Recently one of our readers submitted a question asking for help migrating from a legacy RockwellPLC (aka PLC-5 or SLC-500) to their new PAC lines (ControlLogix and CompactLogix.)
In his email he went on...
After getting my electronics degree over thirty years ago, I landed my first job in the industrial automation industry as an Inside Technical Specialist. That job was basically a technical support position with some...
With so many generations of control equipment on the plant floor, a control engineer can be called to look at many different models of control equipment in the same day.
Each piece of control equipment,...
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) I'd love to hear about the products you're using, and...
In this episode I discuss how you go about converting SLC-500 programs to ControlLogix and Studio 5000 (Episode 25 of The Automation Minute Season 4:)
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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 the below website for “RSLogix Project Migrator (it also comes...
So you need to know how to setup RSLinx Classic to communicate via USB over Data Highway Plus to an Allen-BradleyPLC-5 or SLC-5/04?
Well you're in luck as in today's article I'll walk you step to...
So you need to know how to setup RSLinx Classic to communicate over serial with an Allen-BradleyPLC-5 so you can download or go online with RSLogix?
Well you're in luck as in today's article I'll...
Learn how to setup serial communications to an A-BPLC-5 and then download to it in Episode 18 of The Automation Minute Season 3:
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You...
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 be asking yourself why the folks over at Automation Networks...
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 set it up.
The first step is to launch RSLogix Emulate...
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 years helping others learn to use that software, you also...
Learn my top two RSLogix tips in The Automation Minute, Season 2 Episode 39:
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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, the rotating "Ladder" animation near the top of the screen:
Well...
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 operating systems.
In today’s article we’ll take a look at the...
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 to calculate a running average based on file of integer...
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 the below website for “RSLogix Project Migrator (it also comes...
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 to CompactLogix.
UPDATE - November 2021 by SMT: Rockwell no longer...
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 a touch of OCD, but when I see a mess...
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 is the online animation in RSLogix? If you've ever gone...