Philadelphia Frank
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How do you go about merging a PLC5 file (I forgot the extension) that has documentation or labels with a file that doesn’t? The file on our PC was probably down loaded from the PLC – no labels. I found a much older copy of the same file with the labels (or documentation). I would like to add the labels to the current copy.
With Directsoft (Automation Direct), I would open the older program on my PC and then connect to the PLC. Directsoft would alert me of the differences between the two programs and give me the option to choose which version I want to work with. If I choose the PLC version, that ladder logic is loaded into the PC RAM and then I can save it back onto the harddrive. I would have the current program with labels.
I’m sure RSLogix will do the same but I’m nervous about messing something up. Can I do the same thing? Load the program with labels and then go online? Will RSLogix give me the chance to display the running ladder program and the labels from the harddrive? Is there a better way?
Thank you for your time and help;
Frank
With Directsoft (Automation Direct), I would open the older program on my PC and then connect to the PLC. Directsoft would alert me of the differences between the two programs and give me the option to choose which version I want to work with. If I choose the PLC version, that ladder logic is loaded into the PC RAM and then I can save it back onto the harddrive. I would have the current program with labels.
I’m sure RSLogix will do the same but I’m nervous about messing something up. Can I do the same thing? Load the program with labels and then go online? Will RSLogix give me the chance to display the running ladder program and the labels from the harddrive? Is there a better way?
Thank you for your time and help;
Frank