- 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:
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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 – 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.
I’ve covered ...
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, 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:)
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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... - 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 Error
A 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, Micro – v11: What’s New
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:
UPDATE:
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Windows 10 Support:
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Read more... - RSLogix 500, Micro – v9.05: Windows 8 Support Added, XP Support Removed
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 ...
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 here
Read 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 ...
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