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Programming Options for the MicroLogix, SLC-500 and PLC-5 (2024) (M5E41)

Shawn Tierney -
Learn about the software options and prices for programming the MicroLogix, SLC-500, and PLC-5 in Episode 41 of The Automation Minute, Season 5. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We1bT3OCzRE?rel=0] The...

SLC-500 Migrations Compared: SoftPLC vs Studio 5000 (S2E10)

Shawn Tierney -
In this episode of The Automation Show, Shawn walks through migrating a SLC-500 project to both SoftPLC and Studio 5000, then compares the results. For...

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

Shawn Tierney -
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)

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

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

Shawn Tierney -
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...

MQTT – Connect A-B PLCs & PACs to the Cloud (S2E01)

Shawn Tierney -
Learn how to connect A-B PLCs to the Cloud using an MQTT Gateway today on The Automation Show (S2E01) For more information, check out the...

Migrate / Convert – PLC-5, SLC-500, and MicroLogix Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 and Logix Controllers

Shawn Tierney -
Recently one of our readers submitted a question asking for help migrating from a legacy Rockwell PLC (aka PLC-5 or SLC-500) to their new...

FTLinx, RSLinx Enterprise – DH+ / Data Highway Plus Timeouts (Q&A)

Shawn Tierney -
In this edition of "Community Q & A" (formerly "Insight's Inbox",) I discuss with one of our community members at automation.locals.com what might be...

RSView32 – Ethernet to Data Highway Plus (DHP, DH+) Communications to SLC-5/04 and PLC-5 using 1756 Gateway (S36)

Shawn Tierney -
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I cover how to use RSView32 Works to read and display data from a SLC-5/04 and...

FTLinx, RSLinx Enterprise, ViewME – DH+ / Data Highway Plus to ControlLogix, SLC-5/04, & PLC-5 (S35)

Shawn Tierney -
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I cover how to use View Studio to create and download a PanelView Plus program to...

PanelView 800 – Connecting to a MicroLogix, CompactLogix, & SLC-5/03 over DH-485 (S34)

Shawn Tierney -
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I cover how to use CCW to create and download a PanelView 800 program to read...

PanelView Standard – Data Highway Plus (DHP, DH+) Communications to SLC-5/04 and PLC-5 (S32)

Shawn Tierney -
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I cover how to use PanelBuilder 32 to create and download a PanelView Standard program to...

Message (MSG) – ControlLogix Reading Data Over Data Highway Plus (DH+, DHP) from PLC-5, SLC-500 (S27)

Shawn Tierney -
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I cover how you can use the MSG (Message) Instruction in the ControlLogix to read data...

Message (MSG) – ControlLogix Reading Data Over DH-485 From CompactLogix, SLC-500, MicroLogix (S26)

Shawn Tierney -
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I cover how you can use the MSG (Message) Instruction in the ControlLogix to read data...

DH-485, RSLinx – Communications Hardware and Driver Setup (S25)

Shawn Tierney -
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I cover the different hardware used to connect a PC to a DH-485 network, as well...

DF1 to Ethernet Bridge, Message (MSG): Send Data Between DF1 and Ethernet Devices using 515RTAENI (S04)

Shawn Tierney -
In today's episode of The Automation Show, we walk through how to message between DF1 and Ethernet devices using the 515RTAENI from Real Time Automation. For more...

DF1 to Ethernet Bridge: 515RTAENI First Look (S03)

Shawn Tierney -
In today's episode of The Automation Show, I setup a 515RTAENI DF1 to Ethernet bridge from Real Time Automation. For more information, check out the "Show Notes"...

SLC-500 – Resetting to Factory Defaults

Shawn Tierney -
How to clear a SLC-500 controller's memory and reset it to factory defaults. In the SLC-500 family of controllers there are three different ways memory...

SLC-5/05 – Using the BOOTP Utility to Set the Ethernet/IP Address

Shawn Tierney -
How to set the Ethernet IP Address of a SLC-5/05 Controller using the free BOOTP-DHCP utility. If you have a new SLC-5/05, or one that has...

SLC-5/05 – Using RSLogix 500 to Set the Ethernet/IP Address

Shawn Tierney -
How to set the Ethernet IP Address of a SLC-5/05 Controller using RSLogix. Setting a SLC-5/05's IP Address Offline: If you have a project file for...

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