Hello PLCS.net!
Link here: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/products/software/factorytalk/whats-new.html
Seems like Rockwell is actually going to drop something major earlier next year.
There is some info about FactoryTalk Echo, a digital PLC which doesn't require program modification to emulate? Also, seems like it can talk to other PLCs from a PLC as if it was a soft-PLC.
There is also some info about a cloud based design hub, seems like they have something that can actually convert all versions to newer versions easily? Not sure what the difference is between this and the current system where you can upgrade to the latest installed version regardless of the older program version.
They also have a video about the new RSLogix, which is apparently built from the ground up? I'm really hoping for Studio5k V34 to be something that is like V10 of RSL5, and V12 of RSL500, which can open files for all previous versions. And whatever they call the next line of Studio5k, that would be for future versions, and hopefully work more independently of software version.
Still, seems very promising.
Any thoughts? Any leaks you folks know of?
Regards,
-PreLC
Link here: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/products/software/factorytalk/whats-new.html
Seems like Rockwell is actually going to drop something major earlier next year.
There is some info about FactoryTalk Echo, a digital PLC which doesn't require program modification to emulate? Also, seems like it can talk to other PLCs from a PLC as if it was a soft-PLC.
There is also some info about a cloud based design hub, seems like they have something that can actually convert all versions to newer versions easily? Not sure what the difference is between this and the current system where you can upgrade to the latest installed version regardless of the older program version.
They also have a video about the new RSLogix, which is apparently built from the ground up? I'm really hoping for Studio5k V34 to be something that is like V10 of RSL5, and V12 of RSL500, which can open files for all previous versions. And whatever they call the next line of Studio5k, that would be for future versions, and hopefully work more independently of software version.
Still, seems very promising.
Any thoughts? Any leaks you folks know of?
Regards,
-PreLC