Personally, I'll take RSLogix 500 any day of the week over the 800 series.
I've had good applications for the micro800 line, and the CCW software has come a LONG way from the early days. (I started with version 1 ). I'm excited to see what V11 offers.
There are some really annoying things - like how the timers work, lack of bit access in a DINT, INT, etc. I end up writing some function blocks to make it work more like RSLogix, but it is still a chore.
That all being said - my Rockwell rep did the *wink wink* and implied they will be phasing out the 500 line. It costs way more hardware-wise, and they have full *convert from 500 to 800* catalogs and software.
I've had good applications for the micro800 line, and the CCW software has come a LONG way from the early days. (I started with version 1 ). I'm excited to see what V11 offers.
There are some really annoying things - like how the timers work, lack of bit access in a DINT, INT, etc. I end up writing some function blocks to make it work more like RSLogix, but it is still a chore.
That all being said - my Rockwell rep did the *wink wink* and implied they will be phasing out the 500 line. It costs way more hardware-wise, and they have full *convert from 500 to 800* catalogs and software.