Reference Manual Owner's manual

Publication GMLC-5.2 - November 1999
Motion Controller Functions 631
RIO Group Output
Use the RIO_group_output function to directly specify RIO adapter
output groups in an expression.
You define and select output groups using Tag Explorer (under RIO
Adapter Output Group) and Tag Window. It is not necessary to use this
function to specify them directly.
Syntax:
RIO_group_output[address, total signals in group, optional mask]
RIO Scanner Group Output
Use the RIO_scanner_group_output function to directly specify RIO
scanner output groups in an expression.
You define and select output groups using Tag Explorer (under RIO
Scanner Output Group) and Tag Window. It is not necessary to use this
function to specify them directly.
Optional Mask An integer representing the sum of the binary value of each group
output bit whose signal is sent, excluding—or masking—the binary
value of every group output bit whose signal is not sent. (See
Optional
Masks
in the
Group Input
section.)
Argument Description
Address The address, or signal number (from 0 to 15), of the first signal from
which input is sent.
Total Signals in
Group
The total number of consecutive signals comprising the group,
including any masked (or omitted) signals.
Optional Mask An integer representing the sum of the binary value of each group
output bit whose signal is sent, excluding—or masking—the binary
value of every group output bit whose signal is not sent. (See
Optional
Masks
in the
Group Input
section.)
Argument Description