Rockwell Automation 4100 ALEC AXIS LINK ENCODER CONVERTER User Manual

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Publication 4100-5.3 - June 1999

28 Setup

The following table lists the switch setting and its accompanying
frequency.

Selecting the AxisLink Address

The AxisLink Address rotary switch on the front panel of the ALEC
selects the node number that is used by GML Commander. It is a 16
position rotary switch that identifies the address of the ALEC for the
other devices on AxisLink. This number is entered at the Configure
Virtual Axis dialog in GML Commander when AxisLink is selected. If
you are setup for Standard AxisLink, you can only set the AxisLink
Address switch to a number between 0 and 7. If you are setup for

ATTENTION

!

The update rate for the ALEC must match the servo rate
for the motion controller.

IMPORTANT

Switch positions 8 through F are reserved by
Allen-Bradley for future use.

Table 3.1 ALEC Operating Modes

Mode

Servo Position

Update Rate

0

250Hz

1

300Hz

2

350Hz

3

400Hz

4

500Hz

5

700Hz

6

850Hz

7

1000Hz

8-F RESERVED

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