Rockwell Automation GMLC Reference Manual - Manual (Page 661)

Publication GMLC-5.2 - November 1999
624 System Functions
Flex I/O Group Input
Use the Flex_IO_group_input function to directly specify Flex I/O
discrete input groups in an expression. The Flex_I/O_group_input
function is available only if your motion controller is running i
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version 3.0 or later (as selected in the Configure Control Options dialog
box).
You define and select input groups in the Tag Explorer (under Flex I/O
Input Group) and Tag Window. It is not necessary to use this function to
specify them directly
Syntax:
Flex_IO_group_input[module, address, total signals in group,
optional mask]
Total Signals in Group The total number of consecutive signals (from 1 to 16) comprising
the group, including any masked (or omitted) signals.
Optional Mask An integer representing the sum of the binary value of each group
input bit whose signal is read, excluding—or masking—the binary
value of every group input bit whose signal is not read. (See
Optional
Masks in the Group Input section.)
Argument Description
Module Select the Flex I/O module (from 0 to 8), from which output is read.
Address Select the address of the selected module’s specific output (from 0
to 15) to be read.
Total # of Signals in the
Group The total number of consecutive signals (from 1 to 16) comprising
the group, including any masked (or omitted) signals.
Optional Mask An integer representing the sum of the binary value of each group
input bit whose signal is read, excluding—or masking—the binary
value of every group input bit whose signal is not read. (See
Optional Mask in the Group Input section, above.)
Argument Description