Motion Group Instructions 
 
  Rockwell Automation Publication MOTION-RM002H-EN-P-February 2018  213 
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Ladder Diagram 
 
Function Block 
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Structured Text 
MGS(Group,MotionControl, StopMode); 
Operands 
Ladder Diagram and Structured Text 
Operand  Type  Format  Description 
Group  MOTION_GROUP  Tag  Name of the group of axes to perform operation on 
Motion Control  MOTION_INSTRUCTION  Tag  Structure used to access instruction status parameters. 
Stop Mode  UDINT  Immediate  Controls how the axes in the group are stopped. Select 
one of the following methods: 
0 = Programmed - each axis is stopped according to how 
the individual axis has been configured. 
1 = Fast Stop - each axis in the group is decelerated at the 
Maximum Deceleration rate and the stopped axis is left in 
the Servo Active state. 
2 = Fast Disable - each axis in the group is decelerated at 
the Maximum Deceleration rate and the stopped axis is 
placed in the Axis Ready state. 
See Structured Text Syntax for more information on the syntax of expressions 
within structured text. 
For the operands that require you to select from available options, enter your 
selection as: 
This Operand  Has These Options Which You 
Enter as Text  Or Enter as a Number 
StopMode  programmed 
faststop 
fastdisable 
0 
1 
2