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Studio 5000 – V35: What’s New (P122)

Shawn Tierney -
Kristen Kosatka of Rockwell Automation comes on the show this week to share what's new with Studio 5000 v35 in Episode 122 of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast:  Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, YouTube, Amazon Music,...

GuardLogix – Writing Logic in your Safety PLC

Brandon Cooper -
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 the software side and take a look at a couple of the safety instructions you...

GuardLogix – Getting Started

Brandon Cooper -
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 safety controls up to SIL 3 applications. In this article, I will hopefully explain what some...

ControlFlash Plus

Brandon Cooper -
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 as well as upgrading and keeping systems current with the latest support and latest features. Since...

Studio 5000 – v33: What’s New

Brandon Cooper -
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. Image by: Brandon Cooper This always brings back memories of receiving a box of floppy disks from Rockwell so...

Logix, View – ROKLive20: What’s New with Logix and View at ROKLive 2020 (S42)

Shawn Tierney -
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 Show Notes: Quick Link to Rockwell's ROKLive website:  TheAutomationBlog.com/ROKLive2020 Note: The above link redirects to the actual...

Logix – ROKLive20: What’s New with Logix at ROKLive 2020

Shawn Tierney -
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 the Integrated Architecture System," and in today's article I'll highlight the slides that caught my...

ControlFlash – Why Doesn’t It Find My Firmware Files?

Shawn Tierney -
As I was filming new lessons for my CompactLogix course yesterday, I ran into an issue with version 15.01 of ControlFlash that I'm sure many other programmers have or will run into as well. Note: If you've never used ControlFlash but need to, I've previously published step-by-step guides to flashing...

Logix, View – AF21018: What’s New with Logix and View from Automation Fair 2018 (S06)

Shawn Tierney -
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, we take a look at What's New in Logix and View based on the Automation Fair 2018 presentations: For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. [vimeo 368574126 w=750 h=420] The Automation Show, Episode 6 Show Notes: NOTE: Would you like...

Logix – AF21018: What’s New with Logix from Automation Fair 2018

Shawn Tierney -
One of my favorite Automation Fair Technical Sessions is "What's New in Logix," and in today's article I'll highlight the slides that caught my attention as I reviewed this year's presentation. First up was a slide promoting the coming release of the 5380 Compact GuardLogix: Schedule for release sometime in Mid-2019,...

System Design – How To Use Rockwell’s New Ethernet/IP Capacity Tool

Shawn Tierney -
In today's article I'll show you how to use Rockwell's new Ethernet/IP Capacity Tool. The replacement for Rockwell's discontinued Ethernet/IP Capacity Tool can now be found inside of Integrated Architecture Builder (IAB.) Note: To learn how you can get a free copy of IAB, check out my previous article HERE. To access...

How To Enable Legacy PLCs In Integrated Architecture Builder

Shawn Tierney -
So you've updated Rockwell's Integrated Architecture Builder to gain access to new devices like the 5580 and 5380 Controllers. Then later you realize you can no longer create projects with older controllers like the ControlLogix 5560, CompactLogix L23 and L3x, and the PLC-5. Fortunately, the good folks over at Rockwell provide...

How To Download, Use, and Update Rockwell’s Integrated Architecture Builder

Shawn Tierney -
In today's article I walk you through how to find, download, install, use, and update Rockwell's free Integrated Architecture Builder (IAB) software. UPDATE - June, 2022: Rockwell made some changes to their website and I documented the new procedure to download IAB in the below article: - How To Download Rockwell's...

Logix – TechED18: What’s New with Logix from TechED 2018

Shawn Tierney -
Of all the Rockwell Automation TechED 2018 presentations made available last week, the first ones I went through were the "What's New" presentations, as I'm always looking to find out what's new and coming from Rockwell. In today's article I'll review my top five Logix announcements from the "What’s New in...

Studio 5000 – v31: What’s New?

Shawn Tierney -
Earlier this month Rockwell released version 31 of Studio 5000 Logix Designer. Below I'll summarize the new features as documented in the release notes, and I hope to cover some of these new features in more depth in the coming weeks: New Features: Security toolbar and Lock-all component locking for 5x80...

Windows Meltdown and Spectre Patches Impact Rockwell Software Users

Shawn Tierney -
Earlier this week, Bob (a fellow automation instructor and a LinkedIn connection), sent me a message about a serious Windows update issue he encountered after returning from winter break. Apparently, Microsoft released several security updates for Windows 7, 8.1, 10, Server 2012 and 2016 this month that have been discovered...

GaurdLogix 5580 – AF2017

Shawn Tierney -
Welcome to part seven of the nine part series covering my choices for the top new PLC and HMI products shown at Rockwell's Automation Fair 2017. Note: While this series covers the products in which I'm most interested, you'll find all the new products listed in Rockwell's guide HERE. The New...

Compact GuardLogix 5380 with Safety I/O – AF2017

Shawn Tierney -
Welcome to part six of the nine part series covering my choices for the top new PLC and HMI products shown at Rockwell's Automation Fair 2017. Note: While this series covers the products in which I'm most interested, you'll find all the new products listed in Rockwell's guide HERE. The New...

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