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ControlLogix 1756-L6x/A 5560 (M2E45)

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Learn about the ControlLogix 1756-L6x/A 5560 in The Automation Minute, Season 2 Episode 45:


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ControlLogix 1756-L55 5555 (M2E44)

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Learn about the ControlLogix 1756-L55 5555 in The Automation Minute, Season 2 Episode 44:


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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ControlLogix 1756-L1 5550 (M2E43)

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Learn about the ControlLogix 1756-L1 5550 in The Automation Minute, Season 2 Episode 43:


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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Studio 5000 – v29: What’s New

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Studio 5000 Logix Designer Splash FI 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 of Logix Designer, you are now able to send a message to the controller itself to disable the built-in LCD display, webpage, and Ethernet address.

Dual configurable Ethernet ports:

A long time requested feature for the 5370, users can now chose to set each Ethernet/IP port on CompactLogix 5380 controllers to have unique addressees. Prior to v29’s support for this “Dual-IP mode,” users only had the same Linear/DLR mode option the 5370 has.

Support for PanelView 5000 HMI Button Control:

The 5580 and 5380 controllers now support a new “HMIBC” instruction which allows for high speed interaction with the PanelView 5000 line of HMI’s, greatly improving button response in high speed operations like jogging a motor.

Added support for instruction based alarms:

You are now able to use the ALMA and ALMD alarm instructions with the 5580 and 5380 controllers.

Added support for string literals:

You can now set a string tag to a literal text string in the RLL, ST, and SFC languages when using a 5×80 controller.

Updated Controller Properties:

The memory tab in controller properties has been renamed “Capacity” and now also shows the number of used and remaining nodes, along with more accurate memory estimations.

How about Windows 10 support?

The only mention I could find about Windows 10 support was that Studio 5000 may fail to launch on Windows 10 systems.

Sigh. Same thing they said with v28.

For more information

For all the details about version 29, search Rockwell’s “versions” webpage for Studio 5000 Logix Designer, and then select the PDF icon under version 29.xx.xx (below you can see the link for the v27 release notes:)

Studio 5000 Logix Designer v27 Release Notes Link

So, what do you think of version 29?

Unhappy about the lack of Win 10 support, or the fact that the 5×70 line seems to have been forgotten?

If you have an opinion, feel free to share it with us using the “post a comment or question” link below.

As far as I’m concerned, since I’ve yet to find the right person at Rockwell to get a 5×80 donated to the blog, unless I win the lottery I won’t have a chance to try out any of these new features any time soon.

Editors Note: I would like to thank Jeff who was the first to let us know that v29 was released.

Thanks Jeff – always very much appreciated!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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Get TechED 2016 Lab Manuals and Presentations for FREE!

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Update: Check out our updated article HERE.

If like me you didn’t get to attend Rockwell Automation’s TechED this year, you’ll be happy to know that once again the good folks over at Rockwell have made the majority of the presentations and lab manuals available for free online.

So where are they, and how to you get them? Check out the below five steps in which I show you how to find and download them:

1) Start by visiting http://www.RSTechED.com, which redirects you to the official Rockwell Automation TechED home page:

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2) From there select “2016 Session Materials” on the right side of the page:

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3) Now select “Schedule” on the left:

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4) Next select a day at the top, then a session on the left, and if there are downloads for that session they will show up on the right as shown:

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5) And the last step is to click on the download link at the top right of the popup window:

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And that’s all there is to accessing this year’s Rockwell Automation TechED presentations and labs for free!

I hope you’ve found today’s article about accessing this year’s TechED labs and presentations helpful.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please feel free to leave them with us by clicking the “post a comment or question” link below.

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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Pictures from TechEd 2016

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In today’s article I’m sharing pictures from a friend who attended Rockwell’s TechEd 2016:

TechEd 2016 Venue:

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TechEd 2016 General Sessions:

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TechEd 2016 Hands-on Labs:

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A huge “Thank You” to my friend Mace who sent in the above pictures!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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MicroLogix 1000 vs. 1100 Part Two – Data Files

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While the MicroLogix 1000 is the least expensive RSLogix based PLC from Rockwell Automation (starting around $150,) it’s also the most limited.

That in mind, in today’s article we’ll compare the MicroLogix 1000’s “Data Files” with the MicroLogix 1100’s, as they are the only two MicroLogix PLCs supported by the free version of RSLogix Micro we discussed last week.

When you create a new MicroLogix 1000 program, you’ll notice that like other MicroLogix, and the SLC-500 and PLC-5, you have several Date Files created for you automatically, as shown below:

 MicroLogix Data Files-S2-E42-TAB-01

However, unlike those other PLCs, each data file in the 1000 has been expanded to its maximum size, and can not be expanded past it.

What that means is, if you run out of Bits, Timers, Counters, or Integers, there’s nothing you can do to add more as the “Elements” field is grayed out:

MicroLogix Data Files-S2-E42-TAB-03

However, when you create a new program for the 1100, the first thing you’ll notice is an extra data file, the F8 Float file.

This data file, which most other MicroLogix, SLC-500, and PLC-5s also support, is of the IEEE 32bit Single Precision Floating Point Data Type, and is perfect for storing numbers which contain fractions:

MicroLogix Data Files-S2-E42-TAB-02

And unlike the 1000, with the 1100 you can also create new data table files by right clicking on Data Files:

MicroLogix Data Files-S2-E42-TAB-05

Some of the new data file types you can create include Long (32 bit signed integer,) String (82 ASCII character,) MSG (for message instructions) and PID (for PID instructions.)

MicroLogix Data Files-S2-E42-TAB-06

And while each file defaults to only one element, you can expand each to up to 255, however the 1100 does not have enough memory to have all 254 data files contain 255 elements:

MicroLogix Data Files-S2-E42-TAB-04

And that’s it for our look at the differences in Data Files between the MicroLogix 1000 and 1100.

If you’d like to learn how to use and program both the MicroLogix 1000 and 1100, I suggest checking out my affordable MicroLogix video training course at PLC Basics Second Edition

And to see a video of the above comparison, check out the below episode of The Automation Minute:

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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MicroLogix 1000 vs. 1100 Part One – Program files

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While the MicroLogix 1000 is the least expensive RSLogix based PLC from Rockwell Automation (starting around $150,) it’s also the most limited.

That in mind, in today’s article we’ll compare the MicroLogix 1000’s “Program Files” with the MicroLogix 1100’s, as they are the only two MicroLogix PLCs supported by the free version of RSLogix Micro we discussed last week.

When you create a new MicroLogix 1000 program, you’ll notice that unlike other MicroLogix, the SLC-500 and PLC-5, you have several Ladder Program Files created for you automatically, instead of just the typical default ladder program 2:

MicroLogix Program Files-S2-E41-TAB-01

This is because the MicroLogix 1000 has very limited memory, and to accommodate this Rockwell expands the program files to the maximum supported in this processor.

What this means is, you not only can’t create additional Ladder files, but LAD 3, 4, 5, and 16 have already been assigned functions. This leaves Lad 6-15 for user subroutines:

MicroLogix Program Files-S2-E41-TAB-02The MicroLogix 1100 on the other hand is more like the rest of the MicroLogix line (and the SLC-500 and PLC-5.)

When you create a new program, you’ll see just the standard LAD 2 program file:

 MicroLogix Program Files-S2-E41-TAB-03

And like the SLC-500 and PLC-5, you can right click on “Program Files” to create new Ladder routines:

MicroLogix Program Files-S2-E41-TAB-04

Note: While you can create Ladder Programs 3 through 255, you likely wouldn’t have enough memory in the 1100 to actually file all 254 program files with programs of any substantial size:

MicroLogix Program Files-S2-E41-TAB-05

And that’s it for our look at the differences in Program files between the MicroLogix 1000 and 1100.

If you’d like to learn how to use and program both the MicroLogix 1000 and 1100, I suggest checking out my affordable MicroLogix video training course at PLC Basics Second Edition.

And to see a video of the comparison, check out the below episode of The Automation Minute:

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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RSEmulate – How to Setup and Use

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Last week I walked through how to get a free copy of RSLogix Emulate 500, and in today’s article I’ll show you how to set it up.

The first step is to launch RSLogix Emulate 500 and open an RSLogix Micro or RSLogix 500 file using either the “File – Open” menu, or the open file toolbar icon as shown below:

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In this example, I’m going to open program P14 from my PLC Basics course:

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Once you select a file, the next step is to give it a virtual network address (aka Station #) on the emulated network, and press OK:

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This last step in RS Emulate is optional –  you can put your emulated PLC into the run mode by clicking the “Run” button on the toolbar:

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Now that we have an emulated PLC running, our next step is to open the “configure drivers” window in RSLinx Classic Lite.

You can open “Configure Drivers” by either selecting it from the “Communications” menu, or by clicking on the “Cable” icon on the toolbar:

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When “Configure Drivers” is open, select the “SLC 500 (DH485) Emulator driver” from the “Available Driver Types” drop down list:

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Then click on “Add New”:

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I recommend leaving the default name unchanged, and then clicking on OK:

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Next, provide a network address (aka Station Number) on the emulated network for RSLinx. I typically leave it at the default of zero, and just click on OK:

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With the Emulated driver added, we can now close the Configure Drivers window:

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To check it’s working, click the “plus sign” on the left side of the “EMU500-1 driver” in the RSWho window to expand it, and the select the”EMU500-1 driver” to insure it starts browsing: (if an RSWho window is not already open, use the menu, “Communications – RSWho,” to open one):

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If you see your emulated PLC show up under the”EMU500-1 driver” as shown above in the red box, then your emulated PLC has been loaded and the RSLinx driver is communicating to it.

At this point you can use the free copy of RSLogix I showed you how to get last week, and the RSLogix tip from earlier this week to go online with your emulated PLC.

If you’ve found this article helpful and would like learn more about RSLogix, RSLinx, RS Emulate, and A-B PLCs, I recommend you check out my affordable PLC video training course at PLC Basics Second Edition.

And to see a video version of the above, check out the below episode of The Automation Minute:

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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Top Two RSLogix 5, 500, Micro Tips

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When you’ve been using a software package since version 1.0, you’re likely to pick up some tips along the way.

And when you’ve spent twenty years helping others learn to use that software, you also learn which features are obvious and which are not.

With that in mind, in today’s article I’ll share my top two RSLogix 5, 500, and Micro tips.

Tip One:

The first tip relates to sizing the main windows: The project explorer and program file viewer.

Most new users get frustrated with how easy it is to accidentally mess up the sizing of these two windows, with the easiest way being not maximizing RSLogix before opening your program.

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The worse part is, most users don’t know there’s a menu item dedicated to quickly restoring each window’s proportions.

To use it, select Arrange from the Window menu:

Top Two RSLogix Tips-S2-E39-TAB-02

Then insure “Default Project” is selected, and click on “OK”:

Top Two RSLogix Tips-S2-E39-TAB-03

Now your RSLogix windows will appear back in their default positions:

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Tip Two:

The second tip has to do with PLC communications.

When new users want to go online, upload, or download, many attempt to use the Online Toolbar as it is prominately displayed at the top left of RSLogix.

Top Two RSLogix Tips-S2-E39-TAB-11

However, if the driver and node selection is not correct (completely empty in new projects,) then the user will get an error message that many don’t find very enlightening:

Top Two RSLogix Tips-S2-E39-TAB-12

To eliminate this frustration and confusion, I teach new users to always use “Comms – System Comms” menu:

Top Two RSLogix Tips-S2-E39-TAB-13

By doing so, the user is presented with an RSWho that displays which drivers he has configured in RSLinx, allowing him to visually browse for his PLC to either go online, upload, or download:

Top Two RSLogix Tips-S2-E39-TAB-14

Now those aren’t the only two tips I’ve learned over the years. I’ve actually filled my four plus hour course, PLC Basics, with them.

To find out more about my course which covers RSLogix, RSLinx, and RS Emulate software, as well as the MicroLogix 1000 and 1100 hardware, check out the course webpage at PLC Basics Second Edition

And to see a free video of the above tips, check out the below episode of The Automation Minute:

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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MicroLogix 1000 vs. 1100 Part Two – Data Files (M2E42)

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Learn the difference between the MicroLogix 1000 and 1100 Data Files in The Automation Minute, Season 2 Episode 42:


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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Send us your TechED 2016 Pictures!

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RSTechED Guest Speaker

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If you’re attending Rockwell Automation’s TechED event this week I’d love to see your pictures of the general session, individual sessions, the welcome reception and EdFest!

To send them to me, if you already have my cell phone you can text them to me there, otherwise you can email them to News @ The Automation Blog . com (spaces added intentionally to confuse spam bots)

Thanks in advance!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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How to get free A-B PLC Sample Programs

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I get asked a lot by my students where they can get sample programs for MicroLogix PLCs.

I tell them that, in addition to the sample programs found in the product’s user manual, Rockwell also make over twenty fully documented samples available as free donwloads, and in today’s article I’ll show you how to get them.

UPDATE: Check out the new 2017 version of this procedure here.

To start, navigate your browser to http://samplecode.rockwellautomation.com:

Free Sample Programs-S2-E38-TAB-01

Next, type “Connected Components Building Blocks” into the search box and click on the red search icon:

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The results will list twenty eight different programs, most of which include a sample MicroLogix 1100 program that can be opened with the free RSLogix software we covered in a previous article.

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Each Connected Component Building Block download not only contains a sample program for RSLogix, but also sample PAnelView screens, bill of materials, and a getting started guide.

CCBB Zip Contents

If you’d like to get a free DVD that also includes wiring diagram and panel layouts, click on the below link to request a free copy:

And if you’d like to learn how to setup and use RSLogix, RSLinx, and Emulate, as well as program the MicroLogix 1000 and 1100, check out my affordable MicroLogix training course at PLC Basics Second Edition

Finally, to see a video of the above procedure, check out the below episode of The Automation Minute:

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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MicroLogix 1000 vs. 1100 Part One -Program files (M2E41)

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Learn the difference between the MicroLogix 1000 and 1100 Program Files in The Automation Minute, Season 2 Episode 41:


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 download RS Emulate (A-B PLC Emulator) for free

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UPDATE: As of April 2020 this procedure has changed – see the new article HERE for the updated steps.

Original Article:

RSLogix Emulate 500 is an excellent little application used to “emulate” SLC-500 and MicroLogix PLCs.

And while it use to cost hundreds of dollars, Rockwell now makes it available as a free download from their website.

To get it, start at the MicroLogix downloads page (TheAutomationBlog.com/mld) and click on the RSLogix Emulate link as shown below:

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Then on the next page change the filter to “All Families” and click on the red search button to the right:

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Next, select RSLogix Emulate 500 again:

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Then choose version 6.00.00:

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Then on the bottom right click on the downloads button :

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On the next page click on the small image of a hard drive as pictured below:

Download Emulate-S2-E37-TAB-06Now select RSLogix Emulate (again,) this time from the popup window:

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And now if you don’t have a free login to Rockwell Automation’s website, you’ll need to create one. To do so, just click on the “Sign up now” link:

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Fill in your email address and the other required information, and then click on continue:

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The next screen asks you to fill out your preferences, and I immediately scrolled to the bottom and “opted out” of all emails as I’m already signed up to receive them with a different email address:

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When you’re done, the final step of creating an account is to click on the “return” button to return to the next step of the download process…

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…which is to accept the license agreement:

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And then I usually opt for the direct download option:

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And now one last time you need to click on “RSLogix Emulate” after which your software should start downloading:

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If you’d like to learn how to setup and use RSLogix, RSLinx, and Emulate, as well as program the MicroLogix 1000 and 1100, check out my affordable MicroLogix training course at PLC Basics Second Edition

And to see a video of the above procedure, check out the below episode of The Automation Minute:

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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RSEmulate – How to Setup and Use (M2E40)

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Shawn Tierney
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Learn how to setup and use RS Emulate in The Automation Minute, Season 2 Episode 40:


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Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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How to download RSLogix and RSLinx for free

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Shawn Tierney
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UPDATE: As of April 2020 this procedure has changed – see the new article HERE for the updated steps.

Original Article:

Rockwell Automation recently redesigned their website, and it is now actually harder to find the free RSLogix and RSLinx downloads.

In the past, all you had to do was search on “micrologix downloads” from their main page, and the link would show up in the first couple of returns.

I actually recorded that process back in Episode 24 of The Automation Minute in early 2014.

Now however, when you search on Rockwell’s website, the page seems to have disappeared from the search results?

And if you take a trip over to the product page for MicroLogix 1100, the link cannot be found under either resources, applications, or software.

What you will find, in what seems like a cruel bit of misdirection, is a recommendation to use RSLogix 500 (now well over $1000) to program the MicroLogix 1100, even though Rockwell makes a completely free version available!

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But while the MicroLogix Downloads page IS hard to find, thankfully it still exists.

To get there, just type TheAutomationBlog.com/mld into your browser, and you’ll be redirected to the MicroLogix Downloads page at RockwellAutomation.com

Download RSLogix and Linx-S2-E36-TAB-04Once there you can download both RSLogix Micro Starter Lite (for the MicroLogix 1000 and 1100) as well as RSLinx Classic (needed to download and go online.)

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To learn how to setup and use RSLogix Micro and RSLinx Classic, as well as program the MicroLogix 1000 and 1100, check out my affordable MicroLogix training course at PLC Basics Second Edition

And to see a video of the above procedure, check out the below episode of The Automation Minute:

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

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Top Two RSLogix Tips (M2E39)

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Shawn Tierney
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Learn my top two RSLogix tips in The Automation Minute, Season 2 Episode 39:


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 ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

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Sample Code – How to download free A-B Sample Programs and AOIs (M2E38)

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Shawn Tierney
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Learn how to get free A-B PLC Sample Programs in The Automation Minute, Season 2 Episode 38:

UPDATE: Check out the new 2017 version of this video here


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 ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

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How to download RS Emulate (A-B PLC Emulator) for free (M2E37)

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Shawn Tierney
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Learn how to download RS Emulate (A-B PLC Emulator) for free in The Automation Minute, Season 2 Episode 37:

READ FIRST: As of April 2020 this procedure has changed – see the new article HERE for the updated steps.

Original Video:


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 ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

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