Streamline commissioning and maintenance efforts and stabilize operation

Since conventional commissioning and maintenance methods via field networks are insufficient for modern manufacturing sites, some problems, such as increase in MTTR and commissioning time, are arising.
As a solution to these problems, OMRON analyzed unnecessary and inefficient work in production processes, and developed NXR Series that comes equipped with various functions to save time and ensure uninterrupted operation.

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Features of NXR Environment-resistive Remote Terminal

No control panel required thanks to IP67 protection

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Data utilization with reduced wiring

Adding the IO-Link I/O hub simplifies wiring while providing the capability of data utilization.

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Simple and quick setup and commissioning

Setup without software designer intervention

On-site operators can make port settings for the IO-Link master unit simply by setting the rotary switches to a pre-set pattern, reducing setup time and software designers’ workload.

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Batch device setting using CX-ConfiguratorFDT

Automatic setting of IO-Link parameters on the configuration tool and transfer of remote terminal and IO-Link device settings from the controller significantly reduce setup time by 90%*1.
*1. Compared with OMRON’s NX Series in August 2025.

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Easy and accurate configuration using Sysmac Studio

Configuration settings of connected actual IO-Link devices can be verified and obtained in Sysmac Studio.
In addition, the process data structure and device variables of the set devices can be generated automatically, reducing programming time. This can save you configuration time while preventing human errors.

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Stable operation by visualizing communication quality

Quantified Ethernet and IO-Link communication statuses allow you to find network cabling errors before operation. During operation, the communication statuses can be monitored, making it possible to check the system before it suddenly stops.

*1. The NJ/NX CPU Units and NY Industrial PCs support EtherCAT.

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Short MTTR by easy replacement and quick recovery

I/O cable and communication cable diagnostics

The remote terminal reports approximate locations of disconnections or short circuits in Ethernet cables, and detects disconnections or short circuits in I/O cables.

*2. The NXR-ILM08C-EIT IO-Link Master Unit for EtherNet/IP can report approximate locations of problems in Ethernet cables.

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Reduced maintenance time during replacements

When an IO-Link master unit fails, replacement can be completed simply by an operator adjusting the switches*3, eliminating the need for software during replacements. The port settings for the NXR-ILM08C-ECT model can be restored in significantly less time, with a 95% reduction*4 compared to using a PC.

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IO-Link device parameters can be backed up to the NXR manually or via the controller. Broken sensor parameters are automatically restored when replaced with a new one.

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*3. The setting range of I/O port quick setting is the device parameter of NXR-ILM08C-ECT. When replacing an IO-link device with settings other than the default, set the IO-Link device parameters using CX-ConfiguratorFDT.
*4. Calculated under our specified conditions in November 2023.