Command: Toggle Discrete Output (62)

Supported Axes:

All

See the Commands Overview topic for basic command information and how to issue commands from PLCs, HMIs, etc.

Command Parameters

#	Parameter Description	Range
1	I/O Point	any valid discrete output number

Description

This command toggles the specified discrete output. If the output was on, this command will turn it off. If the output was off, this command will turn it on. To use this command, you must have defined a discrete I/O point to be an output using the Discrete I/O Configuration dialog.

For details on settings multiple outputs simultaneously, see the Using Discrete I/O topic.

This command is an immediate command. Each step in a user program can have a maximum of one non-immediate command per axis. There is no limit to the number of immediate commands in a single step of a user program.

I/O Point

When issuing this command from RMCTools, the I/O Point is the tag name of the discrete output, if it has a name, otherwise, the I/O Point will be the address of the discrete output.

Use the Discrete I/O Monitor to find the address or tag name of a particular I/O point, or to assign a tag name to an I/O point. The address number appears in the icon of each discrete I/O point in the I/O monitor.

I/O Point Number from a Host Controller

When issuing this command from a host controller, such as a PLC or HMI, the I/O Point Number must be specified in integer format. The table below describes how to determine the integer value of a discrete output.

RMC75

RMC150/RMC200

Integer Number of a Discrete Output

Integer Number = address number

The Discrete I/O Monitor also displays the integer number of each I/O point.

Examples

The integer number for output %QX2 is 2.

The integer number for output %QX13 is 13.

Integer Number of a Discrete Output

Integer Number = (32 x slot#) + I/O#

The slot numbering starts with 0 for the left-most module in the RMC150 and RMC200.

The Discrete I/O Monitor also displays the slot number and I/O number of each I/O point. For example, the I/O point 4 in slot 3 is displayed as 3.4.

Examples

The integer number for output 7 in slot 0 is:

(32 x 0) + 7 = 7

The integer number for output 1 in slot 1 (the CPU slot) is:

(32 x 1) + 7 = 39

The integer number for output 3 in slot 5 is:

(32 x 5) + 3 = 163