Rockwell Automation GMLC Reference Manual - Manual (Page 841)

Publication GMLC-5.2 - November 1999
804 1394 GMC Turbo SLC Interface
To transfer a floating point variable to the SLC using an SLC input file,
you must do the steps shown in the following sections:
• GML Commander program
• SLC program
GML Commander Program
The purpose of the following GML Commander program, is to move
Axis 0 so that the system variable Actual Position changes.
In your GML Commander program:
• Define the discrete file size.
• Define the number of floats. For the program below we need one
output float and no input floats.
• Link the output float to the system variable Actual Position for Axis
0.
Equipment
Configuration The equipment for this example consists of:
• A four-slot rack with an SLC 5/03 processor.
• An SLC output module located in slot one.
• A 1394 GMC Turbo located in slot four.
Task To set an output in the SLC based on the position of Axis 0, that is
controlled by the 1394 GMC Turbo.
Solution Send the axis position to the SLC. Once the SLC receives the Axis 0
position, it evaluates that position and then sets an output.
Programming Use discrete file transfer to send the Axis 0 position to the SLC as a
floating-point value.