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3. Program the Input to Event Table
Programming the Input to Event table is described in the RMCWin online help. This table serves
the purpose of mapping edges of inputs to event sequences in the Event Step table. Be sure to
save your Input to Event table both in the RMC Flash memory and on disk from RMCWin.
4. Configure the RMC Communication
The following steps are required to configure the Communication DI/O from RMCWin:
• Connect the serial port to the module being configured.
• On the Tools menu, click Module Configuration.
• In the Slots list, select the Communication DI/O item, and then click Slot options.
• In the DI/O mode list, select Input to Event mode.
• If you need to invert any inputs or outputs to match your hardware, select the appropriate
check boxes in the Invert inputs and Invert outputs areas.
• If you wish to use the Communication DI/O counter feature, click either Edge or Quadrature
under Counter Type. See Using Counters in the RMCWin online help for more details.
• Click Mode options.
• If you want to define one or more inputs as either single axis or non-linked, then use the
check boxes in the Single-axis inputs and Non-linked inputs areas.
• If desired, you may select to control any of the outputs by checking the appropriate User-
controlled outputs check boxes.
• Click OK.
• Click Update RMC.
• The Update Module Configuration dialog box will be displayed to indicate the progress. If the
module could not be reset automatically, you may be prompted to reset the module manually.
5. Wire, Test, and Tune the System
Wiring and testing should follow your design. Tuning the system is described in the RMCWin online
help. Be sure to save your tuning parameters both in the RMC Flash memory and on disk from
RMCWin.
Sample Application
In this application a user wants to use a motion controller to precisely control a pair of hydraulic
cylinders to the 1/1000th of an inch resolution. The cylinders are part of a press and are tied
together at the surface of the press. The user wishes to have the cylinders begin at 10.000”,
extend to 0.250”, and retract back to 10.000”, as shown in the following diagram: