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Rockwell Automation GMLC Reference Manual User Manual

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Publication GMLC-5.2 - November 1999

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System Functions

Get Firmware

Use the Get_Firmware function to return the current version of firmware
used in the motion controller. The returned value will appear as a string of
three numerical characters, as follows:

Syntax:

Get_Firmware[ ]

Note: Unlike other system functions, no argument is required for the

Get_Firmware function

Get_Firmware is available only for firmware versions 3.9 and higher.

Group Output

Use the

Group_output function to directly specify general purpose

(Integrated and Basic only) discrete output groups in an expression.

You define and select output groups using the Tag Explorer (under
General Purpose I/O Output Group) and Tag Window.

Syntax:

Group_output[address, total signals in group, optional mask]

If the firmware version is:

Get_Firmware returns:

3.9

390

3.9A

391

3.9B

392

Argument

Description

Address

The address, or signal number (from 0 to 11), of the first signal from
which output is sent.

Total Signals in
Group

The total number of consecutive signals comprising the group,
including any masked (or omitted) signals.