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Rockwell Automation 999 IMC S Class Compact Motion Controller (Cat. No. 4100-999-122) User Manual

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Setting Up Your IMC-S/23x Using GML

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Publication 999-122 - January 1997

Getting Started

You will use GML to start the Compact. Refer to the GML
Programming Manual
(Publication 999-104) for more detailed
information on using GML.

To start GML for your system:

1. Connect the serial cable from the programming terminal to serial

port A on the controller.

2. Start GML for Windows.

3. At the New Diagram window, select File from the menu bar. The

File menu appears.

4. Select Close. The New Diagram window closes and the GML

window appears.

Defining Preferences

To define preferences for your system:

1. Select File from the menu bar. The File menu appears.

2. Select Preferences. The Preferences window appears.

3. In the Control Family area, select IMC S Control Family.

4. In the Serial Interface area, set the correct baud rate and port.

Note:

GML and the IMC S Class have a default baud rate
of 9600.

5. Review the other preferences and make changes, as needed, for the

configuration you want.

6.

7. Select File from the menu bar. The File menu appears.

8. Select New Diagram. a new diagram window appears.

To save these
preferences for:

Do this:

This and future
sessions of GML

Click on Save.

This session of GML
only

Click on OK.