules that use aluminium electrolytic capacitors: 8 years
●Modules that use relays
Electrical life: 100 thousand cycles,
mechanical life: 20 million operations
●Modules that use photocouplers: 5 years
When used in high temperatures (about 45°C or higher)
IMPORTANT
・Recommended replacement cycle is a time period for preventive
maintenance of parts with service life, but is not a guarantee against random
failures.
・Recommended replacement cycle is a guide, and varies with operating
conditions.

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2.3 Examples of failure of parts with
service life
■Aluminium electrolytic capacitor
●Generally, electrostatic capacitance drops, and electrolyte leakage
appears after 8 and 15 years respectively, and may cause power output
interruptions, changes in signal characteristics at power on/off and
circuit malfunction, etc.
■Relays
●Small relays have a mechanical life due to mechanical wear.
●Prolonged use may result in insulation degradation due to formation of
products of corrosion or conductive dust deposit, or poor contact due
to entry of dust and foreign substances at contact points or corrosive
film build-up on contact surfaces. Replacement at the recommended
replacement cycle is advisable.
■Photocoupler
●Generally, the light-emitting element of a photocoupler has an
expected life, and in some FA-M3 modules, wearout failures appear
after about 5 to 6 years depending on temperature and other
environment conditions.
Figure2.2 Electrolyte leakage Figure 2.3 Corrosion of contacts

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2.4 Modules that use parts with service life
■Modules that use aluminium electrolytic capacitors
Recommended replacement cycle: 8 years
Table 2.1 Modules that use aluminium electrolytic capacitors
Category
Model name
Power supply module
F3PU□□-□N
F3PU□□-□S
CPU/power supply module for Value set
F3SP05-0P
F3SP08-□P
Analog input module
F3AD04-0N
F3AD04-0R
F3AD04-0V
F3AD08-1N
F3AD08-1V
F3AD08-4V
F3AD08-1R
Analog output module
F3DA02-0N
F3DA04-1N
F3DA08-5N
Temperature control/monitoring module
F3CT04-□N
F3CR04-□N
PID control module
F3CV04-1N
Positioning module
F3NC5□-0N
F3NC61-0N
■Modules that use relays
Electrical service life: 100 thousand times or more
Mechanical service life: 20 million times or more
Table 2.2Modules that use relays
Category
Model name
Power supply module
F3PU□□-□N
F3PU□□-□S
CPU/power supply module for Value set
F3SP05-0P
F3SP08-□P
Relay output module
F3YC08-0N
F3YC08-0C
F3YC16-0N
IMPORTANT
・The CPU module uses a large capacity lithium battery, which has continuous
backup capacity beyond its service life (10 years) but replacement (for each
module) at end of service life is recommended.

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■Modules that use photocouplers (with recommended
replacement cycle below 10 years)
Recommended replacement cycle: 5 years (When used in
high temperature environment (about 45°C or higher))
Table 2.3Modules that use photocouplers
Category
Model name
FA link module
F3LP01-0N
FA link H module
F3LP02-0N
High-speed counter module
F3XP01-0H
F3XP02-0H
Analog input module
F3AD04-0N
F3AD04-0R
F3AD04-0V
F3AD08-1N
F3AD08-1V
F3AD08-4V
F3AD08-1R
Temperature control/PID module
F3CU04-0N
F3CU04-1N
Temperature monitoring module
F3CX04-0N

３. System upgrade procedure
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3. System Upgrade Procedure
3.1 Upgrading FA-M3
■Evolution of FA-M3
●The evolution of FA-M3 since its debut in 1992 has always considered
upward compatibility so an existing FA-M3 system can be easily
migrated to the latest FA-M3V.
■Upgrade procedure
●STEP 1: Select replacement module
Select a replacement module by referring to replacement product
table.
●STEP 2: Convert ladder programs
Ladder programs are upward compatible so existing programs
developed using earlier programming tools can be converted for new
programming environment.
●STEP 3: Other changes
・Adjust for higher processing speed
The faster processor in the latest sequence CPU module allows a much shorter
scan time. Timing adjustment might be necessary for scan-time dependent
processing.
・Modify ladder program after upgrading special module
Some special module models are software incompatible with replacement
products. Replacement guides are available for these.

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3.2 Sequence CPU module evolution
Figure 3.1 Sequence CPU module evolution