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Learning RSLogix 5000 Programming, - Second Edition

By : Austin Scott, Austin Scott
Book Image

Learning RSLogix 5000 Programming, - Second Edition

By: Austin Scott, Austin Scott

Overview of this book

Understanding programmable logic controller (PLC) programming with Rockwell Software’s Logix Designer and the Studio 5000 platform, which includes ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and SoftLogix, is key to building robust PLC solutions. RSLogix 5000/Studio 5000’s Logix Designer are user-friendly IEC 61131-3-compliant interfaces for programming the current generation of Rockwell Automation Controllers using Ladder Diagram (LD), Function Block Diagram (FBD), Structured Text (ST), and Sequential Function Chart (SFC). This second edition of Learning RSLogix 5000 Programming guides you through the technicalities and comes packed with the latest features of Studio 5000, industrial networking fundamentals, and industrial cybersecurity best practices. You’ll go through the essential hardware and software components of Logix, before learning all about the new L8 processor model and the latest Studio 5000 architecture to build effective integrated solutions. Entirely new for this edition, you’ll discover a chapter on cybersecurity concepts with RSLogix 5000. The book even gets you hands-on with building a robot bartender control system from start to finish. By the end of this Logix 5000 book, you’ll have a clear understanding of the capabilities of the Logix platform and be able to confidently navigate Rockwell Automation Literature Library resources.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction to RSLogix
7
Section 2: Logix Programming Basics
14
Section 3: Advanced Logix Programming

Questions

The following questions can be used to test your retention of the concepts introduced in this chapter. You can find the answers to these questions in the back of the book under Assessments:

  1. Ultimately, the controller is not aware of which language you created your program in (that is, Ladder Logic, Function Block, or Sequential Function Chart); it always ends up as the same language that is executed on the controller. What is the name of the language that it ends up as?
  2. What is the name of the IEC graphical flow diagram programming language where program instructions appear as blocks?
  3. What is the name of the Function Block program organizer that typically directly corresponds to standard metric or English printer page sizes (we used ledger/11 x 17 inches in our following example)?
  4. In Function Block code, what type of connection does a solid line depict?
  5. In Function Block code, what type of connection does a dashed...