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Find Allen-Bradley Parts and Prices with Proposal Works

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Shawn Tierney
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In this article I’ll walk you through the process of looking up Allen-Bradley and Rockwell Software Catalog Numbers and Prices by downloading, installing, and using the free Proposal Works application.

  1. Start by navigating your web browser to http://www.ab.com:

2) Once there, search on “Product Selection Toolbox”:

3) Then select it from the results:

4) Now on the bottom of the PST webpage select Download (EXE):

5) Once downloaded, double click on the installer. When you get to the “Select Features” screen be sure, at a minimum, you have “Proposal Works” selected. Then complete the installation:

6) Once the install is done, you’ll be prompted to run the “Current Updater” so the pricing and catalog number listing in Proposal Works is up to date:

7) Insure “Proposal Works” is selected before clicking on “Check For Updates”:

8) If there are any updates for “Proposal Works,” be sure to click on “Get Selected Updates”:

9) Once Proposal Works is installed, launch it. Then use the “keyword filter” field near the top left of the program to search for the product in question. Next, double click a product category from the filtered list below:

10) This will launch a selection wizard to help you find the exact version of the product you’re looking for, along with any accessories you might need:

11) After you click on accept, you’ll see the product catalog number and list price shown in the “Equipment List,” as can be seen in the CompactLogix 5380 example below:

12) The image below shows an example of a MicroLogix 1100 and 1400 equipment list:

13) This next image shows an example of a RSLogix Micro Start Lite equipment list. It is the programming software used to program the entire MicroLogix family of PLCs:

If you’d like to watch a video demonstration of the above, check out Episode 19 of The Automation Minute Season 4 below:


I hope you’ve found the above information on how to find Allen-Bradley parts and pricing helpful.

If you have any questions, or would like to comment on the above article, please feel free to click on the “post a comment or question” link below.

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How to download Rockwell Software Versions and Updates (M4E18)

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Shawn Tierney
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In this episode I show you how to download new and past versions of Rockwell Software using your serial number (Episode 18 of The Automation Minute Season 4:)


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How To Find Your Local Rockwell Distributor or Representative (M4E17)

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Shawn Tierney
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In this episode I show you how to use the new and improved webpage to find your local Rockwell distributors (Episode 17 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 of our shows for just $30!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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How To Find Your Local Rockwell Distributor or Representative

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Shawn Tierney
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A common question my students ask is about who should they call to purchase Allen-Bradley Software and Hardware.

To address this I send them a link to Rockwell’s website, which will allow them to look up their local Rockwell representative or distributor. These reps can help them with the following services:

  • Provide demo copies of software either on CD, via download, or via Temporary Activation
  • Quote them a price on programming software, both digital and physical options
  • Check stock and sell Rockwell hardware and software
  • Answer many customer questions without requiring a Rockwell contract
  • Process repairs and warranty replacements

I also mention to students that they should let their local representative know that the products they are purchasing will be used exclusively for education (and not for production).

In many cases they will be able to get “special pricing” because of that, and there may even be “starter packs” available, which combine many products into a bundle at a reduced price.

Note: I like to say that starter packs are not “keep going packs,” and typically can only be purchased once per customer.

That said, let’s take a look at Rockwell’s new and improved distributor look up tool:

1) Stating at http://www.ab.com (which redirects you to ab.rockwellautomation.com,) you first want to mouse over the Sales and Partners link:

2) Next, in most countries you’ll want to select “Distributors”

3) Here your browser may ask to share your current location with Rockwell, so it can automatically fill in your address. In this example I chose block.

4) Next, enter in your address or zip code, modify the search distance if desired, and then click on “Find Distributors.”

5) You should now see the results page with any locations within the search distance located on the left:

6) Here, I’ll select the closet distributor, which takes me to a page detailing it’s locations, addresses, and phone numbers as seen below:

If you’d like to watch a video demonstration of the above, check out Episode 17 of The Automation Minute Season 4 below:


I hope you’ve found the above information on how to find your local Rockwell Automation representative helpful.

If you have any questions or would like to comment on the above article please feel free to click on the “post a comment or question” link below.

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Robots Defeat Humans on Foosball Playing Field

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Mark Cop
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Robotics is a field of study which is experiencing constant progress. People are wondering how they can improve or make a groundbreaking discovery in robotics. That is why they are developing absolutely everything they can, with robots involved. With that in mind, a group of developers decided to create a special type of foosball table – a robotic foosball table to see if humans are better at foosball than robots.

That idea – to see which one was better – was born on a prestigious college, Swiss École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne – EPFL. It is actually a part of the Bachelor’s and Master’s research platform, and the leader of this interesting science project is Christophe Salzmann.

The foosball table consists of two teams, Blue team and White team. The White team is controlled by developers – humans, and the Blue team is the robotic part of a foosball table. The teams are playing on a transparent foosball field, which is pretty cool, but it is much more than just a see-through field. The camera located beneath the field is tracking the ball and moving the rods with the players. The camera is 300 fps, which means it won’t miss a thing on the field.

There are two important robots on the table – for the rods and for the players. Each robot has millimeter precision, so the players kick the ball every time, and have an impressive reaction time, which is better than humans.
Developers are admitting that this is just a basic prototype because the robot can win only by relying on speed and strength. They believe this should be enough to beat an average skilled foosball player, but more advanced or even professional players are too much to handle for this robotic foosball table.

The developer’s first goal was to make a robotic foosball table that can actually play foosball. Now that the goal has been achieved, they decided to go to the next level and upgrade the Blue team with special lasers. Those lasers will detect the position of the other team (humans) handles and with that, figure out the next move.  The Blue team will then be able to develop strategies, steal the ball, and beat the best foosball players in the world. The only real opponent for the robotic team in that scenario should be another robotic team because humans will lose against the robots in yet another game.

Mark Cop
FoosballZone.com

Author’s profile:

Mark is a Foosball player who has been to many different cities due to Foosball. He made a blog about Foosball where he composes all that you have to think about Foosball. In this way, on the off chance that you need to enhance your Foosball experience and skills, look at his blog called the Foosball Zone

Editors Footnote:

Having spent a career in industrial automation, I definitely enjoy reading stories of automation used outside that industry.

Whether it’s the above story about a servo and sensor welding computer beating humans at Foosball, or a PLC controlling a model train set, or even home robotic kits that teach school age children about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM.)

That’s why we’ve decided to open up The Automation Blog not only to guest blogs from all major industrial automation brands (like Siemens, GE, Modicon, Mitsubishi, Omron, etc, etc.), but also to Educational and Hobby enthusiasts like Mark from FoosballZone.com.

So, if you’ve automated your home, model railroad, holiday display, or have a story to tell about one of the many STEM products or programs, we’d love to publish your original articles here on The Automation Blog.

To find out more, contact us by using this form here.

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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Here We Grow Again! Guest Bloggers Wanted.

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Tracey Tierney
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The Automation Blog is looking to expand its reach with new content and know-how, by welcoming guest bloggers who have expertise and knowledge about automation products from some of the leading automation manufacturers from around the world.

This week we would like to introduce Siemens automation products. Do you have experience with Siemens? Would you like to share your knowledge, experiences and expertise about Siemens, with others? If so, we would love to hear from you.  Simply complete the form on The Automation Blog’s Guest Blogging Policy Page and someone will be in contact with you to complete the process.  Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to hearing from you.

Freelance Blogging for TheAutomationBlog.com

Sincerely,

Tracey Tierney
Business/Marketing Manager, IIA

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Top Ten Blog Posts of 2017

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Tracey Tierney
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It’s been a great year for The Automation Blog!

We’ve had a record number of visitors to our site this year, and we continue to see these numbers trending upwards as we head into 2018.

As we look back, here is a list of the top ten blog posts that were most read for 2017.

10) Seven things you should know about Studio 5000 Logix Designer v21 (formerly RSLogix 5000)

It’s been just over a year since Rockwell launched Studio 5000 Logix Designer, and it seems I’m getting more questions about it now than ever before. As of version 21, Studio 5000 Logix Designer is the new name for RSLogix 5000. However, there are some changes above and beyond the product name you should be aware of before upgrading, and I list my top seven. Read More…

9) How to connect to a CompactLogix using USB

In today’s article I walk you through how to configure RSLinx to communicate to a CompactLogix processor using USB.

Step 1) Locate your CompactLogix’s USB port. Read More…

8) Converting your RSLogix 500 program to RSLogix 5000 using the Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 utility step-by-step

If you have a PLC-5 or SLC-500 program you would like to import into RSLogix 5000, look no further than Rockwell’s free “Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 utility.” This utility can save you hundreds of hours of manually re-entering code, and is available free of charge from the public Rockwell Tech Note #69790. Read More…

 

7) How to Migrate FactoryTalk View Projects to Windows 7 64 bit

So you just got a new laptop with Windows 7 64 pre-installed? Welcome to the wonderful world of 64 bit computing!
By the way, and I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you can’t open any of your old FactoryTalk View APA files in your new 64 bit OS. Well, not without exporting the project database on 32 bit OS first. Read More…

6) Free MicroLogix 1000 (and 1100) Programming Software

How to get free programming software for the MicroLogix 1000 and MicroLogix 1100: Read More…

 

 

5) How to get a free copy of RSLogix Emulate 500

One of the best kept Rockwell secrets is for the last few years they have offered RSLogix Emulate 500 for free. With this software, you can test your SLC-500 or MicroLogix programs right on your PC, without the need to connect to a physical unit.
Emulate also supports “debug” files, a sort of reverse ladder logic used to simulate what happens as the process runs. Read More…

4) Getting Allen-Bradley (A-B) Programmable Controller data into Excel using RSLinx Classic

If you would like to display data from your Allen-Bradley PLC or PAC in Microsoft Excel, and have a licensed copy RSLinx Classic (aka RSLinx,) it can be accomplished using a few simple steps we’ll cover in this article. Read More…

 

3) How to edit a PanelView Plus (ViewME) MER Runtime file

Recently a client asked how he would go about editing a PanelView Plus .MER file his customer had sent him. Unfortunately there’ no simple answer to this question, so in today’s article we’ll cover the basic steps you need to take to extract ViewStudio projects from ME runtime files. Read More…

2) How To Access The PanelView Plus Configuration Mode

When powering on a PanelView Plus for the first time, it will boot up to the main “Configuration Mode” menu screen.
From there, the user has several options: Read More…

 

 

And our most popular Blog Post of 2017!

1) How to download RSLogix Micro, RSLinx, and Emulate for free

Free is good! I commend Rockwell on their efforts to improve their website, however it’s disappointing they often don’t provide redirects from old pages to new, leaving thousands of daily visitors landing on broken or missing pages like the one below: Read More…

 

As we plan for the new year, we are excited about the new content and resources that will be added.

Be on the lookout for a new Job Board where employers can advertise their latest automation job openings, the addition of our Product Spotlight advertising section for those looking to advertise their newest automation products, and we hope to expand our coverge to include products from Siemens, GE, Modicon to name a few.

Sincerely,

Tracey Tierney
Business/Marketing Manager, IIA

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A New Look & What’s Coming for 2018!

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Tracey Tierney
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We are pleased to announce that our newly updated business site, Insights In Automation, now provides you with all of our automation resources in one place. You will find helpful links to The Automation School, The Automation Blog, The Automation Exchange, The Automation Minute, and The Automation Forums. This site also provides up-to-date news and announcements from all sites combined.

We are also pleased to announce that in the coming year, Insights In Automation will be expanding its offerings by implementing the following:

The Automation School – New FactoryTalk View SE Course (Due out in March.) We also plan to continue adding lessons to our already popular PAC Basics, PLC Basics, Nano Basics, and PVP Basics Courses.

The Automation Blog – New Employment Job Board for employers & job seekers. Advertising opportunities with a Product Spotlight section (As shown on the Home Page). Expanded automation content to include other products & resources beyond Rockwell & Allen-Bradley. (I.e. Siemens, GE, Modicon).

The Automation Exchange – Will allow automation users to affordably share their own sample code and helpful content with others.

As you can see, we have a lot of exciting things happening here at Insights In Automation. Check back with us often, and if you haven’t already, you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

We wish you a Happy, Healthy, & Prosperous New Year!

Sincerely,

Tracey Tierney
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Happy Holidays!

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Shawn Tierney
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Good morning,

Just a quick post to wish you all a very Happy Holiday week!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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Flex 5000 I/O – AF2017 (M4E16)

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Shawn Tierney
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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:)


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Flex 5000 I/O – AF2017

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Shawn Tierney
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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 mid to late 2018, Rockwell describes the Flex 5000 Distributed I/O line as the next generation of its very popular Flex I/O line.

Offering 1 Gigabit Ethernet network and backplane performance, Ethernet adapters will be available to support two copper or two fiber (SFP) ports in Star, Ring, or PRP topologies.

Standard I/O modules will be available with up to 32 Digital I/O points per module, and up to 8 analog I/O points per module.

And like the previous Flex I/O line, the new Flex 5000 I/O modules will support Removal and Insertion Under Power (RIUP.)

In addition to standard I/O, safety I/O rated for SIL3, PLe, and Cat. 4, will also be available for use in a Flex 5000 system.

This safety I/O will come with up to 16 Digital I/O, and 4 Analog I/O modules, which can be mixed with standard I/O.

Where possible, the Safety I/O modules will also have common wiring with their non-safety counterparts, so you will be able to replace an IB16 with an IB16S without having to disturb the wiring.

The Flex 5000 line is also compatible with extreme environments rated as class G1, G2, G3, and hazardous areas in the Class 1, Div. 2, Zone 2 Groups A, B, C, D, E, F areas. The are also said to be rated to operate from -40 to 70°C

To find out more check out Rockwell’s below video:


So what do you think?

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty excited about this new line.

While I do like using the existing Flex I/O, the TB connectors aren’t as good as other products, and the bus is slow and clunky.

So what do you think? Will you consider the above product when it comes out in 2018?

Please feel free to share your thoughts with us by clicking on the “post a comment or question” link below.

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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CompactLogix 5480 – AF2017 (M4E15)

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Shawn Tierney
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In part eight of my nine part series covering new PLC and HMI products shown at Automation Fair 2017, I discuss the CompactLogix 5480 (Episode 15 of The Automation Minute Season 4:)


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CompactLogix 5480 – AF2017

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Shawn Tierney
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Welcome to part eight 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 CompactLogix 5480:

Due out in July 2018, Rockwell describes its 5480 as both a CompactLogix Controller and a Windows 10 Industrial Computer.

On the Controller side, the 5480 supports up to 31 local Compact 5000 I/O modules, as well as distributed I/O using two of the three on-board Gigabit Ethernet ports.

On the Computing side, the commercially available CPU runs Windows 10 IoT Enterprise.

This enables users to run third party applications on the same hardware their control programs run on, and high speed access to the CompactLogix’s memory is provided via built-in RSLinx OPC comms.

The Computing side also has a dedicated Gigabit Ethernet port, and two USB 3.0 ports.

To learn more, check out Julie Robinson’s video below:

2021 Update: The below video is no longer available.


So what do you think?

Do you need a CompactLogix / Industrial PC combo?

Please feel free to share your thoughts with us by clicking on the “post a comment or question” link below.

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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GuardLogix 5580 – AF2017 (M4E14)

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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:)


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GaurdLogix 5580 – AF2017

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Shawn Tierney
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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, Rockwell describes its new 5580 GuardLogix as combining the advantages of the 5580 line of ControlLogix processors with its GuardLogix safety platform.

By utilizing the 5580 architecture, the new GuardLogix 5580 will be able to provide faster system performance and larger capacity when compared with their previous offerings.

This includes a high performance embedded EtherNet/IP port directly on the processor.

The new product also offers more scalable safety, with SIL2/PLd possible using the GuardLogix 5580 processor, and SIL3/PLe possible by adding the 5580 Safety Partner to achieve 1oo2.

GaurdLogix 5580 Part Numbers:

  • 1756-L81ES -3.0 MB Std, 1.5 MB Sfy, 100 Nodes
  • 1756-L82ES -5.0 MB Std, 2.5 MB Sfy, 175 Nodes
  • 1756-L83ES – 10 MB Std, 5.0 MB Sfy, 250 Nodes
  • 1756-L84ES – 20 MB Std, 6.0 MB Sfy, 250 Nodes

If you’d like to know more, check out Jimmy Alvarez’s YouTube video below:


So what do you think?

Do you use Safety PLCs, and if you do will you be migrating to the GuardLogix 5580?

Please feel free to share your thoughts with us by clicking on the “post a comment or question” link below.

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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Compact GuardLogix 5380 with Safety I/O – AF2017 (M4E13)

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Shawn Tierney
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In part six of my nine part series covering new PLC and HMI products shown at Automation Fair 2017, I discuss the newly announced Compact GuardLogix 5380 with Safety I/O (Episode 13 of The Automation Minute Season 4:)


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Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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Micro870 (M4E12)

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In part five of my nine part series covering new PLC and HMI products shown at Automation Fair 2017, I discuss the newly announced Micro870 (Episode 12 of The Automation Minute Season 4:)


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Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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Compact GuardLogix 5380 with Safety I/O – AF2017

By
Shawn Tierney
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Welcome to part six 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 Compact GuardLogix with Safety I/O:

Due out in late February 2018, Rockwell’s new Compact GuardLogix with Safety I/O is likely to be a big hit amongst GaurdLogix users.

First off, this new Compact GuardLogix will leverage the popular features of the existing CompactLogix 5380 series, including the new 5069 high-speed I/O, and embedded dual Gigabit Ethernet ports configurable with dual IPs or for DLR.

Add to that the ability to add safety modules locally via the new Compact 5000 Safety I/O line, and you’ve eliminated the need to use distributed I/O to connect to your safety I/O.

Compact GuardLogix 5380 Models:

  • 5069-L306ER(M)S2 -600 KB Std, 300 KB Sfty; 02 Axes; 16 nodes
  • 5069-L310ER(M)S2 – 01 MB Std, 0.5 MB Sfty; 04 Axes; 24 nodes
  • 5069-L320ER(M)S2 – 02 MB Std, 1 MB Safety; 08 Axes; 40 nodes
  • 5069-L330ER(M)S2 – 03 MB Std, 1.5 MB Sfty; 16 Axes; 50 nodes
  • 5069-L340ER(M)S2 – 04 MB Std, 2 MB Safety; 20 Axes; 55 nodes
  • 5069-L350ER(M)S2 – 05 MB Std, 2.5 MB Sfty; 24 Axes; 60 nodes
  • 5069-L380ER(M)S2 – 08 MB Std, 4 MB Safety; 28 Axes; 70 nodes
  • 5069-L3100ER(M)S2- 10 MB Std, 5 MB Safety; 32 Axes; 80 nodes

So what do you think?

Personally, if the price is inline with Rockwell’s other products, I think this line is going to be red hot (no pun intended.)

But what do you think? Do you use any safety PLC’s now, and will you consider the 5380 Compact GuardLogix?

If you have more to say beyond your vote, I invite you to share your thoughts by clicking on the “post a comment or question” link below.

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CCW – v11: New Studio 5000 like features (M4E11)

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In part four of my nine part series covering new PLC and HMI products shown at Automation Fair 2017, I discuss the newly announced features of Connected Components Workbench R11 (Episode 11 of The Automation Minute Season 4:)


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Micro 870 – New, Larger Micro800 Controller

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Welcome to part five 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 Micro 870:

Due out in February 2018, Rockwell describes its new Micro870 controller as leveraging the same footprint as the 24 point Micro850, but with greatly increased capacity.

Like the above mentioned Micro850, the new Micro870 will support three plug-in modules, but will increase the support of expansion I/O modules from four to eight.

The Micro870 will also have double the program and data memory of the Micro850, greatly expanding its ability to control complex applications.

A tale of two models:

The 2080-LC70-24QWB’s built-in I/O will consist of fourteen 12 or 24 volt (AC or DC) inputs, and ten Relay outputs.

The inputs will also support up to 4 two or four wire HSCs. Due to the inclusion of Relay outputs, this model will not support any PTOs or Motion Axes.

The 2080-LC70-24QBB’s built-in I/O will consist of fourteen 12 or 24 volt (AC or DC) inputs, and ten 24vdc Sourcing outputs.

The inputs can be used to support up to 4 two or four wire HSCs, while the 24vdc sourcing outputs will support up to two PTOs that can be used as Motion Axes.

The Micro870 will share all the other features with the Micro850, with the exception that it will require the use of Connected Components Workbench release 11 or later.

If you’d like to learn more, check out Rockwell’s intro video below:

So what do you think?

Do you currently run out of memory or I/O when using the Micro850?

Or will this new expanded Micro800 controller finally be large enough for you to use in your systems?

Please feel free to share your thoughts with us by clicking on the “post a comment or question” link below.

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