The Automation Blog’s

CompactLogix Content Guide Index

Welcome to The Automation Blog’s CompactLogix Content Guide Index, which is an ordered list of all of our CompactLogix articles and videos.

Below you’ll find over 140 of our free articles and videos listed with titles only. If you’d prefer a list with excerpts, click here.

Note: You can purchase a personal copy of all of Shawn’s below articles in our new CompactLogix Guide PDF here (coming soon!) for just $9.99 $4.99 (limited time sale,) or grab a copy of all his CompactLogix videos (nearly 4.5 hours!) here for just $9.99!

1. How To Find Your Local Rockwell Distributor or Representative
2. How To Find Your Local Rockwell Distributor or Representative (M4E17)
3. Small Allen-Bradley (A-B) Ethernet Programmable Controllers
4. Rockwell Automation’s Programmable Automation Controllers
5. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Hardware (M2E26)
6. CompactLogix – L20, L30: The First Generation
7. CompactLogix – L3x: The Second Generation
8. CompactLogix – L23
9. CompactLogix – L4x: The Third Generation
10. CompactLogix – 5370: The Fourth Generation
11. CompactLogix – 5370: Seven things you need to know
12. CompactLogix – 5370: Seven more things you should know
13. CompactLogix – 5380: Experience Kit (S01)
14. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Programming Software (M2E27)
15. RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000 Logix Designer
16. Studio 5000 – Pricing, Packages, Features & Bundles
17. Rockwell Patch Rollup – How To Download and Install (2022)
18. Studio 5000 – Resolve .Net Framework 3.5 Is Not Installed
19. Studio 5000 – Resolve Error Due To Missing .Net (M4E29)
20. Studio 5000 – Resolve Fatal Application Error Encountered
21. Studio 5000 – Resolve .Net Framework 3.5 Installation Error 0x80D05001
22. System Design – How To Download Integrated Architecture Builder (2022)
23. System Design – How To Use Rockwell’s New Ethernet/IP Capacity Tool
24. RSLinx Classic – Plug and Play Drivers used with Allen-Bradley Devices
25. CompactLogix, RSLinx Classic – How to Connect Using USB
26. CompactLogix, RSLinx Classic – How to Connect Using Serial
27. Ethernet – How to “Ping” a PLC
28. BOOTP-DHCP Utility – How to set a CompactLogix Ethernet Address
29. BOOTP-DHCP Utility – How to set a CompactLogix Ethernet Address (M2E14)
30. BOOTP-DHCP Utility – Why Won’t It Disable BOOTP? (qa230210)
31. CompactLogix, RSLinx Classic – How to set the Ethernet address through its USB Port
32. CompactLogix, RSLinx Classic – How to set the Ethernet address through its Serial Port
33. CompactLogix, RSLinx Classic – How to set the Ethernet address through USB or Serial (M2E13)
34. RSLinx – What To Do When The Ethernet/IP Driver Won’t Find Your Device (T006)
35. CompactLogix – Why Does Its IP Address Keep Changing? (qa230221)
36. 1783-ETAP – Setting Up
37. VMware – Settings that work with RSLinx, ControlFlash, and BOOTP
38. VMware – Settings that work with RSLinx, ControlFlash, BOOTP (M2E18)
39. Firmware – What you need to know, and how to get CompactLogix and ControlLogix Firmware
40. Firmware – Which versions does your CompactLogix and ControlLogix support (M2E28)
41. Firmware – How to Find and Download A-B PLC, PAC, and HMI Firmware in 2018
42. Firmware – How to Find and Download A-B PLC, PAC, and HMI Firmware in 2018 (M4E48)
43. Firmware – How to download it for CompactLogix and ControlLogix in 2016
44. Firmware – How to download it for CompactLogix and ControlLogix in 2016 (M2E29)
45. ControlFlash – Why Doesn’t It Find My Firmware Files?
46. ControlFlash Plus
47. Firmware – How to flash CompactLogix over USB
48. Firmware – How to flash CompactLogix over Ethernet
49. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – How to test the loading of Non-Volatile memory
50. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Non-Volatile Memory Load Modes (P8)
51. Studio / RSLogix 5000 – What version is my ACD file?
52. Studio / RSLogix 5000 – How to connect to an existing Controller
53. Studio / RSLogix 5000 – How to connect to an existing Controller (M4E01)
54. Studio 5000 – How to create and download a program (M2E20)
55. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Controller Faults
56. Studio / RSLogix 5000 – Duplicating Rungs
57. Studio / RSLogix 5000 – Duplicating Rungs (M3E03)
58. Studio / RSLogix 5000 – Duplicating Routines
59. Studio / RSLogix 5000 – Duplicating Routines (M3E04)
60. Studio / RSLogix 5000 – Duplicating Programs
61. Studio / RSLogix 5000 – Duplicating Programs (M3E05)
62. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Application Code Manager, as seen at TechED 2015
63. Studio / RSLogix 5000 – Using the Controller’s Time
64. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Why your Controller’s Real Time Clock (DateTime) may be a few hours off
65. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Why your Controller’s Real Time Clock (DateTime) may be a few hours off (P6)
66. CompactLogix – 5370 L1: Are the 1769-L1xER inputs high speed? (Q&A)
67. CompactLogix – 5380: Why Are My 5069-IF8 Analog Inputs Updating Slowly? (Q&A)
68. Point I/O vs Flex I/O
69. Point IO – Getting Started
70. Point I/O – Large rack communication issue
71. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Can multiple controllers control the same Ethernet I/O?
72. Migrate / Convert – ControlNet I/O to EtherNet I/O
73. IFM, CompactLogix – Encoder to HSC (S49B)
74. IFM – Temperature Sensor: Setup, Wire, Use with S7-1500, CompactLogix (S47)
75. IFM – IOLink Master: How To Setup with Logix
76. E300 – Use Overload Module in Studio 5000 Application
77. Stratix Switch – Getting CIP Data
78. GuardLogix – Getting Started
79. GuardLogix – Writing Logic in your Safety PLC
80. Tag Names – Eliminating The Need For Program Comments
81. Alias Tags – Do you use them (Q&A)
82. ControlLogix – Programming: Different Ways of Accomplishing Your Goals
83. Logix Instructions – Compute and Absolute
84. Logix Instructions – Capture and Average a Value with FFL, FFU, and AVE
85. Logix Instructions – Bit Field Distribute and Message (MSG)
86. Logix Instructions – Using The Sequencer Output (S07)
87. Logix Instructions – Function Block Totalizer
88. UDDT, AOI – Using Effectively To Document Programs
89. Sample Code – Setup and Download Demo Programs to A-B PLCs (P36)
90. Sample Code – How to download free A-B Sample Programs and AOIs
91. Sample Code – How to download free A-B Sample Programs and AOIs (M3E07)
92. Sample Code – How to download free A-B Sample Programs and AOIs (M2E38)
93. Sample Code – Rockwell’s Water Waste Water Accelerator Toolkit
94. PlantPAx Process Objects – What are they?
95. PlantPAx Process Objects – How to get Rockwell’s Library of Process Objects
96. PlantPAx Process Objects – How to get Rockwell’s Library of Process Objects (M3E08)
97. PlantPAx Process Objects – Using Library AOIs in RSLogix/Studio 5000 (S08)
98. Message (MSG) – ControlLogix Reading Data Over Ethernet From CompactLogix, SLC-500, MicroLogix (S29)
99. Message (MSG) – CompactLogix Reading Data Over Ethernet From CompactLogix (M2E25)
100. Message (MSG) – ControlLogix Reading Data Over DH-485 From CompactLogix, SLC-500, MicroLogix (S26)
101. Message (MSG) – ControlLogix to PowerFlex 525? (qa230208)
102. Serial Communications – If it ain’t broke, why fix it?
103. DH-485, RSLinx – Communications Hardware and Driver Setup (S25)
104. Logix, S7-300 – Connecting via Ethernet
105. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Monitor Tags on your iPhone and iPad (D001/P37)
106. PanelView Standard – Communicate over Data Highway Plus (DHP, DH+) or DH-485 to CompactLogix, ControlLogix(S33)
107. View Designer – Using Extended Tag Properties
108. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – What is the Logix 5000 Removable Media Explorer?
109. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Writing Controller Logs To Removable Media
110. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Data Logging Options
111. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Data Logging Options (P27)
112. ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Datalogging to CSV File
113. RSLinx, MSExcel – Get A-B Programmable Controller Data into Microsoft Excel using RSLinx Classic
114. RSLinx, MSExcel – Get A-B Programmable Controller Data into Microsoft Excel using RSLinx Classic (M4E41)
115. MQTT – Connect A-B PLCs & PACs to the Cloud (S2E01)
116. PanelView 800 – Connecting to a MicroLogix, CompactLogix, & SLC-5/03 over DH-485 (S34)
117. Migrate / Convert – PLC-5, SLC-500, and MicroLogix Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 and Logix Controllers
118. Migrate / Convert – SLC-500, MicroLogix, RSLogix 500 Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 and Logix Controllers
119. Migrate / Convert – SLC-500, MicroLogix Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 using the Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 Utility Step-By-Step
120. Migrate / Convert – Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 Utility Changes I’d Like To See
121. Migrate / Convert – Working Around Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 Utility’s Syntax Error
122. Migrate / Convert – Logix, Micro800: Seven Things Studio 5000 Users Need To Know About CCW
123. Studio 5000 – V35: What’s New
124. Studio 5000 – V35: What’s New (P122)
125. ControlLogix, Studio 5000 – Rockwell Automation Update (P114)
126. Studio 5000 – v34: What’s New
127. Studio 5000 – v33: What’s New
128. Logix – ROKLive20: What’s New with Logix at ROKLive 2020
129. Logix, View – ROKLive20: What’s New with Logix and View at ROKLive 2020 (S42)
130. Logix – AF21018: What’s New with Logix from Automation Fair 2018
131. Logix, View – AF2018: What’s New with Logix and View from Automation Fair 2018 (S06)
132. Logix – TechED18: What’s New with Logix from TechED 2018
133. Logix, View – TechED18: What’s New with Logix and View from TechED 2018 (P45)
134. Studio 5000 – TechED18: What’s New with Studio 5000 from TechED 2018 (P46)
135. Studio 5000 – v31: What’s New?
136. Studio 5000 – v31: What’s New (P42)
137. Studio 5000 – Coming Refresh (2017)
138. Studio 5000 – Coming Refresh (2017) (M4E09)
139. CompactLogix 5480 – AF2017
140. CompactLogix 5480 – AF2017 (M4E15)
141. Compact GuardLogix 5380 with Safety I/O – AF2017
142. Compact GuardLogix 5380 with Safety I/O – AF2017 (M4E13)
143. Flex 5000 I/O – AF2017 (M4E16)
144. Studio 5000 – v30: What’s New
145. Studio 5000 – v29: What’s New
146. Logix – AF 2016: What’s New with Logix from Automation Fair 2016
147. Studio 5000 – v28: What’s New, 1756-L83E Shipping, 5580 Firmware Online
148. Automation Fair 2015 Pre-Show: 1756-L85E, 5069 I/O (P32)
149. RSLogix 5000 – v20.04 Released
150. Integrated Architecture – TechED15: What’s New with Integrated Architecture as seen at TechED 2015
151. RSLogix 5000 – v20.03: What you need to know before using
152. Logix – TechED14: What’s new with Logix as seen at RSTechED 2014