Message Blocks in RSLogix 5000

[Mike from Beaufort]

Hi.

This is my first post.

I am trying to configure a message block in 5000, Release 13 and I get a response that states that the instruction cannot be edited. Is this because I am using release 13?

I ask because examples I find online tell me to set the block to a specific type.

 

[bernie_carlton]

If you are online you can't edit a message block or any rung which contains one. They must be edited offline then re-downloaded.

 

[Ken Roach]

Bernie, I know that the MSG instruction and rung edit restriction is true of the MicroLogix 1100 and 1400 controllers.

But I don't remember that restriction on any version of ControlLogix.

Mike, are you sure the controller itself is not in hard RUN mode ? You cannot edit any rung or instruction unless the controller is in Remote Run, Remote Program, or Program modes.

 

[Operaghost]

The MSG can be edited online (even in v13), however, you must start a rung edit first, then access the MSG Configuration settings. If you access the Configuration settings without starting a rung edit then you cannot accept the changes.

OG