Accessing SLC 500 Program

One other option. Get a copy of RSlogix lite (I think its called). It is the free version of 500.
It is limited in what it can do but you will be able to open the file and look through it. It will not down load so you will still need a working copy.
 
One other option. Get a copy of RSlogix lite (I think its called). It is the free version of 500.
It is limited in what it can do but you will be able to open the file and look through it. It will not down load so you will still need a working copy.

It will not work with a SLC application; ML1000 and ML1100 only.

RSLogix 500 Starter edition will do though; 9324-RL0100ENE RSLogix 500 Starter Offline/Online Programming
 
Yes. Absolutely, yes. The fact that the program is quite simple, in my opinion, makes it even more attractive to re-program it from scratch, because it's a less risky, less time-consuming proposition, and the rewards are still the same. Definitely, absolutely, 100% re-code.

None whatsoever. I (and many others here) have a System Integrator's license - this means that we pay an (exorbitant) annual fee and in return get a year's activation for every single software product Rockwell make. I have literally hundreds and hundreds of Rockwell software licenses on my activation server, and they all play together just fine.

If you were talking about installing, say, Siemens software on your Rockwell machine, then I'd urge caution for those reasons. But there is no way an RSLogix 500 license will negatively affect an RSLogix 5000/Studio 5000 activation.

You can export the documentation to an .EAS file from RSLogix 500. It will take a bit of poking and prodding, you won't be able to *directly* copy/paste into your RSL5000 CSV file, but it's doable.

The registers are for the most part pre-defined in RSLogix 500. B3 is the array for Boolean data - so B3:1/0 means "data file B3, word 1, bit 0". Likewise, N7 is the default register for 16-bit integer data. So N7:14 means "Data file N7, word 14". In both B3 and N7, you can address the whole word or individual bits - e.g., you can address B3:3 as a whole 16-bit word, or you can address N7:8/12 and get just bit 12 of word 8. Which begs the question, why bother with two different data types at all, but that's a different tangent.
You can then add more registers of any type you want. So maybe I'll create N19 for all of my integers to do with a certain task, or a certain part of the machine. Maybe I'll create a new register of timers, called T11, to stick all my alarm timers in. At the end of the day it really doesn't matter if you're converting to RSLogix 5000, but you'll probably find as you get into it that all of the B16 elements are somehow related, as are all of the B18 elements, etc.

This is something you'll have to look into a little deeper. RSLogix 5000 does not have the same status bits that RSLogix 500 has. For each status bit you find, you will have to dig a little deeper into what that status bit actually does, and then try to work out the equivalent function in RSLogix 5000. One exception is the first scan bit - I *think* from memory in RSLogix 500 it's S:1/15, and RSLogix 5000 does have a direct equivalent - S:FS. A good starting point to delve into the others is the GSV instruction - have a read up about that and you'll get some idea on how the platforms differ. For any other curly ones, if google doesn't help you, post them up and someone will steer you in the right direction.

Other than the fact that "ETO" is "OTE" in reverse, and "OTE is a standard "coil" output instruction, I have no idea. That's almost certainly coincidence. If it's just part of the tag name/description, it has nothing at all to do with the programming techniques you'll need to employ.

Man this forum is awesome! Thank you and @dmargineau and all others so much for your quick responses. I will definitely reprogram from scratch and I think with what I have learned I am at least heading in the right direction. Thanks again!
 
It will not work with a SLC application; ML1000 and ML1100 only.

RSLogix 500 Starter edition will do though; 9324-RL0100ENE RSLogix 500 Starter Offline/Online Programming

So I did a little more digging and found that under Factory Talk Activation Manager we have RSLogix 500. The activation is RS500.exe and the version is 2.00. Two quick questions:

1) Will this work or will I still need to get the version you referenced above?
2) If this will work I cannot find anything installed on the computer. Under the Rockwell Software folder I see many folders (RSLinx, RSNetWorx, RSLogix 5000 Enterprise Series) but none of them reference RSLogix 500. Checking in other folders I still do not see anything. Do I have the activation but I need to find the install file online or am I missing something?


Thanks again!
 
So I did a little more digging and found that under Factory Talk Activation Manager we have RSLogix 500. The activation is RS500.exe and the version is 2.00. Two quick questions:

1) Will this work or will I still need to get the version you referenced above?
2) If this will work I cannot find anything installed on the computer. Under the Rockwell Software folder I see many folders (RSLinx, RSNetWorx, RSLogix 5000 Enterprise Series) but none of them reference RSLogix 500. Checking in other folders I still do not see anything. Do I have the activation but I need to find the install file online or am I missing something?


Thanks again!

Well, you have the activation, however, not the software.

Do you have a Rockwell TechConnect contract (software updates option)? If you do, you could probably download the RSLogix 500 install; I'd pick the latest revision- Rev.11

http://compatibility.rockwellautomation.com/Pages/MultiProductDownload.aspx?crumb=112

You could use the RSLogix 500 Serial Number from the Activation Manager or the Company Name.

If you don't have a TechConnect contract for software updates you will need to contact you local RA-AB rep and find out what RSLogix 500 revision you have purchased; if it is indeed Rev.2.10 (which I hardly believe!) ask him for another install package, however, I presume 2.10 will have a hard time connecting to a newer SLC or handle a newer SLC application.
 
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If you are purchasing a Control Logix from your distributor they all are required to have a PLC specialist by AB. I would ask that PLC Specialist to come out and get an upload for you. They should even be able to export it to the required *.L5K file for importing into Logix5000. If you buy them lunch they may even help you convert it. All the ones I have meet are very helpful, kind of their job.
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Well, you have the activation, however, not the software.

Do you have a Rockwell TechConnect contract (software updates option)? If you do, you could probably download the RSLogix 500 install; I'd pick the latest revision- Rev.11

http://compatibility.rockwellautomation.com/Pages/MultiProductDownload.aspx?crumb=112

You could use the RSLogix 500 Serial Number from the Activation Manager or the Company Name.

If you don't have a TechConnect contract for software updates you will need to contact you local RA-AB rep and find out what RSLogix 500 revision you have purchased; if it is indeed Rev.2.10 (which I hardly believe!) ask him for another install package, however, I presume 2.10 will have a hard time connecting to a newer SLC or handle a newer SLC application.

Thanks! This worked exactly like you said. I was able to use the serial number to download the software on my work laptop. There is still some pushback on installing new software on the process network server so I am now trying to use Factory Talk Activation Manager to borrow the activation for RSLogix 500 from the server and put it on my laptop. I will be at the plant next week so I am trying to get all my ducks in a row before hand. The help file says that borrowed activations require a temporary network connection, but once the borrowed activation is checked out to a particular computer, the computer can disconnect from the network.

Since this is a process network and the only way I can connect to it is through remote log in I cannot see the activations remotely now. When I am next to the server next week would I just take an Ethernet cable and connect my laptop to the process server and try again? Or is there a better way to connect to the server network and borrow the activation?

Thanks for all of your help!!
 
... I am now trying to use Factory Talk Activation Manager to borrow the activation for RSLogix 500 from the server and put it on my laptop.

If you have access to the Activation Server/Manager, the acquisition of a valid Activation to be used on a un-networked machine is called Re-Hosting.

Re-Hosting removes the Activation off the Activation Server and places it back on the RA servers.

The retrieving of the Re-Hosted Activation (for use on an un-networked PC) will require the original activation code though (red envelope paperwork).

If you don't have the original activation code you could call RA and request it again (will take several hours to be implemented though!) or go the 'Borrow Activation' way, which, will require some temporary connection to the Activation Server.

When done with the Re-Hosted Activation, repeat the process to place it back on the Activation Server.
 
If you have access to the Activation Server/Manager, the acquisition of a valid Activation to be used on a un-networked machine is called Re-Hosting.

Re-Hosting removes the Activation off the Activation Server and places it back on the RA servers.

The retrieving of the Re-Hosted Activation (for use on an un-networked PC) will require the original activation code though (red envelope paperwork).

If you don't have the original activation code you could call RA and request it again (will take several hours to be implemented though!) or go the 'Borrow Activation' way, which, will require some temporary connection to the Activation Server.

When done with the Re-Hosted Activation, repeat the process to place it back on the Activation Server.

Perfect thanks for explaining that. Can I get a temporary connection between my laptop and the process server by just using an Ethernet cable then?
 
Perfect thanks for explaining that. Can I get a temporary connection between my laptop and the process server by just using an Ethernet cable then?


Do it in your office, borrow the Activation, start-up the software and make sure it is running on the borrowed activation when still connected to the Activation Server network; disconnect from the network and make sure RSLogix 500 will run without the Activation Server connection; then you're good to go until the expiration date you set at 'loan' time.
 

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