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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 "Show Notes" located below the video. [vimeo 650808618 w=750 h=420] The Automation Show, Season 2 Episode 1 Show Notes: Special thanks to RTA for sending in a sample...

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 PAC lines (ControlLogix and CompactLogix.) In his email he went on to say he needed help because he didn't have a copy of the Project Migrator,...

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 causing one of his Data Highway Plus devices to keep timing out. Note: To see a list of all our Data Highway Plus videos and articles,...

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 PLC-5 on Data Highway Plus over Ethernet through a Logix Gateway: For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.  The Automation Show, Episode...

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 read data from a ControlLogix, SLC-5/04 and PLC-5 over a Data Highway Plus network: For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.  The...

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 data from a CompactLogix, MicroLogix, and SLC-5/03 over a Data Highway 485 network: For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.  The Automation...

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 read data from a SLC-5/04 and PLC-5 over a Data Highway Plus network: For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.  The Automation...

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 from the PLC-5 and SLC-500 over a Data Highway Plus network: For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.  The Automation Show, Episode...

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 from CompactLogix, MicroLogix, and SLC-500 over a DH-485 network: For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.  The Automation Show, Episode 26 Show...

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 as how to configure RSLinx Classic Drivers for each: For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. [vimeo 371153852 w=750 h=420] The Automation Show,...

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 information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. [vimeo 368583535 w=750 h=420] The Automation Show, Episode 4 Show Notes: NOTE: Would you like your product featured...

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" located below the video. [vimeo 368586174 w=750 h=420] The Automation Show, Episode 3 Show Notes: NOTE: Would you like your product featured on the Show and Blog? If...

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 is backed up, and therefore three different ways to clear memory and reset the controller to factory defaults. NOTE: Always upload and save any SLC-500 controller...

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 been reset to Factory Defaults, one option to set it's IP Address is to use the free BOOTP-DHCP utility installed with RSLinx Classic. To do so,...

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 your SLC-5/05 controller that your want to edit and download, follow these steps: 1) Open your project in RSLogix 500: 2) Now in the Project Tree double...

SLC-5/05, RSLinx – Setup Ethernet Communications and Download using RSLogix 500

Shawn Tierney -
So you need to know how to setup RSLinx Classic to communicate to an Allen-Bradley SLC-5/05 using Ethernet in order to download (or go online) using RSLogix 500? Well you're in luck as in today's article I'll walk you step-by-step through how you setup RSLinx Ethernet communications, as well as how to download...

SLC-500 – Modular Style Controller Image Gallery

Shawn Tierney -
Here's an image gallery of all five models of SLC-500 Modular Controllers. Have a question or comment? If you do, you can post it by clicking on the comment link below my signature.

SLC-500 – Modular Style Controllers

Shawn Tierney -
The SLC-500 family of Programmable Logic Controllers was quite popular when it launched in the early nineties. The most obvious reason was that it was smaller and less expensive than A-B's flagship product at the time, the PLC-5. The SLC-500 also programmed with software and instructions nearly identical to the PLC-5. That...

SLC-500 – Is it still viable in 2018? (Q&A)

Shawn Tierney -
I recently received a message from someone who had just purchased a used machine with a SLC-500 based control system on it. Because most of his existing systems use simple relay controls, the new owner of the machine was reaching out to me about training on the SLC-500, as well...

SLC-500 Content Index of all our SLC-500 related articles, videos, and podcasts

Shawn Tierney -
The Automation Blog's SLC-500 Blog Index (36) Updated on 09/10/2018 With the recent slew of SLC-500 questions coming into The Automation Forums and The Automation School, I thought it'd be a good time to post a new Blog Index of all my existing SLC-500 articles, podcasts, and videos. Note: If you have a SLC-500 question,...

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