Programmable Controllers

How to download RSLogix Micro, RSLinx, and Emulate 500 for free (2024)

In early 2024 Rockwell changed their website and the updated procedure to download RSLogix Micro Starter Lite, RSLinx Classic Lite, and RSEmulate 500 is...

First Look: Connecting to a SLC-100 and Uploading the Program (TME05)

This week on The Automation Minute and Show I walk through how you connect to a SLC-100 (or 150) to upload the program from...

First Look: Get RSLogix for FREE, Use Emulate and Debug Files (TME04)

This week on The Automation Minute and Show I walk through how you can get RSLogix and Emulate for FREE, and on The Automation...

First Look: PanelView Plus 7 to Data Highway Plus (TME03)

In this episode of The Automation Minute and Show, I setup ViewStudio and a PanelView Plus 7 to communicate to PLCs and SLCs on...

Horner’s New Canvas PLC+HMI and CScape v10 (P213)

This week I meet up with Chuck Ridgeway of Horner Automation to learn about their new Canvas PLC+HMI  as well as Cscape v10 in...

First Look: Prosoft’s AN-X4-AB-DHRIO DHPlus to Ethernet Gateway (TME02)

In this episode of The Automation Minute and Show I take a first look at Prosoft's AN-X4-AB-DHRIO Data Highway Plus to Ethernet IP Gateway. For...

Opto 22’s Groov Epic and RIO (P212)

This week I meet up with Dan White of Opto 22 to learn about their Groov Epic and RIO in this episode of The...

FactoryTalk Design Studio (P210)

This week I meet up with Tony Carrara of Rockwell Automation to learn about FactoryTalk Design Studio in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For...

Siemens S7-1200 G2 (P203)

This week I meet up with Luis Narvaez of Siemens to learn all about their new S7-1200 G2 (generation 2) PLC in this episode...

Error Building Micro800 Project in CCW v22 (qa240507)

In today's Q & A I review a student's CCW Project to understand what is preventing it from building: Note: Automation Q & A is...

Siemens S7-1200 G2 (P203) Member Early Access

This week I meet up with Luis Narvaez of Siemens to learn all about their new S7-1200 G2 (generation 2) PLC in this episode...

First Look: Rockwell’s Studio 5000 v36 (TME01)

In Episode 1 of The Automation Show First Looks for Members, I take a look at the official Rockwell public technical presentation for Studio 5000...

Second Look: Rockwell PAC and PV Generations (SL01)

A good friend of mine and I were talking about how many different generations Rockwell had made of Logix and PanelView products, and I...

First Look: S7-1200 Gen 2 (S2E07)

Today I take a first look at the new S7-1200 G2 (Generation 2) Technical Presentation in this episode of The Automation Show. For more information,...

What’s New In School: PLC Basics™ First Edition Remastered Released!

As part of Insights In Automation's 10 Year Anniversary Celebration of offering affordable quality online courses at The Automation School, this week we released...

New Generation of HVAC Programmable Controllers by Danfoss

Danfoss Introduces New Generation HVAC Programmable Controller Portfolio: Danfoss announces the Alsmart Universal Controller platform which is a new-generation programmable controller portfolio for the HVAC...

PLC-Next Makes OPC-UA Easy

New PLCNext Article Details How They Make OPC-UA Easy: OPC UA is a crucial standard for representing and accessing complex data in Industry 4.0. It...

What’s New With Rockwell’s Logix and View (P191)

This week I take a look at what's new with Rockwell's Logix and View products as seen at Automation Fair 2023 in this episode...

Tech Talk: Siemens S7-1500V Virtual PLC (TT001)

This week I meet up with John DeTellem and Bryan Lilly to learn all about the Siemens S7-1500V Virtual PLC in this episode of...

Horner Automation OCS: PLC, HMI and Distributed IO (P186)

This week I meet up with Chuck Ridgeway of Horner Automation to learn all about their OCS All-in-one Controllers in this episode of The...