ControlLogix
Selecting Components For A ControlLogix System
You've been asked to put together a bill of materials for a control system based on Rockwell's ControlLogix architecture, and after spending some time on the Rockwell website you might feel like your drinking...
Upgrade Your Career: ControlLogix Training Sale
The industrial automation market in the USA is heating up, and many companies are finding it hard to hire people with the knowledge needed to maintain and upgrade automated systems.
And it's times like these...
Time Synchronization in ControlLogix Systems
In my living room sits this clock, given to my great-grandfather in 1991 for fifty years of service. As I wind it up every few days, it gives me several important reminders in life.
To...
New “Logix Live™” Online Training Course coming March 16th
The live, online PLC Training course you've been waiting for is now open for enrollment!
The response to my summer training survey showed me there is an overwhelming desire for evening courses on Programmable Controllers....
ControlLogix Redundancy v33: Six Things You Need To Know
You might be very happy with NOT touching your Logix 5561 redundant controllers running at firmware version sixteen, and I don’t wish to persuade you otherwise.
But if you are thinking about upgrading to something...
Writing Logic in your Safety PLC
In a previous article, we discussed some safety options from Rockwell for a safety PLC as well as industry standards such as IEC 61508 and SIL ratings.
In this article, I want to venture into...
Getting Started with your Safety PLC
For a machine application that involves a safety system, guarding or other needed safety equipment, Rockwell, as well as other vendors, provide safety solutions that meet the requirements to replace safety relays and hard-wired...
Logix Bit Field Distribute and Message Instructions
Logix Programming Instructions Every Tech Needs to Know Part II
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In part one of this series, we looked at an introduction to learning Studio 5000 programming instructions for ControlLogix processors as well...
Logix Compute and Absolute Instructions
Logix Programming Instructions Every Tech Needs to Know, Part I
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Learning to program anything takes time and effort. The more investment that you make, the greater the return.
When I have set out...
ControlLogix Programming: Different Ways of Accomplishing Your Goals
Programmers can accomplish a task in many ways. They have many options available, and it is almost to the point that you can use whatever coding style your preference is for a task at...
How To Setup an IFM IOLink Master with Logix
In this article I'll walk you through how to set up the communications of an IO-Link master with an Allen Bradley CompactLogix PLC.
The first thing that needs to be done is to setup up...
ControlFlash Plus
I ran across a software with a new look from Rockwell this past week.
If you have worked with Rockwell products, you are well aware that flashing module firmware is a necessity for new systems...
Studio 5000 Logix Designer Version 33
On September 30, 2020, Rockwell Automation released Studio 5000 Logix Designer version thirty-three.
As I tend to do with each incoming version, I downloaded the “Release Notes” and Software to check it out.
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ControlLogix Diagnostic IO
I believe that in the world of control systems, the little things can make a huge impact.
The little things we do ahead of problems will determine how well we diagnose and repair issues when...
What's New With Logix and View? (S42)
In this episode of The Automation Show I share my top picks from Rockwell's ROKLive Logix and View Presentations:
For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.
The Automation Show, Episode 42...
What's New with Logix, ROKLive 2020
One of my favorite Rockwell Automation trade show sessions has always been "What's New in Logix."
This year, the ROKLive presentation that came closet to that classic presentation was CL03, "What's New and Notable in...
ControlLogix Function Block Totalizer
In this article I'll introduce you to the basics of a ControlLogix Function Block Routine Totalizer Instruction.
If you have ever used any Allen-Bradley software, you are familiar with their ladder logic programming. In many of...
Capture and Average a Value with FFL, FFU, and AVE Instructions
In a previous article regarding ControlLogix processor faults, I mentioned one of the ways a processor can be faulted was by causing an array to go out of bounds when using an FFL and...
ControlLogix Processor Faults
Years ago, I was in the middle of a normal day of work when I got a call on the radio that a conveyor had stopped, and then I was informed that the entire...
Converting PLC-5 Ladder Programs to ControlLogix
As I was entering kindergarten in 1986, Allen Bradley was releasing one of the first platforms that could be programmed by a personal computer, the PLC-5.
Fast forward thirty-one years later to 2017, Allen Bradley...
