Rockwell Automation 1789-L10_L30_L60 SoftLogix 5800 System User Manual - Manual (Page 22)

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Chapter 2 What is the SoftLogix System?
SoftLogix System
Components A SoftLogix system can consist of these components, depending on your needs:
• The Chassis Monitor resides in the SoftLogix Virtual Chassis. It is a virtual
‘soft’ chassis as opposed to a physical chassis. It lets you create, delete,
monitor, and configure controllers, communication interface cards, and
motion cards in your SoftLogix System.
• The Studio 5000 environment supports every Logix controller. It provides
the flexibility to program (online or offline) in ladder logic, function block
diagram, structured text, and sequential function chart. It provides
complete axis configuration and motion programming support.
• A SoftLogix 5800 controller is based on the Logix platform and takes the
control functions normally found in a dedicated programmable controller,
encapsulates them in software, and runs them on a commercial operating
system. The SoftLogix controller contains a high-speed motion task,
which executes ladder motion commands and generates position and
velocity profile information. The controller sends this profile information
to one or more motion cards. Each controller can control up to 32 axes of
motion. There are several controllers to choose from in the SoftLogix
family, depending on your needs.
• A commercially available Ethernet port for messaging and controlling I/O
over an EtherNet/IP network.
• RSNetWorx™ software is a configuration tool that lets you control and
schedule your network. RSNetWorx software can be used with a
ControlNet network, a DeviceNet network, and an EtherNet/IP network.
• RSLinx software is a communication server that lets you configure
communication devices for networks.
• IOLinx software lets the SoftLogix controller read I/O data.