First Look: USB To Data Highway Plus Using The ANC-120e (Video, TAP 35)
Learn how to connect your PC to Data Highway Plus using USB and a much lower cost alternative to the 1784-U2DHP, the ANC-120e from Automation Networks, in Episode 35 of The Automation Podcast.
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RSLogix 5, 500, and Micro support for Windows XP / 7 / 8
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 results for RSLogix 5, 500,...
The SLC-5/05: How to set the Ethernet IP Address using BOOTP
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...
How to Message (MSG) data from a MicroLogix 1400 to a SLC-5/05 over Ethernet
In Today's article I walk you through how to Message data over Ethernet using the MSG instruction from a MicroLogix 1400 to a SLC-5/05 .
Note: In this example I have a MicroLogix 1400 at IP Address 192.168.1.66, and a SLC-5/05 at...
Flashback Friday! MicroLogix to PowerFlex 4
Welcome to The Automation Blog's
"Flashback Friday!"
Today I'm highlighting a couple of eleven year old MicroLogix programs showing how to communicate to a PowerFlex 4.
Back in 2004 many small OEM's were approaching me about using the MicroLogix to control the small PowerFlex...
Why the Allen-Bradley (A-B) 1747-PIC always had trouble working in Microsoft Windows
Over the years I’ve heard more than my fair share of complaints about Allen-Bradley’s 1747-PIC’s lack of Microsoft Windows support. In fact, every time I now hear someone complain I can’t help but say,
“It’s a DOS product! From 1990!...
Converting SLC-500 Programs to ControlLogix (Video, TAM S4 E25)
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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How to Message (MSG) data from a MicroLogix to a SLC-500 over Ethernet (Video,...
In this episode I demonstrate how to message data from a MicroLogix 1400 to a SLC-5/05 over Ethernet using the MSG instruction (Episode 43 of The Automation Minute Season 4:)
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DH-485 Comms Hardware and RSLinx Setup (Video, TAS 25)
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:
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Flashback Friday! RSView32 Top Ten Sorting Demo
Welcome to The Automation Blog's "Flashback Friday!"
This blog series highlights automation articles and content that I originally posted on my previous website(s) between 1999 to 2013.
Today I'm highlighting an RSView32 program I wrote to work with last week's RSLogix 500 sorting program.
In the early spring of 2000, a good friend of...