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PRODUCT PROFILE

RSLogix™ 500

RSLogix programming products are designed

to help increase your productivity

RSLOGIX 500

Supporting the Allen-Bradley SLC™ 500 and MicroLogix™ families of controllers,RSLogix 500 programming software helps you maximize performance, save project development time, and improve productivity with an industry-leading user interface.

Developed to operate on Microsoft Windows® 2000 or later operating systems,RSLogix offers reliable communications, powerful functionality, and superiordiagnostics. RSLogix 500 offers:

• Flexible, easy-to-use editors

• Diagnostic and troubleshooting tools

• Powerful, timesaving features and functionality

• Convenient and easy maintenance across hardware platforms

PRODUCT PROFILE

FEATURES

• Drag-and-drop editing

• Point-and-click I/O configuration

• Symbolic programming

• Custom display monitor

• Search and replace

• Shared user interface and feature set

• Compare

• Consolidated project view

• Flexible ladder editor

• Dependable and flexiblecommunications

• Powerful database editor

• Auto-address wizard

• Ladder view options

• Tabbed status displays

• ASCII editor

• Optional keyboard-driven navigation

• Comprehensive Help system

• FactoryTalk® Activation for activating your software

• FactoryTalk® Security (optional) foraccess and authorization security



BENEFITS

RSLogix programming products are designed to help increase your productivity.

FLEXIBLE, EASY-TO-USE EDITORS

• Flexible program editors allow you to create application

programs without worrying about getting the syntax correct.The Project Verifier builds a list of errors that you cannavigate to make corrections at your convenience.

• Powerful run-time editing features permit modifications of your application program while the process is still operating.The Test Edits feature allows you to test the operation of your modification before it becomes a permanent part of the application program.

• Drag-and-drop editing gives you the ability to move or copy instructions from rung to rung within a project or from rungsin one subroutine or project to another, or move and copy data table elements from one data file to another. In addition,

you can move program elements between the RSLogix 5,RSLogix 500, and RSLogix 5000 programming packages.

DIAGNOSTIC AND TROUBLESHOOTING TOOLS

When troubleshooting and application, quick and accurateinformation is critical. RSLogix 500 is designed to maketroubleshooting complex problems easier than ever before.

Advanced Diagnotics

A powerful searching tool, Advanced Diagnostics allows youto quickly locate the specific area in your project that is causing a problem. Using page titles in your ladder logic, Advanced

Diagnostics locates output instructions in a particular section of your logic, then jumps to the rung associated with each output.Diagnosing the interaction between output instructionsbecomes easy and efficient by viewing them at the same time.

Custom Data Monitors

Each application project you create can have its own CustomData Monitor (CDM) that can be configured to simultaneously examine the status of different data types (bits, timers, counters,inputs, outputs).

Multiple Data Views

Program files in RSLogix 500 can be viewed as multiple ladderlogic files in a tabbed window, in individual windows foreach program file, or in any combination of the two.Application logic can also be viewed simultaneously with theAddress/Symbol Database, multiple data table monitors, orCustom Data Monitors. Status bit settings specific to your

application (such as Scan Time, Math Register, and Interrupts)can be easily reviewed with tabbed Status displays.

Compare

Compare enables you to find differences between twoapplication programs. This utility detects inserted, deleted,moved, and modified ladder rungs and differences in datatable content and size. This function also offers variousconfigurations: online vs. offline, offline vs. online, andonline vs. online. When comparing, you can choose to:

• View by exception

• Detect relay ladder logic (RLL) differences

• Detect data table differences

You can view the differences graphically in a side-by-side view or as a report.

Cross-Reference

Using this online tool, you can easily move to the rung orinstruction you desire by clicking on the referenced item inthe cross-reference view.



Histogram

Use this tool to view information about how data values changeover time. If you frequently log certain data, you can save thehistogram configuration as part of your RSLogix 500 projectand load it whenever you need to view the data.

Trend

Use this tool to view information about multiple data values overtime. Save the trend as part of your RSLogix 500 project and run

it whenever you need to view the data, debug your project, ortroubleshoot a particular section of code.

POWERFUL, TIMESAVING FEATURESAND FUNCTIONALITY

Compatibility

Projects developed with DOS programming packages fromRockwell Software – A.I. Series, 6200 Series, APS, and MPS –can be moved to the RSLogix environment simply by opening the existing project with the appropriate RSLogix package.Conversely, it is just as easy to move a project developed withRSLogix to any of the DOS programming packages.

Context Menus

Context Menus for common software tools are quickly accessibleby right-clicking on addresses, symbols, instructions, rungs, orother application objects. This convenience provides you with allthe necessary functionality to accomplish a task within a singlemenu, saving you the aggravation of remembering the placementof functionality options in the menu bar.

Key Board Based Editing

If you prefer to develop and navigate with the keyboard ratherthan the mouse, RSLogix 500 supports 35 Dot (Portal)Commands.

Auto-Address Wizard

The Auto-Address Wizard significantly speeds you throughthe creation of rungs and reduces keying errors. As you typean address, a list of symbols and data file types pop up andmatches the text you have entered. You can select a symbolor data file type from the list.

If you select a data file type, the wizard leads you through

creating an address using the next available data file element.If you don’t want to select from the pop-up list, you can simply enter your own address. The Auto-Address Wizard functionsmuch like IntelliSense™ by providing:

• Current symbols matching the characters entered

• Next available element in an existing data file of thecharacters entered

• Next available element in a new data file of thecharacters entered

Extensive Online Help

If you do not understand an RSLogix function or have aquestion concerning a processor instruction, you can accessthe comprehensive online Help system and PLC instructionreference. The Help system even includes step-by-step

instructions to lead you through many common activities.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Intel Pentium®-based processor

• Microsoft Windows 2000 or later

• 32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended)

• 50 MB of free hard disk space (or more based onapplication requirements)

• 16-color VGA Graphics Adapter, 640 x 480 orgreater resolution (256-color 800 x 600 optimal)

SLC 500 fixed controller,

5/01, 5/02, or MicroLogix 1000 16 MB

SLC 5/03, 5/04, 5/05 8KB,

12KB, 16KB, 24KB, 32KB or

MicroLogix 1100, 1200 or 1500 32 MB

SLC 5/03, 5/04, or 5/05 64KB 64MB

RSLogix 500

Optional RAM Requirements RAM



Function Starter Standard Pro

Editor

Drag-and-drop Editing X X X

Drag-and-drop Data Table Data X X X

Drag-and-drop Between Projects X X X

ASCII Editor (Rung) X X X

Search X X X

Replace X X XReplace w/ descriptors X X X

Cut/ Copy/ Paste (C/C/P) X X X

Data Table Usage X X

Library Utility X X

Indexed Library Load X X

“Quick Key” Editing X X

Automatic Addressing X X

Intellisense-style Address Wizard X X

User Workspace X X X

Instruction Pallette X X X

Portal "Dot" Commands X X X

Intelligent Goto X X X

Project Backup Span Volume X X X

Secondary Save Path X X XNetwork Configuration

(RSNetworx for Cnet, Dnet, ENet included)X

User Annotation

Symbol (20 char.) X X X

Parent/Child Symbol X X X

Address/ Instruction Description (5x20 char.) X X X

Parent/Child Address Description X X X

Rung Comment (64K char. ) X X X

Rung Comment Association

(File:Rung Output Address)X X X

Page Title (1x80 char.) X X X

Microsoft Excel as database editor X

Diagnostics / Troubleshooting

Program Compare X XData Table Compare X X

I/O Configuration Compare X

Channel Configuration Compare X

Compare Visualization • •Custom Data Monitor X X

Diagnostic Graphical Monitor - Animated

Mgraphics (Gauge, Chart, Button, Chart)X

Recipe Viewer X

Timing Chart/ Histogram X X

Advanced Diagnostics X X

Emulation Monitoring (RSEmulate included) † X

Function Starter Standard Pro

Online Monitor

Program Execution Monitor X X X

Data Table Monitor X X X

Embedded Online Cross-reference X X

Reporting

Program Report X X X

Program Report w/ Embedded Cross-reference X XCross-reference Report X X X

Data Table Contents Report X X X

Database Content Report X X

System Configuration Report X X X

PID Configuration Report X X X

MSG Configuration Report X X X

Custom Data Monitor Report X X

Recipe Monitor Report X

“Smart” I/O Configuration Report X X X

Margins/ Header/ Footer X X X

Custom Title Page X X X

Automation

Author Microsoft VBA scripts X

Execute Microsoft VBA scripts X X XKeyboard Macros (Shareware) X X X

Security

Workstation User Security X X X

User Security Server (Add-On) X X X

User Security Client (requires Security Server) X X X

User Assistance

Copy Protection X X X

Online Instruction Set Help X X X

Online User Reference Manual X X X

Online Context Help X X X

Custom User-authored Help X X X

Processor Support

SLC 5/03, /04, /05 Ser. C X X X

SLC 5/01, 5/02, 5/03, 5/04, 5/05 X X XSLC L20, L30, L40 X X X

MicroLogix 1500 X X X

MicroLogix 1200 X X X

MicroLogix 1100 W/Analog X X X

MicroLogix 1000 Ser. A, B, C, D - W/ Analog X X X

Special Processor Features

Online Editing # X X

“Smart” I/O Card Configuration Form X X X

RSLogix 500 Version 8.x Software Packages RSLogix 500 Version 8.x Software Packages

# MicroLogix 1100 and later

• On-Line report

† Add-on

X Included

Publication LG500-PP001B-EN-E – April 2008 Copyright ©2008 Rockwell Automation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA.

All trademarks not belonging to Rockwell Automation are property of their respective companies.

RSLogix 500, SLC 500 and MicroLogix are trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc.Allen-Bradley and FactoryTalk are registered trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc.

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