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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

Using Rockwell Automation Integrate Architecture Builder

The Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture Builder (IAB) mobile app provides an iPad-based tool for creating industrial control network designs. The IAB app allows you to architect a simple Logix network using all of Rockwell Automation's major hardware platforms and EtherNet/IP. Using the IAB app, you can drag and drop your Logix solution together, analyze the EtherNet/IP performance data, and generate a bill of materials and send it to the nearest distributor/sales office. In addition, you can export your IAB app network to the IAB desktop-application version for system validation. The IAB app is available for free on the Apple app store and appears to be a replacement for RockwellAutomation Small System Sketcher.

The following screenshot is of the IAB app running on an iPad:

The IAB app allows users to drag and drop devices into a network and streamline the bill of...