Logix Designer, RSLogix 500/5000, RSLinx, FactoryTalk and the faults you meet on a ControlLogix or CompactLogix line.
How do I open the Tag Editor? Tags are stored in the tag database associated with a Logix Designer project. Use the Tag Editor to create and manage tags. Access the Tag Editor from the Edit Tags tab in these windows: Controller Tags Parameters and Local Tags (when working with Program tags, Equipment Phase tags, Equipment Sequence tags, or Add-On Instruction tags) … Read more
What is Devicenet IDLE Mode? When DeviceNet scanner shows IDLE, it means the scanner card isn’t executing the outputs. But still continue to read the inputs. Devicenet Scanner Status Code : 80 Description of Status: Scanner is in Idle mode Recommended Actions Put the controller in Run or Remote Run mode using the key switch … Read more
Allen Bradley Power Flex AC Driver Allen Bradley Power Flex AC drives can communicate with the desired communication protocol by installing Ethernet/IP, ControlNet, and DeviceNet modules. In the main chassis, we will continue with the article where Control Logix PLC is located and we added an ethernet module in our previous article. New Module Add … Read more
How to Create New Module on Studio 5000 We will talk about how to add modules to the PLC. Adding a new module or device to the PLC is simple in the Logix Designer program. If we do not need the EDS file, that is, if the module we will add is defined in the … Read more
EDS Hardware Installation Tool We will use the EDS Hardware Installation Tool program that comes with RSLinx to load Allen Bradley EDS files. Type eds in the search section and run it after finding the program. You will be presented with the wizard window to add and remove EDS like the picture below. Since we … Read more
EDS File Download If you search the EDS file you are looking for by typing it on google. It will direct you to the link on the Rockwell site. For example, the result we found on the Rockwell site for the Power Flex 525 drive EDS file will be as follows. Here we click the … Read more
User-Defined Data Type UDT user-defined data type, it saves us from doing multiple jobs. Programming already does a lot of work with shortcodes. UDT data type, for example; You have more than one engine, and if you are going to create the same blocks of the same tags in all of them. Or if you … Read more
PLC Programming PID Control In the previous article, we gave information about what is PID and PID control. Now we will learn how to control the pressure with PID in PLC. PLC PID Control Automation In the following program example, the PID instruction is used to control the pressure of a vessel using a pressure … Read more
To connect to the PLC, you need to know which communication ports the PLC you want to connect has. In this article, I will show you how to connect to a virtual PLC on Emulator. If you do not know the emulator settings or if you are going to work with the PLC emulator for … Read more
What is FactoryTalk Activation Manager, How it works? You can manage, add, rent and manage new licenses, download licenses over the internet, and also through the factorytalk activation manager. You can download to licence on the local server or on the server and you can use it where you want. Usually licences saved on server … Read more
Motor Start/Stop One Button Example We will examine how to start and stop an engine with a single button. Of course, while doing this, we plan to do this with minimum staff. In order to be suitable for the electrical circuit, instead of Latch and Unlatch (Set – Reset) commands the contacts that sealed it … Read more
RSLinx PLC Configuration Open up RSLinx program and click Communications > Configure Drivers and Select the virtual backplane driver in the list. You will all driver types. Choose Virtual Backplane driver. Choose a name for the driver.Then click OK button. After configure virtual backplane you will see status of driver. Status should be running if … Read more