Rockwell Automation GMLC Reference Manual - Manual (Page 84)

Publication GMLC-5.2 - November 1999
Configuring Your Remote I/O Interface 47
When you use the RIO adapter you can control and monitor certain
aspects of the motion controller from a PLC or SLC. RIO uses two
transfer mechanisms:
To the PLC, the motion controller appears as ¼, ½, ¾, or a full remote
rack on the RIO link. The following table shows the number of user-
defined discrete I/O that is available depending on the rack size.
Configuring the RIO
To configure the RIO interface:
1. At the Configure Control Options dialog box, select RIO.
To: Use:
Exchange real-time data using discrete inputs and
outputs. Discrete transfers.
Transfer parameter values, recipes, status, and
other non time-critical data for display purposes. Block transfers.
Rack size: Inputs: Outputs:
To make this part the starting
group, select:
1st Quarter 4 4 0, 2, 4, or 6
Half 36 36 0, 2, or 4
3rd Quarter 68 68 0 or 2
Full 100 100 0