Welcome to The Automation Blog’s SLC-500 Content Guide which is an ordered list of all of our SLC-500 articles and videos.
Below you’ll find over 60 of our free articles and videos listed with thumbnails and excerpts. If you’d prefer a listing of titles only, click here.
Note: Our SLC-500 Online course, Ultimate SLC-500, is available here.
- Point I/O vs Flex I/O
A reader recently asked what the difference was between Point I/O and Flex I/O, and in today’s article I’ll share my thoughts on the subject. Note: Those not familiar with Rockwell’s I/O products may also want to consider 1756 I/O, 1769 Compact I/O, 5069 Compact I/O, and 5094 Flex 5000 I/O, all of which also support ...Read more... - Message (MSG) – ControlLogix Reading Data Over Data Highway Plus (DH+, DHP) from PLC-5, SLC-500 (S27)
In this week’s episode of The Automation Show, I cover how you can use the MSG (Message) Instruction in the ControlLogix to read data from the PLC-5 and SLC-500 over a Data Highway Plus network: For more information, check out the “Show Notes” located below the video. The Automation Show, Episode 27 Show Notes: Support our site and ...Read more... - FTLinx, RSLinx Enterprise, ViewME – DF1 to SLC-500 Channel 0
When looking to upgrade older PanelView 550 or 600 models, it’s common to consider the PanelView Plus 600 as a suitable replacement. For starters, most of the new PVPlus models will fit in the older PanelView cutouts. And, Panelbuilder32 programs import into View Studio mostly intact. Note: For more information about migrating PanelView 550’s, see this blog article HERE. However, ...Read more... - FTLinx, RSLinx Enterprise, ViewME – DH+ / Data Highway Plus to ControlLogix, SLC-5/04, & PLC-5 (S35)
In this week’s episode of The Automation Show, I cover how to use View Studio to create and download a PanelView Plus program to read data from a ControlLogix, SLC-5/04 and PLC-5 over a Data Highway Plus network: For more information, check out the “Show Notes” located below the video. The Automation Show, Episode 35 Show Notes: Support ...Read more... - FTLinx, RSLinx Enterprise – DH+ / Data Highway Plus Timeouts (Q&A)
In this edition of “Community Q & A” (formerly “Insight’s Inbox”,) I discuss with one of our community members at automation.locals.com what might be causing one of his Data Highway Plus devices to keep timing out. Note: To see a list of all our Data Highway Plus videos and articles, click HERE. Community Question: I’m having an issue ...Read more... - PanelView Standard – Data Highway Plus (DHP, DH+) Communications to SLC-5/04 and PLC-5 (S32)
In this week’s episode of The Automation Show, I cover how to use PanelBuilder 32 to create and download a PanelView Standard program to read data from a SLC-5/04 and PLC-5 over a Data Highway Plus network: For more information, check out the “Show Notes” located below the video. The Automation Show, Episode 32 Show Notes: Support our ...Read more... - RSView32 – Ethernet to Data Highway Plus (DHP, DH+) Communications to SLC-5/04 and PLC-5 using 1756 Gateway (S36)
In this week’s episode of The Automation Show, I cover how to use RSView32 Works to read and display data from a SLC-5/04 and PLC-5 on Data Highway Plus over Ethernet through a Logix Gateway: For more information, check out the “Show Notes” located below the video. The Automation Show, Episode 36 Show Notes: Support our site and ...Read more... - Migrate / Convert – Fixed SLC-500 to a MicroLogix
Recently a client called asking what I thought would be the best PLC to replace a Fixed SLC-500. Specifically he was looking to replace a 1747-L40A. To pick a replacement we first needed to understand what this part number represents, and we covered this in detail in our last article here. We found that the 1747-L40A consisted of (24) 120VAC inputs, (16) AC/DC relay outputs, and ...Read more... - Migrate / Convert – SLC-500, MicroLogix, RSLogix 500 Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 and Logix Controllers (M4E25)
In this episode I discuss how you go about converting SLC-500 programs to ControlLogix and Studio 5000 (Episode 25 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!Read more... - Migrate / Convert – SLC-500, MicroLogix Programs to RSLogix/Studio 5000 using the Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 Utility Step-By-Step
UPDATE: Rockwell has release a new version of this tool with additional features which we cover in our new article HERE. To get the latest version, 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 – Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 Utility Changes I’d Like To See
UPDATE: Rockwell has release a new version of this tool with additional features. To get the latest version, 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 Having used Rockwell’s Translate PLC-5 SLC utility on multiple occasions, and having discussed it’s practical use with other programmers time and again, I ...Read more... - Migrate / Convert – Working Around Translate PLC-5 SLC 2.0 Utility’s Syntax ErrorA few weeks ago, a client asked me to review his SLC-500 program files. He wanted my advice on how difficult it would be to convert them to CompactLogix. UPDATE – November 2021 by SMT: Rockwell no longer makers the Translation Tool or Project Migrator available as a download, so if you don’t have either in your RSLogix/Studio 5000 ...Read more...
- RSLogix 500 Program for PanelBuilder32 Demo Compilation
This SLC-500 project was compiled from four separate ladder programs, each independently developed for four PanelView projects. Requirements: RSLogix 500 Version: 6.0 Additional Requirements: None File Size: 60 kb Uploaded on: 03/16/04 Modified By: Shawn Michael Tierney Download Link: SLC-500 Program for PanelBuilder32 Demo Compilation Note: The accompanying PanelBuilder32 file can be found hereRead more... - Flashback Friday! RSLogix 500 Top Ten Sort
Welcome to The Automation Blog’s “Flashback Friday!” This blog series highlights automation articles and content that I originally posted on my previous website(s) between 1999 to 2013. Today I’m highlighting an RSLogix 500 program I wrote for the SLC-500. In the early spring of 2000, a good friend of mine asked for help creating a program that would sort racers based on their race time. His company was participating in ...Read more... - RSLogix 500 Top Ten Sort
This RSLogix 500 ladder program was design for a friends trade show at Disney World. They had set up a slot car track and were giving prizes away to the attendee with the fastest lap time. Basically, a user enters 10 racer names and race/lap times in (to an HMI) from the latest race. The ladder logic ...Read more... - Flashback Friday! RSLogix 500 “Providence Beer” Demo
Welcome to The Automation Blog’s “Flashback Friday!” Today I’m highlighting my RSLogix 500 “Providence Beer” demo. The year was 1996 and I was tasked with designing a “hands-on” seminar for the new PanelView 550. The hands-on labs I needed to create would include setting up communications, as well as basic screen creation. In order to do this, I would need several PLC’s running some kind of simulation ...Read more... - RSLogix 500 Providence Beer Demo
Let’s make some virtual beer! This RSLogix 500 Providence Beer Demo Ladder Logic program was designed to support a PanelView class I was holding back in 1996. The basic ladder logic includes some simple recipe code used in conjunction with a PanelView HMI to modify, store, and run recipes. The code also includes rungs to simulate product and process variables. Requirements: RSLogix 500 Version: 5.5 Additional Requirements: None File ...Read more... - Flashback Friday! The SLC-500 Blue Demo Case
Welcome to The Automation Blog’s “Flashback Friday!” Today’s Flashback Friday article is a little different than previous editions. Today I’m highlighting a piece of legacy hardware, the SLC-500 blue demo case. When I got my first job in the automation industry back in 1990, the SLC-500 was the big deal with Allen-Bradley users. Similar in many ways to the PLC-5, the SLC-500 was substantially less ...Read more...
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