plc migration plan

hey guys,

we are planning to change our slc series and plc-5 series plcs and are gonne be replaced by compactlogix and control logix? what are the prerequisites to undergo this replacement process. like whether the whole panel needs to be changed ,the programming platform compatibility etc...?

Hello maddy;
Have a look at these migration documents from Rockwell, they should give you a good start:

Roadmap to an Easy and Cost-Effective PLC-5 to ControlLogix Migration:
http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/pp/migrat-pp003_-en-e.pdf

PLC5 and SLC500 to Controllogix migration videos
http://www.rockwellautomation.com/solutions/integratedarchitecture/resources4.html


More migration solutions:
http://www.rockwellautomation.com/solutions/migration/controllogix.html

Hope this helps,
Daniel Chartier

thanx buddy......