Rockwell Automation 1789-L10_L30_L60 SoftLogix 5800 System User Manual User Manual

Softlogix 5800 system

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SoftLogix 5800 System User Manual
Important User Information
Summary of Changes
- Introduction
- Updated Information
Table of Contents
Preface
- Studio 5000 Environment
- Additional Resources
- About the SoftLogix 5800 Controller
- Before You Begin
- Install the SoftLogix 5800 Controller
- FactoryTalk Activation Manager
- Configure the RSLinx Virtual-backplane Driver
  - Troubleshoot the SoftLogix 5800 Controller
What is the SoftLogix System?
- SoftLogix System Components
  - SoftLogix System Description
- Set Up the Chassis Monitor
  - Determine a Memory Size
  - Specify a Periodic Save Interval
- Configure the SoftLogix Controller
- Developing Programs
- How the SoftLogix System Uses Connections
- Connections for Produced and Consumed Tags
- Connections for Messages
- Connections for I/O Modules
- Total Connection Requirements
- Restart the Controller
  - Online with the Controller
  - Upload to the Controller
- Select a System Overhead Percentage
Communicate with Devices on an Ethernet Network
- Configure Your System for an Ethernet Network
- Multiple EtherNet/IP Modules
  - Ethernet Communication
  - Domain Interactions
- Controller Connections over the EtherNet/IP Network
  - Supported Functionality of the SoftLogix 5800 EtherNet/IP Module
- Distributed Ethernet I/O
  - I/O Configuration Order in the Project
  - Ethernet I/O Data
- Add a Remote Controller
  - Add a Consumed Tag
- Check EtherNet/IP Statistics
- Example 1: Workstation Remotely Connected to a SoftLogix Controller
- Example 2: Send Messages over the EtherNet/IP Network
  - Configure a MSG Instruction
- Example 3: Send Messages over the EtherNet/IP Network to a PLC-5 Processor
  - Configure a MSG Instruction
- Example 4: Control Distributed I/O
Communicate with Serial Devices
- Configure Your System for a Serial Device
- Controller Status Indicators
- Example 1: Workstation Directly Connected to a SoftLogix Controller
  - DF1 Point-to-Point Configuration
- Example 2: Workstation Remotely Connected to a SoftLogix Controller
- Example 3: SoftLogix Controller to a Bar Code Reader
Configure and Use Simulated I/O
- Configure Your System for a 1789-SIM Module
  - Step 1: Create the 1789-SIM Module in the SoftLogix Chassis Monitor
  - Step 2: Configure the 1789-SIM module as Part of the Project
- Map I/O Data to the 1789-SIM Module
- Toggle Inputs and Monitor Outputs
  - Turn On or Force a Bit
- Example: Move Application Data into the 1789-SIM Tags
Execute External Routines
- Configure Your System to Execute an External Routine
- Add an External Routine to the Controller Organizer
  - How the Project Stores and Downloads an External Routine
- Call an External Routine
- Type Checking
Develop External Routines
- Considerations For External Routines
- How the SoftLogix Controller Executes External Routines
  - How the Project Stores and Downloads an External Routine
- Create Synchronous, Single- threaded External Routines
  - Create a Visual Studio Project
- Project Files
- Create an HTML Resource
- Add Version Information to an External Routine DLL
- Build and Download External Routines
- Update an Existing External Routine
- Create Multi-threaded External Routines
  - Sounds.cpp
  - Thread Priorities in a Multithreaded External Routine DLL
- Debug External Routines
- Data Type Support
- Export Functions by Using C++ Export Style
- Other Considerations
  - Pass Tags by Reference
  - External Routine DLL that Uses Other DLLs
Program Windows Events to Monitor and Change Controller Execution
- Use Outbound Events
  - Programming Example: Outbound Events
- Configure Windows Events to Launch Tasks within the SoftLogix Controller
- Programmatically Saving the Controller
  - Programming Example: Programmatic Save of Controller
Communicate with Devices on a DeviceNet Network
- Configure Your System for a DeviceNet Network
- Perform DeviceNet Test
- DeviceNet I/O Data
  - Determine How Often to Update Data
- Place the Communication Card in Run Mode
  - CommandRegister Bits
- StatusRegister
  - Status Data Elements
- Example: SoftLogix Controller and DeviceNet I/O
  - Create Alias Tags
Communicate with Devices on a ControlNet Network
- Configure Your System for a ControlNet Network
- ControlNet I/O Data
  - Rack-optimized Connections
  - Direct Connections
- Example 1: SoftLogix Controller and ControlNet I/O
  - Controlling I/O Modules
  - Total Connections Required by the SoftLogix Controller
- Example 2: SoftLogix Controller to SoftLogix Controller
- Example 3: SoftLogix Controller to Other Devices
- Example 4: Use the SoftLogix Controller as a Gateway
Program Virtual Motion
- Virtual Motion Overview
- Logic for Motion Control
  - Motion Faults
- Considerations When Running a Motion Application in Windows Operating System
Windows Considerations
- Observe Windows Objects
- Additional Considerations
- Run a SoftLogix Controller on the Windows Operating System
- HMI Considerations
- Personal Computer Hardware Considerations
System Performance Tuning Guidelines
- Pre-qualify Your Personal Computer for Soft Control
- System Performance
- System Startup
- Monitor Personal Computer Performance
Status Indicators
- SoftLogix Controller Status Indicators
  - Controller Status Indicator and Display
- SoftLogix EtherNet/IP Module Status Indicators
SoftLogix 5800 Revision History
- SoftLogix 5800 Version 21
- SoftLogix 5800 Version 20
Index
Back cover

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