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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...

Ask Me Anything about the PLC-5

Shawn Tierney -
After getting my electronics degree over thirty years ago, I landed my first job in the industrial automation industry as an Inside Technical Specialist....

PLC-5 – Updating Redundant Programs

Brandon Cooper -
With so many generations of control equipment on the plant floor, a control engineer can be called to look at many different models of...

RSLogix Halloween Animation! Also, anyone automating a holiday display?

Shawn Tierney -
Let me wish all of you a very Happy Halloween! And if any of you are automating a Holiday Display (Haunted House, Holiday Lights, etc)...

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

Shawn Tierney -
In this article we will convert SLC-500 programs to ControlLogix using the RSLogix Project Migrator version 3.0. Note: To get RSLogix Project Migrator version 3.0, search...

USB to Data Highway Plus (DHP, DH+) – Setup RSLinx with ANC-120e and Download to PLC-5 and SLC-500 using RSLogix

Shawn Tierney -
So you need to know how to setup RSLinx Classic to communicate via USB over Data Highway Plus to an Allen-Bradley PLC-5 or SLC-5/04? Well you're in...

PLC-5, RSLinx Classic – Setup DF1 Serial Communications And Download

Shawn Tierney -
So you need to know how to setup RSLinx Classic to communicate over serial with an Allen-Bradley PLC-5 so you can download or go online...

PLC-5, RSLinx Classic – Setup DF1 Serial Communications And Download (M3E18)

Shawn Tierney -
Learn how to setup serial communications to an A-B PLC-5 and then download to it in Episode 18 of The Automation Minute Season 3: [vimeo...

USB To Data Highway Plus (DHP, DH+) – Using the ANC-120e, a lower cost alternative to the 1784-U2DHP

Shawn Tierney -
In today's episode of The Automation Podcast I take a look at the ANC-120e USB to Data Highway Plus converter from Automation Networks. Now you may...

RSEmulate – How to Setup and Use

Shawn Tierney -
Last week I walked through how to get a free copy of RSLogix Emulate 500, and in today's article I'll show you how to...

Top Two RSLogix 5, 500, Micro Tips

Shawn Tierney -
When you've been using a software package since version 1.0, you're likely to pick up some tips along the way. And when you've spent twenty...

Top Two RSLogix Tips (M2E39)

Shawn Tierney -
Learn my top two RSLogix tips in The Automation Minute, Season 2 Episode 39: [vimeo 261565250 w=640 h=360] If you've found this video helpful, checkout my...

Get RSLogix ready for Halloween!

Shawn Tierney -
In today's article I'll show you a little known trick to give RSLogix 5, 500 & Micro some Halloween spirit! First, you know that online animation in RSLogix? You know,...

RSLogix 5, 500, and Micro support for Windows XP / 7 / 8

Shawn Tierney -
Last Wednesday in this article I discussed how to use Rockwell's PCDC webpage to look up the compatibility of Rockwell Software packages with Microsoft Windows...

Flashback Friday! RSLogix 5 Sum Integer File using FAL

Shawn Tierney -
Welcome to The Automation Blog's "Flashback Friday!" Today I'm highlighting PLC-5 code I wrote and published twelve years ago using RSLogix 5. The year was 2002, and my client needed...

Migrate / Convert – SLC-500, MicroLogix Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 using the Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 Utility Step-By-Step

Shawn Tierney -
UPDATE: Rockwell has release a new version of this tool with additional features which we cover in our new article HERE. To get the latest version, search...

Migrate / Convert – Working Around Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 Utility’s Syntax Error

Shawn Tierney -
A few weeks ago, a client asked me to review his SLC-500 program files. He wanted my advice on how difficult it would be to convert them...

Arranging Windows in RSLogix 5 and 500

Shawn Tierney -
When I visit clients I often see them struggle to arrange windows inside RSLogix 5 and 500, resulting in a working environment like the one below: Maybe it's...

How to change the RSLogix online animation

Shawn Tierney -
In today's article we'll take a walk on the lighter side and discuss the merely cosmetic ability to change the online animation in RSLogix 5 and 500. What...

PLC-5 – How to add Ethernet Communications

Shawn Tierney -
Today you'll find Ethernet in almost every manufacturing facility, and on most all modern automation systems. But many facilities also have an installed base of...

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