Specifications

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Publication GMC-SG001E-EN-P — June 2001
Chapter
5
Software
The software that you can use to program your motion control application includes RSLogix 5000,
Ultraware™, and GML™ Commander. Refer to the following sections for information regarding these three
types of programming software.
RSLogix 5000
RSLogix 5000 provides support for programming, commissioning, and maintaining the Logix family of
controllers. In addition to providing full sequential support, full motion programming support is provided
for ControlLogix and SoftLogix.
RSLogix 5000 features the following motion capabilities:
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Programming - complete axis and drive configuration and motion programming support.
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32 Motion Instructions - instructions given for the control of the operation of motion controllers.
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Cam/Cam Profile Editor - creation and monitoring of performance profiles by means of a graphical
interface.
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Output Cam Editor - creation and maintaining of position-based output by means of a graphical
interface.
PC Requirements
To use RSLogix 5000 software, your personal computer must meet the following requirements:
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Pentium
®
-based IBM
®
-compatible with at least 43 MB of hard disk space (or higher depending on
application)
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64 MB of RAM (minimum)
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Microsoft
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WindowsNT
®
(Version 4.0 or higher) or Windows2000
®
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VGA monitor