- CCW – v11: Import Any MicroLogix Program Into Connected Components Workbench (M4E35)
In this episode I demonstrate how CCW 11 allows you to import any MicroLogix program (but not SLC-500 programs) (Episode 35 of The Automation Minute Season 4:)
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Read more... - Migrate / Convert PLC-5, SLC-500, and MicroLogix Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 and Logix Controllers
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, previously called the Translation tool.
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Read more... - Migrate / Convert SLC-500, MicroLogix, RSLogix 500 Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 and Logix Controllers
In this article we will convert SLC-500 programs to ControlLogix using the RSLogix Project Migrator version 3.0.
Note: To get RSLogix Project Migrator version 3.0, search the below website for “RSLogix Project Migrator (it also comes with RSLogix/Studio 5000 v19 and up)”
http://compatibility.rockwellautomation.com/Pages/MultiProductDownload.aspx
UPDATE – November 2021 by SMT: Rockwell no longer makers the Translation Tool or Project Migrator ...
Read more... - Migrate / Convert: SLC-500 Programs to MicroLogix
In this article we’ll look at converting SLC-500 programs to MicroLogix, including how to address two common errors.
Step 1) Start by opening RSLogix 500. In this example we open the SLC-500 sample program, IC500DMO.RSS:
NOTE: You can’t open and convert SLC-500 programs using RSLogix Micro
Step 2) Next, let’s take a look at the I/O Configuration of the sample ...
Read more... - Migrate / Convert: SLC-500 Programs to MicroLogix (M4E24)
In this episode I discuss how you go about converting SLC-500 programs to MicroLogix, as well as how to deal with a couple of common errors (Episode 24 of The Automation Minute Season 4:)
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Read more... - What’s new in RSLogix 500, Micro v11
RSLogix 500 and RSLogix Micro version 11 is out, and in today’s article we’ll take a look at what’s new in this release:
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Windows 10 Support:
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Read more... - RSLogix 500 and Micro Get Windows 8 Release
Just this last week I found out that Rockwell Automation had released version 9.05 of RSLogix 500 and RSLogix Micro.
These new versions add support for Windows 8 and 8.1 while also removing support for Windows XP.
Aside from the expanded OS support, you won’t find any new features or functions in 9.05, except for the updated support of the latest FactoryTalk Activation, as ...
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