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Rockwell Automation GMLC Reference Manual User Manual

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Publication GMLC-5.2 - November 1999

Defining a Diagram’s Configuration Settings

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2. In the Interfaces area, make entries in the following fields:

Field

Description

Expansion Card
for AXIS2 and
AXIS3

Select this option for Compact, Integrated, and
Basic motion controllers if an expansion card is
used.
Note:

This option is not available for 1394
GMC/GMC Turbo or 1394L.

Field

Description

RIO

Selects an RIO interface for your controller. An
RIO tab appears.
For more information, see the Configuring Your
Remote I/O Interface
section later in this
chapter.

CNET

Select this to enable the ControlNet
communications option. CNET offers high
speed deterministic communication of up to 99
nodes on the network. A CNET tab appears.
Note:

This option is only available if you
have selected 1394 GMC Turbo.

For more information, see the Configuring Your
CNET Interface
section later in this chapter.

SLC

Select SLC for high speed backplane
communications between the motion controller
and an SLC. An SLC tab appears.
Note:

This option is only available if you
have selected 1394 GMC/GMC Turbo.

For more information, see the Configuring
Your SLC Interface section later in this chapter.