Rockwell Automation 1789-L10, 1789-L30, 1789-L60 User Manual
User Manual
SoftLogix 5800 System
Catalog Numbers 1789-L10, 1789-L30, 1789-L60
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Troubleshoot FactoryTalk Activations Link 17
Logix Designer software has now replaced RSLogix™ 5000 software Throughout
Studio 5000™ Logix Designer application is the rebranding of RSLogix 5000 software 11
DeviceNet is supported in SoftLogix software, Version 20 or earlier 159
ControlNet is supported in SoftLogix software, Version 20 or earlier 193
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Table of Contents
Preface
What is the SoftLogix System?
Studio 5000 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 1
About the SoftLogix 5800 Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Install the SoftLogix 5800 Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
FactoryTalk Activation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Node-locked Activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Concurrent Activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Run the FactoryTalk Activation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Activation Tools and Rehosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Troubleshoot FactoryTalk Activations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Configure the RSLinx Virtual-backplane Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Troubleshoot the SoftLogix 5800 Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 2
SoftLogix System Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SoftLogix System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Set Up the Chassis Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Determine a Memory Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Specify a Periodic Save Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Configure the SoftLogix Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Step 1: Create and Configure the Controller
in the SoftLogix Chassis Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Change the RSLinx Software Slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Step 2: Create the New Controller Project in
RSLogix 5000 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Step 3: Configure the Controller in the RSLogix 5000 Project . . . 32
Developing Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Determining Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Supporting Routines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Instruction Execution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
How the SoftLogix System Uses Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connections for Produced and Consumed Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connections for Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connections for I/O Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Total Connection Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Restart the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Online with the Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Upload to the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Select a System Overhead Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Chapter 3
Communicate with Devices on an
Ethernet Network
Configure Your System for an Ethernet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Step 1: Disable UDP Messages in RSLinx Classic Software . . . . . . . 44
Disabling the UDP option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Enabling the UDP option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Step 2: Create the Communication Card in
the SoftLogix Chassis Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Step 3: Configure the Communication Card as Part of the Project 50
Step 4: Configure the SoftLogix EtherNet/IP Module to
Communicate on an Ethernet Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Multiple EtherNet/IP Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Ethernet Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Domain Interactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Controller Connections over the EtherNet/IP Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Supported Functionality of the SoftLogix 5800
EtherNet/IP Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Distributed Ethernet I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
I/O Configuration Order in the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Ethernet I/O Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Add a Remote Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Add a Consumed Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Check EtherNet/IP Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Example 1: Workstation Remotely Connected
to a SoftLogix Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Example 2: Send Messages over the EtherNet/IP Network. . . . . . . . . . . 68
Configure a MSG Instruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Example 3: Send Messages over the EtherNet/IP Network
to a PLC-5 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Configure a MSG Instruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Example 4: Control Distributed I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 4
Communicate with Serial Devices
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Configure Your System for a Serial Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Step 1: Configure the Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Change the COM Port Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Step 2: Configure the Serial Port of the Controller in the Project . 81
Controller Status Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Example 1: Workstation Directly Connected
to a SoftLogix Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
DF1 Point-to-Point Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Example 2: Workstation Remotely Connected
to a SoftLogix Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Master and Slave Communication Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
DF1 Slave Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
DF1 Master Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Example 3: SoftLogix Controller to a Bar Code Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Configure and Use Simulated I/O
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Connect the ASCII Device to the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
User Mode Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
ASCII Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Chapter 5
Configure Your System for a 1789-SIM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Step 1: Create the 1789-SIM Module in the SoftLogix Chassis
Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Step 2: Configure the 1789-SIM module as Part of the Project . . . 97
Map I/O Data to the 1789-SIM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Toggle Inputs and Monitor Outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Turn On or Force a Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Example: Move Application Data into the 1789-SIM Tags . . . . . . . . . 103
Chapter 6
Execute External Routines
Develop External Routines
Configure Your System to Execute an External Routine . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Add an External Routine to the Controller Organizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
How the Project Stores and Downloads an External Routine. . . . 111
Call an External Routine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Jump to External Routine (JXR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Operands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Arithmetic Status Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Fault Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Execution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Type Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Chapter 7
Considerations For External Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
How the SoftLogix Controller Executes External Routines . . . . . . . . . 116
How the Project Stores and Downloads an External Routine. . . . 117
Create Synchronous, Single-threaded External Routines. . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Create a Visual Studio Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Project Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
RA_ExternalRoutines.h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
InlineExample.cpp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
InlineExample.h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Create an HTML Resource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Add Version Information to an External Routine DLL. . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Build and Download External Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Update an Existing External Routine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Create Multi-threaded External Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Sounds.cpp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Thread Priorities in a Multithreaded External Routine DLL . . . . 135
Debug External Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Set Up the Debug Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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Start a Debug Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Set Breakpoints in External Routine Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Data Type Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
ARRAY Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
INTEGER Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
STRUCTURE Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
STRING Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Packing in Structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Parameter Type Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Return Parameter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Export Functions by Using C++ Export Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
InlineExample.h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
InlineExample.cpp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Run dumpbin.exe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Edit XML Resource. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Other Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Pass Tags by Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
External Routine DLL that Uses Other DLLs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Program Windows Events to Monitor
and Change Controller Execution
Communicate with Devices on a
DeviceNet Network
Chapter 8
Use Outbound Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Programming Example: Outbound Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Configure Windows Events to Launch Tasks within the SoftLogix
Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Configure a Windows-event Task in the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Trigger a Controller Task from a Windows Application . . . . . . . . 154
Programming Example: Windows Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Programmatically Saving the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Programming Example: Programmatic Save of Controller. . . . . . . 156
Appendix A
Configure Your System for a DeviceNet Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Step 1: Install the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Step 2: Create the Communication Card in the SoftLogix Chassis
Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Step 3: Install the Communication Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Step 4: Configure the Communication Card as Part of the Project . . .
167
Step 5: Download the Project to the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Step 6: Define the Scanlist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Perform DeviceNet Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Step 1: Start the Test Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Step 2: Configure the Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Step 3: Create a View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Step 4: Read Inputs and Write Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Step 5: Change the Scanner Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
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DeviceNet I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Determine How Often to Update Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Place the Communication Card in Run Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
CommandRegister Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
StatusRegister. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Status Data Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Example: SoftLogix Controller and DeviceNet I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Create Alias Tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Appendix B
Communicate with Devices on a
ControlNet Network
Configure Your System for a ControlNet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Step 1: Install the Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Step 2: Create the Communication Card in the SoftLogix Chassis
Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Step 3: Configure the Communication Card as Part of the Project. . .
198
Step 4: Add Remote Communication Devices for the Communication
Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Step 5: Download the Project to the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Step 6: Schedule the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
ControlNet I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Rack-optimized Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Direct Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Example 1: SoftLogix Controller and ControlNet I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Controlling I/O Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Total Connections Required by the SoftLogix Controller. . . . . . . 218
Example 2: SoftLogix Controller to SoftLogix Controller . . . . . . . . . . 219
Send a MSG Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Produce and Consume Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Total Connections Required by the Soft1 Controller. . . . . . . . . . . 224
Example 3: SoftLogix Controller to Other Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Send a MSG Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Produce and Consume Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Total Connections Required by the Soft1 Controller. . . . . . . . . . . 229
Example 4: Use the SoftLogix Controller as a Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Program Virtual Motion
Appendix C
Virtual Motion Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Logic for Motion Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Motion Faults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Considerations When Running a Motion Application in Windows
Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
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Appendix D
Windows Considerations
System Performance Tuning
Guidelines
Status Indicators
Observe Windows Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Additional Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Run a SoftLogix Controller on the Windows Operating System. . . . . 239
Dwell Time Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Periodic Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
System Overhead Timeslice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Multiple SoftLogix Controllers in the Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . 243
HMI Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Personal Computer Hardware Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Appendix E
Pre-qualify Your Personal Computer for Soft Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
System Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
System Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Monitor Personal Computer Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Appendix F
SoftLogix Controller Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Controller Status Indicator and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
SoftLogix EtherNet/IP Module Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Link Status (LINK) Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Network Status (NET) Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Module Status (OK) Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
SoftLogix 5800 Revision History
Index
Appendix G
SoftLogix 5800 Version 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
SoftLogix 5800 Version 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
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Preface
Use this manual to become familiar with the SoftLogix™ 5800 controller and its
features.
Studio 5000 Environment
The Studio 5000 Engineering and Design Environment combines engineering
and design elements into a common environment. The first element in the Studio
5000 environment is the Logix Designer application. The Logix Designer
application is the rebranding of RSLogix™ 5000 software and will continue to be
the product to program Logix5000™ controllers for discrete, process, batch,
motion, safety, and drive-based solutions.
The Studio 5000 environment is the foundation for the future of Rockwell
Automation® engineering design tools and capabilities. It is the one place for
design engineers to develop all of the elements of their control system.
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IMPORTANT
Additional Resources
These documents address the Logix5000™ family of controllers and networks.
We recommend that you read the appropriate release notes for software
requirements, compatible PCI cards and driver, and system requirements.
To locate the release notes for your system, search for 1789-RN in
Literature Library.
Resource Description
Logix5000 Controllers Quick Start, publication 1756-QS001 Explains how to set up a Logix5000 controller.
Logix5000 Controllers Common Procedures, publication
1756-PM001
Logix5000 Controllers General Instruction Set Reference
Manual, publication 1756-RM003
Logix5000 Controllers Process Control/Drives Instruction Set
Reference Manual, publication 1756-RM006
Logix5000 Controllers Motion Instruction Set Reference
Manual, publication 1756-RM007
Motion Modules in Logix5000 Control Systems, publication
LOG IX- UM0 02
EtherNet/IP Network Configuration User Manual, publication
ENET-UM001
PhaseManager™ User Manual, publication LOGIX-UM001
Describes how to complete standard tasks for
Logix5000 controllers. Program logic by using
sequential function chart (SFC), ladder diagram (LD),
structured text (ST), and function block diagram (FBD)
languages.
Program sequential applications, ladder diagram, and
structured text instructions.
Programming process control and drives applications
and function block
diagram instructions.
Describes ladder diagram motion instructions so you
can program motion applications.
Provides general information about motion modules.
Describes how to use EtherNet/IP communication
modules with your Logix5000 controller and
communicate with various devices on the Ethernet
network.
Describes how to set up a state model for your
controller.
You can view or download publications at
http:/www.rockwellautomation.com/literature/
. To order paper copies of
technical documentation, contact your local Allen-Bradley distributor or
Rockwell Automation sales representative.
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IMPORTANT
SoftLogix 5800 System
Catalog Numbers 1789-L10, 1789-L30, 1789-L60
Top ic Pag e
About the SoftLogix 5800 Controller 13
Before You Begin 14
Install the SoftLogix 5800 Controller 15
FactoryTalk Activation Manager 15
Configure the RSLinx Virtual-backplane Driver 18
About the SoftLogix 5800 Controller
The type of SoftLogix™ 5800 controller you use determines how many slots are available in the
virtual chassis and how many devices you can install.
Motion, ControlNet, and DeviceNet modules not currently supported in SoftLogix software,
version 21.00.00 or later which runs on these 32 and 64-bit Windows operating systems:
– Win 7 Pro (32 & 64 bit)
– Win 7 Home Premium (32 & 64 bit)
– Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition w/SP1
Running the SoftLogix software in a Virtual Machine, for example, VMWare or VirtualBox, is not
supported.
Controller Type Maximum Available Slots
1789-L10 • One SoftLogix 5800 controller
• Memory size limit of 2 MB per controller
• One 1784-SIM module
• EtherNet/IP support
• No third-party virtual-backplane module suppor t
1789-L30 • Two SoftLogix 5800 controllers
• Memory size limit of 64 MB per controller
• Five PCI network interface cards
• Five 1784-SIM modules
• EtherNet/IP support
• Third-party virtual-backplane module suppor t
1789-L60 • Six SoftLogix 5800 controllers
• Memory size limit of 64 MB per controller
• Sixteen PC I network interface cards
• Sixteen 1784-SIM modules
• EtherNet/IP support
• Third-party virtual-backplane module suppor t
(1) As of version 12 of the SoftLogix 5800 controller, the 1789-L10 controller supports three slots in the virtual chassis.
(2) The number of available slots in th e virtual chassis is limited by activation level. You can have as many PCI communication
cards as you have available slots in the virtual chassis and in the personal computer.
(2)
(2)
3-slot virtual chassis
5-slot virtual chassis
16-slot virtual chassis
(1)
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IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT
SoftLogix 5800 controllers and software do not support Integrated Motion on the EtherNet/IP
network. All motion PCI cards are not suppor ted by the Softlogix software, version 20.00.00 and
later.
PCI-based cards are not supported when using the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. The
1784-PCIDS card is not supported when using the Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 2008
Server operating system.
Before You Begin
Make sure you have the following software installed before you install SoftLogix software:
• Windows 7 operating system
• RSLinx® Classic software
We recommend that you read the appropriate release notes for software requirements,
compatible PCI cards and driver, and system requirements.
To locate the release notes for your system, search for 1789-RN in
Literature Library at http://www.rockwellautomation.com/literature
In Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 2008 Server, and Windows 7 operating systems, when
RSlinx software is running as a service, the RSLinx® driver configuration GUI is not available.
To invoke the RSL inx GUI, remove a ll SoftLogix controllers from the chassis monitor and use the
RSLinx Control Panel to start RSLinx software as an application instead of a service.
.
Before you can install the SoftLogix 5800 controller, you need to perform the following steps.
1. Log into the Windows operating system under an account that is a member of the
Administrators user group on the computer where you are installing the SoftLogix 5800
controller.
To log in as a member of the Administrators group, your user account must be added to the
Administrators group on the computer. Ask your system administrator if you need help.
2. Install or verify that the following Windows services, required by the SoftLogix 5800
controller, are running.
The Workstation and Server services are automatically installed when you install Windows
Networking orRemote Access Service (RAS).
A machine running SoftLogix software does not support a remote desktop.
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IMPORTANT
Install the SoftLogix 5800 Controller
If you have a previous version of the SoftLogix 5800 controller already installed on the
computer, use Start>Control Panel>Programs and Features to remove that earlier version
before installing the current version.
When you insert the installation DVD into your CD ROM drive, the DVD automatically begins
the set-up program for the controller. If your computer meets the hardware and software
requirements for the controller, you can install the controller.
1. If RSLinx software is already running, shut it down before beginning this installation
procedure.
2. Insert the SoftLogix 5800 installation DVD.
3. From the installation window, click SoftLogix 5800 V21.00.
4. Follow the set-up wizard.
FactoryTalk Activation Manager
There are two types of FactoryTalk® activations to activate the SoftLogix 5800 controller license—
node-locked and concurrent.
Node-locked Activation
Node-locked activation can be used only on the computer where the activation is locked (on the
personal computer for which the license was purchased). It is always locked to a specific piece of
hardware, for example, an Ethernet card, a hard disk, or a USB dongle.
Concurrent Activation
Concurrent activation is used in a server-client environment and is a type of activation that lets
multiple computers across a network use Rockwell Automation software products concurrently. A
concurrent activation can ‘float’ to, or be borrowed temporarily from, an activation server for a
specific period of time before expiring and returning automatically to the pool of available
activations on the server. Concurrent activations can be borrowed only if your Rockwell Software®
product supports borrowed activations.
If you want to check out a concurrent activation from an activation server, you do not need to use
the Rockwell Software Activation website. You can use the FactoryTalk Activation Manager to
configure your client computer to recognize the activation server computer where concurrent
activations are stored.
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Run the FactoryTalk Activation Manager
When you install Studio 5000 environment, FactoryTalk Activation Manager is automatically
installed on the computer where the activation needs to reside. The FactoryTalk Activation
Manager software manages activations for the Rockwell Software products installed on the
computer. The FactoryTalk Activation Manager opens automatically when you install a new
Rockwell Software product.
You can also run the tool from the Windows Start menu by choosing Start>Programs>Rockwell
Software>FactoryTalk Activation>FactoryTalk Activation Manager.
For more information about the FactoryTalk Activation Manager, refer to the online help in the
software.
You need to have the following information available to activate your license:
• Host ID
• Serial Number
• Product Key
Item Description
Host ID This is found by using the FactoryTalk Activation Manager.
Serial Number This is a 10-digit number supplied to you when you purchased
Product Key This is usually found in a red envelope that is shipped with
Choose Start>Programs>Rockwell Software>FactoryTalk
Activation>FactoryTalk.
your product.
your product.
To start activation, follow these steps.
1. Click ‘Find Available Activations’ or ‘Get New Activations’.
2. Follow steps 1…5 in the FactoryTalk Activation Manager.
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Activation Tools and Rehosting
For information on Activation Tools and Rehosting Activations, see the Rockwell Software
Activation website at https://activate.rockwellautomation.com
.
Troubleshoot FactoryTalk Activations
There could be several reasons you might have trouble installing
your activations:
• If you accidentally requested too few concurrent activations for a product, you can
download more new activations for the same Host ID. You cannot download more
activations than you have purchased.
To purchase additional activations, contact your local Rockwell Automation sales office.
• If you accidentally requested too many concurrent activations for a product, you must
rehost all of the activations, and then request the correct number of activations again.
For e xample, i f you have 50 con current activatio ns avai lable for a product, and you intended
to request 10 for a particular Host ID, but accidentally selected 13 in the Activations
Requested list, you cannot return just the three activations you didn't want. You must
rehost all 13 activations, and then download 10 activations to the correct Host ID.
• If you accidentally requested activations for the wrong Host ID (computer or dongle), you
must rehost all of the activations you downloaded accidentally, and then request the
activations again for the correct Host ID.
• If you accidentally requested activations for the wrong product, you must rehost all of the
activations for that product, and then request the activations again.
For example, if you accidentally requested five concurrent activations for Logix Designer
application instead of FactoryTalk View SE software, you must rehost the five activations
for Logix Designer application, and then download five activations for FactoryTalk View
SE software.
To obtain more information, go to the Rockwell Automation Activations Support website
at https://activate.rockwellautomation.com
.
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IMPORTANT
Configure the RSLinx Virtual-backplane Driver
Use RSLinx software to configure the virtual-backplane driver. You do this only once for the
computer.
The RSLinx virtual-backplane driver is required for SoftLogix software to operate.
To install the virtual-backplane driver, follow these steps.
1. In RSLinx software, from the Communications menu, choose Configure Drivers.
2. From the Available Driver Type pull-down menu, choose Virtual Backplane Driver.
3. Click Add New.
4. Type the driver name, such as AB_VBP-1, and click OK.
The Configure Drivers dialog box appears.
5. Click Configure.
The Configure VirtualBackplane dialog box appears. The Logix Designer application,
version 21.00.00, lets you insert a valid SoftLogix module into slot 0.
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IMPORTANT
6. From the Slot Number pull-down menu, choose a slot number.
7. Click OK and then click Close.
Even if you remotely program the controller over a ControlNet or Ethernet link, you must
add the virtual-backplane driver via RSLinx software. If you do not, the SoftLogix
application will not be restored when you restart the computer.
Troubleshoot the SoftLogix 5800 Controller
This table describes the status of the controller.
Table 1 - Troubleshooting the Controller
Chapter 1
Indicator Status Description
RUN Off The controller is in Program or Test mode.
Green The controller is in Run mode.
I/O Off Either of these is true:
Green The controller is communicating with all the devices in its I/O configuration.
Green flashing One or more devices in the I/O configuration of the controller are not responding.
Red flashing A virtual chassis error was detected. Contact your Rockwell Automation
FRC Off No tags contain force values.
Flashing At least one tag contains a force value.
Green Forces are active (enabled).
(1)
RS232
BAT
(1)
Off No COM port was selected.
Green The selected COM port was successfully assigned to channel 0 on the controller.
Red There is a COM port conflict or you selected an invalid COM port number.
Off Normal operation.
Amber flashing The controller is in Power-up mode.
Red Persistent storage for the controller has failed.
• There are no devices in the I/O configuration.
• The controller does not contain a project (controller memory is empt y).
representative or local distributor.
Forces are inactive (disabled).
Force values are inactive (disabled).
Force values may or may not exist.
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Table 1 - Troubleshooting the Controller (continued)
Indicator Status Description
OK R ed flashing Recoverable fault.
Red Nonrecoverable fault.
Complete the following to correc t.
1. Remove the controller from the virtual chassis and then reinstall the
controller.
2. Download the project.
3. Place the controller in Run mode.
If the problem continues to occur, contact your Rockwell Automation sales
representative or local Allen-Bradley distributor.
Green The controller is OK.
(1) Note that these status indicators func tion slightly different than the same status indicators on a ControlLogix® controlle r.
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What is the SoftLogix System?
Top ic Pag e
SoftLogix System Components 22
Set Up the Chassis Monitor 24
Configure the SoftLogix Controller 27
Developing Programs 34
How the SoftLogix System Uses Connections 38
Connections for Produced and Consumed Tags 38
Connections for Messages 38
Connections for I/O Modules 40
Total Connection Requirements 40
Restart the Controller 41
Select a System Overhead Percentage 42
This chapter discusses SoftLogix controller options and characteristics.
Procedures include how to configure your SoftLogix controller in the virtual
chassis monitor for the first time and how to create your SoftLogix project in the
Logix Designer application.
The SoftLogix system is a ‘soft’ control system that runs in Microsoft operating
systems. The system resides on a computer, as opposed to a physical module in a
hard chassis. For a list of the supported Windows operating systems, see the
System Requirements section of the current release notes. The SoftLogix
controller is part of the Logix environment and is a software-based controller that
supports Logix instructions.
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SoftLogix System Components
A SoftLogix system can consist of these components, depending on your needs:
• The Chassis Monitor resides in the SoftLogix Virtual Chassis. It is a virtual
‘soft’ chassis as opposed to a physical chassis. It lets you create, delete,
monitor, and configure controllers, communication interface cards, and
motion cards in your SoftLogix System.
• The Studio 5000 environment supports every Logix controller. It provides
the flexibility to program (online or offline) in ladder logic, function block
diagram, structured text, and sequential function chart. It provides
complete axis configuration and motion programming support.
• A SoftLogix 5800 controller is based on the Logix platform and takes the
control functions normally found in a dedicated programmable controller,
encapsulates them in software, and runs them on a commercial operating
system. The SoftLogix controller contains a high-speed motion task,
which executes ladder motion commands and generates position and
velocity profile information. The controller sends this profile information
to one or more motion cards. Each controller can control up to 32 axes of
motion. There are several controllers to choose from in the SoftLogix
family, depending on your needs.
• A commercially available Ethernet port for messaging and controlling I/O
over an EtherNet/IP network.
• RSNetWorx™ software is a configuration tool that lets you control and
schedule your network. RSNetWorx software can be used with a
ControlNet network, a DeviceNet network, and an EtherNet/IP network.
• RSLinx software is a communication server that lets you configure
communication devices for networks.
• IOLinx software lets the SoftLogix controller read I/O data.
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Analog
Analog Drives
EtherNet/IP Connection
SoftLogix
IMPORTANT
SoftLogix System Description
The same RSLogix 5000 software supports program development for all Logix
controllers. The system can make a connection through a 1784-PCICS card via
the ControlNet network, through a 1784-PCIDS card via the DeviceNet
network, and through a standard EtherNet port via the EtherNet/IP network.
SoftLogix supports two types of motion cards; the 1784-PM02AE analog
motion card and the 1784-PM16SE SERCOS motion card.
Figure 1 - The SoftLogix System at a Glance
Regardless of the product you have, choose 1789-L60/A in RSLogix 5000
software when you specify a controller type.
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IMPORTANT
Set Up the Chassis Monitor
The Chassis Monitor is your window into the SoftLogix system that lets you
configure and monitor the system components. The Chassis Monitor models a
physical chassis, but is virtual, or ‘soft.’ You install virtual devices in the virtual
chassis to represent the controller and cards in your system.
An example of the SoftLogix Chassis Monitor is shown here.
Treat the computer running a SoftLogix controller like an industrial
controller and not a personal computer. A personal computer can perform
many operations that are incompatible with the real-time operations
required by a SoftLogix controller.
The Chassis Monitor is your SoftLogix controller interface. You use the
simulated status indicators to view the status of the controllers in your system.
You use the virtual chassis to do the following:
• Add and configure controllers
• Add and configure communication cards
• Change processor mode
• Monitor controller and associated module status
• Monitor motion performance
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Table 1 - Chassis Motor Characteristic
Characteristic Description
Startup mode Specify how the controller should behave when its service is star ted. Select Remote Program (default) or
Memory size Specify the memory size (KB) to allow for the controller. The maximum limit depends on the controller type. See page 25
Periodic save interval Specify whether you want to save the current controller information (tag data values and configuration information)
Continuous task dwell time (ms) Specify the dwell time (0…1000 ms) made available for all other Windows applications. The default is 10 ms.
CPU affinity If your computer has multiple Pentium CPUs, choose which CPU to use for this controller. The default is CPU 0.
Channel 0 serial port Choose which COM port to use for serial communication. Choose COM1, COM2, COM3, or COM4. The default is none.
Last Controller State.
more information.
periodically, and if so, specify how often (minutes). Specify an interval between 0.5…30 minutes. Online edits to the
program are saved instantly, regardless of Periodic Save interval. The default is enabled for 10 minutes.
See page 26
The dwell time is the time between the end of the continuous task and the start of the next execution of the continuous
task. This setting has an impact on overall system performance, see Appendix E
about this setting’s impact on overall system performance.
.
Determine a Memory Size
for
The memory size you specify is the amount of RAM in your computer that
you want to allocate to the SoftLogix controller. The maximum memory size
per controller is determined by the controller type.; see page 25
information. This allocated RAM is not available to the Windows operating
system or any other application.
These equations provide an estimate of the memory needed for a controller.
Each of these numbers includes a rough estimate of the associated user
programming. Depending on the complexity of your application, you might
need additional memory.page 22
Controller tasks _____ * 4000 = _____ bytes (min 1 needed)
Discrete I/O points _____ * 400 = _____ bytes
Analog I/O points _____ * 2600 = _____ bytes
Communication modules _____ * 2000 = _____ bytes
Motion axis _____ * 8000 = _____ bytes
Tot al = _____ bytes
If you want to change the amount of memory you specified for a controller, you
must first remove the controller from the SoftLogix chassis monitor, then
reinstall the controller and specify the new memory size.
for more
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Specify a Periodic Save Interval
The periodic save task executes at a priority of ‘user-mode high’. This means that
the control process running within the SoftLogix 5800 controller will not be
impacted by a periodic save, but other user applications will be impacted if they
run at a priority lower than ‘user-mode high’. Most HMI applications run at a
‘user-mode normal’ priority. If these applications run on the same computer as
the SoftLogix 5800 controller, these applications will be starved of CPU cycles
while the periodic save is in progress. If you run an HMI application remotely
and gather data from a SoftLogix 5800 controller via OPC, the performance of
the HMI may also be impacted during a periodic save. The controller handles
both the periodic save ‘tag value upload’ and HMI OPC requests through the
same communication mechanism.
When the periodic save task executes, it performs these actions:
• For every tag defined within the controller, the current tag value is read
from the controller.
The larger the amount of data, the longer the periodic save takes and the
greater the impact on HMI responsiveness.
• The current tag values read earlier, along with the current program file, are
saved to the computer disk drive.
The larger the archive file, the longer the periodic saves takes and the
greater the impact on HMI responsiveness. However, tag data size has
more of an impact than archive file size.
To maintain better HMI responsiveness, you can do the following:
• Turn off the periodic save interval.
Even with the periodic save interval disabled, a periodic save occurs if a
remote terminal performs an upload. This makes sure that the most
current tag data values and archive file are uploaded.
If you disable the periodic save, you can still initiate a save manually by
using the Save menu item on the controller from the Chassis Monitor or
programmatically from an external routine or application.
(See Chapter 7
).
• Increase the periodic save interval so that it occurs less frequently.
• Use a dual CPU computer.
On a dual CPU computer, the Windows operating system automatically
balances the periodic save and HMI applications across the CPUs.
For more information on system tuning and the periodic save interval,
see Appendix E
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What is the SoftLogix System? Chapter 2
Configure the SoftLogix Controller
You must first create and configure your SoftLogix controller, that is, catalog
number 1789-L10, 1789-L30, or 1789-L60, in the virtual chassis monitor.
Step 1: Create and Configure the Controller in the SoftLogix Chassis Monitor
When you install a controller, the Chassis Monitor lets you configure specific
characteristics about the controller. To configure the controller in the Chassis
Monitor, follow these steps.
1. In the SoftLogix Chassis Monitor, from the Slot menu, choose
Create Module.
The Select Module dialog box appears.
2. In the Select Module dialog box, select your module type and enter the
Slot number.
RSLinx software defaults to slot 0, but you can move it to another slot if
set up for this functionality. See page 29
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For this example, we will enter slot 1 for the 1789-L60
SoftLogix controller.
3. Click OK.
The General dialog box appears.
4. In the General dialog box, enter Startup Mode, Memory Size and Periodic
Save Interval values.
5. Click Next.
The NT System dialog box appears.
6. In the NT System dialog box, enter Continuous Task Dwell Time, CPU
Affinity, and Channel Serial Port values.
7. Click Finish.
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This SoftLogix Chassis Monitor now shows our new controller in slot 1.
Change the RSLinx Software Slot
The RSLinx software module automatically defaults to Slot 0 in the chassis. But
you can program the virtual backplane to use the RSLinx module in another slot
before starting up the SoftLogix application. This flexibility allows a SoftLogix
module to be used in Slot 0 if so desired.
Complete these steps to set up RSLinx software, version 2.59.00 or later, in the
chassis.
1. In RSLinx software, from the Communications menu, choose
Configure Drivers.
The Configure Drivers dialog box appears.
2. From the Available Driver Types pull-down menu, choose
Virtual Backplane.
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3. Click Add New and click OK.
4. Select AB-VBP-1 RSLinx Classic Driver from the list and click Configure.
The driver must be running if SoftLogix is used. If the driver is deleted
while SoftLogix is running after choosing a slot other than zero for the
RSLinx module, RSLinx chooses the next available slot in the
chassis monitor.
5. From the Slot Number pull-down menu, choose the slot for the
RSLinx module.
6. Click OK and then click Close.
This SoftLogix Chassis Monitor now shows the RSLinx module in slot 5.
In addition to configuring your controller in the SoftLogix Chassis
Monitor, you must create the controller as part of your RSLogix 5000
project before you can configure and program it.
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