RSLogix 5000 programming packages help you maximize performance, save project development time, and improve productivity.This book provides a detailed overview of the Logix platform including ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and SoftLogix and explains the significant changes introduced in Studio 5000. When engineering automation solutions using Logix, it is important to study the changes to the platform introduced with Studio 5000 and the various controllers, modules, and form factors available today. Design Function Block Diagrams (FBD) and their easy integration with HMIsIn DetailRSLogix 5000 and Studio 5000's Logix Designer are user-friendly interfaces used for programming the current generation of Rockwell Automation Controllers including ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and SoftLogix.

Understand writing Ladder Logic (LL) routines, Sequential Function Chart (SFC) routines, and Structured Text routines (ST).Get to grips with the modules available in the ControLogix, SoftLogix, and CompactLogix platforms.Explore the key platform changes introduced with Studio 5000 and Logix Designer version 24 and the latest firmware versions.Discover the complete range of ControlLogix and ComplactLogix controllers and form factors available today, and the key things you should consider when you are engineering a Rockwell Automation solution.Briefly explore the history of Rockwell Automation and the evolution of the Logix platform.If you are a student who is familiar with automation and would like to learn about RSLogix 5000 with minimal investment of time, this is the book for you.What You Will Learn

Understand the various controllers and form factors available in the ControlLogix and CompactLogix platforms, and the recent changes under the new Studio 5000 Automation Engineering and Design software suiteWho This Book Is ForThis book is for PLC programmers, electricians, instrumentation techs, automation professionals with basic PLC programming knowledge, but no knowledge of RSLogix 5000.

Build real-world Rockwell Automation solutions using ControlLogix, CompactLogix, SoftLogix, RSLogix 5000, and Studio 5000.

Introduction to the Logix platform and Rockwell Automation terminology, with resources available online in the literature library.

Become proficient in building PLC solutions in Integrated Architecture from the ground up using RSLogix 5000About This Book

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