Determination of i/o specifications, Creation of external function definitions – Yaskawa MP940 Reference Manual User Manual
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Determination of I/O Specifications
When creating a user funtion, determine the number of I/Os needed to meet
the specifications required, as detailed in the table below.
• This shows how many pointers have been provided to the external function
register used in the function.
Creation of External Function Definitions
1. Defines the specifications determined in the “Determination of I/O
Specifications” section, such as function name in MotionWorks
TM
. For
details on the operation method, see MP9xx Programming Unit Soft-
ware Manual (vol. 1 and 2) (SIZ-C887-2.2-1/2.2-2).
Example: Graphical Function Display Format defined as Func-
tion Name = “TEST”, No. of Inputs = “4”, No. of
Address Inputs = “1”, No. of Outputs = “4”.
User Determined Specifications
Outline
Function Name
Input a name of up to 8 characters.
Number of Inputs
Up to 16 input indices for the functions can be input.
Up to 17 can be input along with the number of address inputs.
Number of Address Inputs*
Up to 1 of these can be input in the exponent of the addresses
needed in the function.
Number of Outputs
Up to 16 outputs from a function can be input.
TEST
IN_01
IN_02
IN_03
IN_04
IN_05
OUT_01
OUT_02
OUT_03
OUT_04