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Below you’ll find over 170 of our free articles and videos listed with thumbnails and excerpts. If you’d prefer a listing of titles only, click here.
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- Studio 5000 – TechED18: What’s New with Studio 5000 from TechED 2018 (P46)
I review the “What’s New in Studio 5000” software presentation in Episode 46 of The Automation Podcast. Watch the Podcast: Listen to the Podcast:Read more... - Studio 5000 – v31: What’s New?
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 5×80 controllers CIP Energy object-backed tags added for 5×80 ...Read more... - Studio 5000 – v31: What’s New (P42)
Today we discuss the new features that come with Studio 5000 Logix Designer version 31, in Episode 42 of The Automation Podcast. Watch the Podcast: Listen to the Podcast:Read more... - Studio 5000 – Coming Refresh (2017)Welcome to part two of the nine part series detailing my picks 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 Studio 5000: Due out this month, Rockwell’s ...Read more...
- Studio 5000 – Coming Refresh (2017) (M4E09)
In part two of my nine part series covering new PLC and HMI products shown at Automation Fair 2017, I discuss the newly announced Studio 5000 refresh coming this month (Episode 9 of The Automation Minute Season 4:) If you’ve found this video helpful, checkout my training courses here. Check out our Video Collection #1 here, which ...Read more... - GaurdLogix 5580 – AF2017
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 GuardLogix 5580: Due out in February 2018, ...Read more... - GuardLogix 5580 – AF2017 (M4E14)
In part seven of my nine part series covering new PLC and HMI products shown at Automation Fair 2017, I discuss the newly announced GuardLogix 5580 (Episode 14 of The Automation Minute Season 4:) If you’ve found this video helpful, checkout my training courses here. Check out our Video Collection #1 here, which includes the first five ...Read more... - Flex 5000 I/O – AF2017
Welcome to part nine 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 am most interested, you’ll find all the new products listed in Rockwell’s guide HERE. The New Flex 5000 I/O: Due out in ...Read more... - Flex 5000 I/O – AF2017 (M4E16)
In part nine of my nine part series covering new PLC and HMI products shown at Automation Fair 2017, I discuss the Flex 5000 I/O (Episode 16 of The Automation Minute Season 4:) If you’ve found this video helpful, checkout my training courses here. Check out our Video Collection #1 here, which includes the first five seasons ...Read more... - 1756 Compute Module – AF2017
Welcome to part three of the nine part series detailing my picks 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 1756 Compute Module: Due out this month, ...Read more... - 1756 Compute Module – AF2017 (M4E10)
In part three of my nine part series covering new PLC and HMI products shown at Automation Fair 2017, I discuss the newly announced 1756 Compute Module (Episode 10 of The Automation Minute Season 4:) If you’ve found this video helpful, checkout my training courses here. Check out our Video Collection #1 here, which includes the first ...Read more... - Studio 5000 – v30: What’s New
Version 30 of Studio 5000 Logix Designer programming software has been release for Rockwell’s 5370 and 5380 CompactLogix controllers, as well as their 5570 and 5580 ControlLogix controllers. So, what’s new in Studio 5000 version 30? UPDATE: My new ControlLogix training course is now available Digitally and on DVD! Become proficient with ControlLogix in just eight hours! Learn the ...Read more... - Logix – AF 2016: What’s New with Logix from Automation Fair 2016
One of the Automation Fair Technical Sessions I attended this morning was “What’s New in Logix,” and below I’ll recap what I found most interesting about this session First up was a slide reminding us that in the past year Rockwell had released the 5380, 5370S, and L19: Next up was another reminder, this one about the 5380 now ...Read more... - Studio 5000 – v29: What’s New
Version 29 of Studio 5000 Logix Designer software, required to program Rockwell’s new 5380 and 5580 series of programmable automation controllers, is now available to download for those with a current support contract. What’s new in Studio 5000 version 29? NOTE: You can learn the details about the 5580 HERE and the 5380 HERE. Controller Message to Self Additions: Added in this release ...Read more... - ControlLogix – v24.052 Redundancy Available
Early last week while consulting for a client over WebEx, I came across the fact that last month Rockwell had released redundancy firmware version 24.052 for the ControlLogix L74. If you’re familiar with Rockwell and ControlLogix, then you probably know the .5 versions of firmware represent “redundancy” versions, with 24.052 being the first redundancy release supporting ...Read more... - Studio 5000 – v28: What’s New, 1756-L83E Shipping, 5580 Firmware Online
Last week at Automation Fair a lot of attention was given to Rockwell’s new ControlLogix 5580 line. Now it appears everything needed to build a system utilizing these new controllers is available. First up, version 28 of Studio 5000 Logix Designer software used to program the 5580 series is now available to download for those with a current support contract, along with the release notes which ...Read more... - Automation Fair 2015 Pre-Show: 1756-L85E, 5069 I/O (P32)
Learn about the 5580 1756-L85E ControlLogix, 5069 Compact I/O our session picks in our Automation Fair 2015 pre-show in episode 32 of The Automation Podcast. Watch the Podcast: Listen to the Podcast:Read more... - ControlLogix – Rockwell Announces New 5580 Controller (2015)
Rockwell Automation just announced its new line of ControlLogix 5580 Controllers. Timed to coincide with Automation Fair next week, Rockwell states its new controllers provide faster performance, reduced complexity, and enhanced security. Rockwell states this new line of controllers provides up to 45 percent more capacity, including a 1-gigabyte Ethernet port supporting up to 300 nodes, as well as up ...Read more... - RSLogix 5000 – v20.04 Released
Late last week I was very happy to find that Rockwell had released RSLogix 5000 version 20.04. Ok, so now you may be asking why this is such a big deal, right? Well, as anyone who’s run into the 20.01 and 20.03 issue knows, the minor rev incompatibility has caused many problems in the field. In fact, this ...Read more... - ControlLogix – Should Controllers Come With Ethernet On-board?
In Monday’s article here we discussed what appeared to be the premature outing of a new ControlLogix 1756-L85E processor with built-in 1GB Ethernet port. That news brought up the question, do ControlLogix users want processors with built-in Ethernet? At first glace, the obvious answer would be a resounding “YES!” But, could there be any downsides to having your Ethernet ...Read more... - ControlLogix – New 1756-L85E With 1GB Ethernet Port Leaked
Last week, as I was looking through the public documents available from Rockwell Automation’s TechED, I came across something very unexpected. UPDATE: The 1756-L85E is now officially announced – find out more details HERE. On slide four of the “SY15 – Application Code Manager” presentation, there was a 1756-L85E controller listed in the sample project. However, today there is only a 1756-L65 and 1756-L75 ...Read more... - Integrated Architecture – TechED15: What’s New with Integrated Architecture as seen at TechED 2015
My all time favorite sessions at Rockwell Automation’s TechED are the “What’s New” sessions. This year these sessions didn’t disappoint, with several new products revealed in “What’s New in Integrated Architecture.” Below I share my “top five” picks from this session, and I’ll also include the complete presentation at the bottom of this page. CompactLogix Hardware First up, Rockwell announces a new member ...Read more... - RSLogix 5000 – v20.03: What you need to know before using
Update! Version 20.04 solves many of the problems introduced with 20.03 – find out more in our article about 20.04 HERE. Before you plan to install and use version RSLogix 20.03 you really should understand how it’s different, very different, from all previous minor revisions of RSLogix 5000. In the past, it didn’t matter if everyone in ...Read more... - Logix – TechED14: What’s new with Logix as seen at RSTechED 2014
What’s new? One of my all time favorite sessions at RSTechED are the “What’s New” series. This year’s RSTechED was a little light on these sessions, but they did still have “What’s new with Logix,” and I’ll share my highlights in today’s blog. Note: Earlier this week I covered Studio 5000 Logix Designer versions 22, 23, and 24 HERE ...Read more... - 1756-ENBT – Now Silver Series (2015)
Earlier this month the widely used ControlLogix Ethernet module, part number 1756-ENBT, had it’s status updated to “end of life” on Rockwell’s Product Lifecycle Status page. The product is now listed as going out of production in roughly 18 months, on December 31st, 2016. The seemingly logical choice to replace the 1756-ENBT would be the newer and more capable 1756-EN2T. Compared ...Read more...
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