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SLC-500 Content Guide Index

Welcome to The Automation Blog’s SLC-500 Content Guide Index which is an ordered list of all of our PLC-5 articles and videos.

Below you’ll find over 60 of our free articles and videos listed with titles only. If you’d prefer a list with excerpts, click here.

Note: Our SLC-500 Online course, Ultimate SLC-500, is available here.


  1. Getting Started With Programmable Controllers (PLC)
  2. Programmable Controller Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory (P7)
  3. SLC-500 – Is it still viable in 2018? (Q&A)
  4. SLC-500 – Modular Style Controllers
  5. SLC-500 – Modular Style Controller Image Gallery
  6. SLC-500 – Fixed Style
  7. SLC-500 – Resetting to Factory Defaults
  8. RSLogix 5, 500, and Micro support for Windows XP / 7 / 8
  9. RSLogix, RSLinx – DF1 Communications Setup and Downloading Programs to SLC-500
  10. RSLogix, RSLinx – DF1 Communications Setup and Downloading Programs to SLC-500 (M3E16)
  11. RSLogix, RSLinx – DH-485 Communications Setup and Downloading Programs to SLC-500
  12. RSLogix, RSLinx – DH-485 Communications Setup and Downloading Programs to (M3E17)
  13. SLC-500, MicroLogix, PanelView Plus 6 – Adding DH-485 (P16)
  14. 1747-PIC – Why it always had trouble working in Microsoft Windows
  15. RSLogix, RSLinx – I can’t connect to my SLC-5/03 with my 1747-PIC (Q&A)
  16. SLC-5/05 – Using RSLogix 500 to Set the Ethernet/IP Address
  17. SLC-5/05 – Using the BOOTP Utility to Set the Ethernet/IP Address
  18. SLC-500 – How to add Ethernet
  19. SLC-5/05, RSLinx – Setup Ethernet Communications and Download using RSLogix 500
  20. Data Highway Plus (DHP, DH+) – Setup RSLinx Communications and Download to PLC-5 and SLC-500 using RSLogix
  21. USB To Data Highway Plus (DHP, DH+) – Using the ANC-120e, a lower cost alternative to the 1784-U2DHP
  22. USB To Data Highway Plus (DHP, DH+) – Communications Setup to SLC-5/04 and PLC-5 (M3E19)
  23. USB To Data Highway Plus (DHP, DH+) – First Look and Use of the ANC-120e (P35)
  24. Ethernet – How to “Ping” a PLC
  25. RSEmulate – How to Setup and Use
  26. RSEmulate – How to Setup and Use (M2E40)
  27. VMware – Settings that work with RSLinx, ControlFlash, and BOOTP
  28. VMware – Settings that work with RSLinx, ControlFlash, BOOTP (M2E18)
  29. Point I/O vs Flex I/O
  30. Sample Code – Setup and Download Demo Programs to A-B PLCs (P36)
  31. Sample Code – How to get free A-B PLC Sample Programs (M2E38)
  32. Message (MSG) – SLC-5/05 Writing Data Over Ethernet to a MicroLogix 1400
  33. Message (MSG) – SLC-5/05 Writing Data Over Ethernet to a MicroLogix (M4E42)
  34. Message (MSG) – MicroLogix Writing Data Over Ethernet to a SLC-5/05
  35. Message (MSG) – MicroLogix Writing Data Over Ethernet to a SLC-5/05 (M4E43)
  36. DF1 to Ethernet Bridge: 515RTAENI First Look (S03)
  37. DF1 to Ethernet Bridge, Message (MSG): Send Data Between DF1 and Ethernet Devices using 515RTAENI (MSG, S04)
  38. Message (MSG) – ControlLogix Reading Data Over Data Highway Plus (DH+, DHP) from PLC-5, SLC-500 (MSG, S27)
  39. Message (MSG) – ControlLogix Reading Data Over DH-485 From CompactLogix, SLC-500, MicroLogix (MSG, S26)
  40. FTLinx, RSLinx Enterprise, ViewME – DF1 to SLC-500 Channel 0
  41. FTLinx, RSLinx Enterprise, ViewME – DH+ / Data Highway Plus to ControlLogix, SLC-5/04, & PLC-5 (S35)
  42. FTLinx, RSLinx Enterprise – DH+ / Data Highway Plus Timeouts (Q&A)
  43. DH-485, RSLinx – Communications Hardware and Driver Setup (S25)
  44. RSLinx, MSExcel – Get A-B Programmable Controller Data into Microsoft Excel using RSLinx Classic
  45. RSLinx, MSExcel – Get A-B Programmable Controller Data into Microsoft Excel using RSLinx Classic (M4E41)
  46. MQTT: Connect A-B PLCs & PACs to the Cloud (S2E01)
  47. PanelView Standard to SLC-5/04 & PLC-5 over DH Plus (S32)
  48. PanelView 800 – Connecting to a MicroLogix, CompactLogix, & SLC-5/03 over DH-485 (S34)
  49. RSView32 – Ethernet to Data Highway Plus Communications to SLC-5/04 and PLC-5 using 1756 Gateway (S36)
  50. Migrate / Convert: Fixed SLC-500 to a MicroLogix
  51. Migrate / Convert PLC-5, SLC-500, and MicroLogix Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 and Logix Controllers
  52. Migrate / Convert SLC-500, MicroLogix, RSLogix 500 Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 and Logix Controllers
  53. Migrate / Convert SLC-500, MicroLogix, RSLogix 500 Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 and Logix Controllers (M4E25)
  54. Migrate / Convert: SLC-500 Programs to MicroLogix
  55. Migrate / Convert: SLC-500 Programs to MicroLogix (M4E24)
  56. Migrate / Convert: SLC-500, MicroLogix Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 using the Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 Utility Step-By-Step
  57. Migrate / Convert: Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 Utility Changes I’d Like To See
  58. Migrate / Convert: Working Around Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 Utility’s Syntax Error
  59. What’s new in RSLogix 500, Micro v11
  60. RSLogix 500 and Micro Get Windows 8 Release
  61. RSLogix 500 Program for PanelBuilder32 Demo Compilation
  62. Flashback Friday! RSLogix 500 Top Ten Sort
  63. RSLogix 500 Top Ten Sort
  64. Flashback Friday! RSLogix 500 “Providence Beer” Demo
  65. RSLogix 500 Providence Beer Demo
  66. Flashback Friday! The SLC-500 Blue Demo Case

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