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Slc blocks, Chapter, Show slc status – Rockwell Automation GMLC Reference Manual User Manual

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Publication GMLC-5.2 - November 1999

Chapter

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SLC Blocks

If you select SLC in the General page of the Configure Control Options
dialog box, you can use SLC blocks to regulate communications between
the motion controller and your Small Logic Controller (SLC).

The following table presents the icons for each block in this category
along with a brief description. More detailed descriptions of the blocks
are contained on the pages following this table.

Show SLC Status

If you selected SLC in the General page of the Configure Control Options
dialog box, you can use the Show SLC Status block to display the status
of the SLC.

A 1394 Turbo motion controller is required for SLC operation.

Use this block:

To:

Display the status of the SLC.

• Pause execution of the current task at this block until a the SLC

attains a specified SLC status condition.

• Branch program flow from this block, depending upon whether

a selected SLC status is true or false.

• Generate a user interrupt to the SLC.