Rockwell Automation 9323-S5500D A.I. SERIES MICROLOGIX 1000 AND PLC-500 SOFTW - Manual (Page 15)

MicroLogix 1000 and PLC-500 A.I. Series Software Reference
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What is PLC-500  A.I. Series  ?
PLC-500 A.I. is a software program designed to create, edit, document, and
troubleshoot ladder logic programs for SLC 500 and MicroLogix processors.
PLC-500 A.I. contains many advanced editing, documentation, and troubleshooting
features. Also, PLC-500 A.I. is part of Rockwell Software's A.I. (Advanced Interface)
Series of programming software for the Allen-Bradley SLC 500, MicroLogix, and
PLC-2, 3, 5, and 5/250 platforms. All of these software packages have similar
interfaces; once you learn one package, you'll know them all!
Ladder Editing & Documentation Features
Ladder logic editing and documentation are the two primary functions of the
PLC-500 A.I. Series software. All SLC 500 processor functions are supported (e.g.,
ladder and data table creation, and monitoring functions). The PLC-500 A.I. software
enhances program development through the following features.
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auto-addressing and symbolic programming
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automatic program backup and revision history
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I/O module and rack configuration
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block of rung options: cut, copy, paste, read or write to disk, and indexed loading
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rung or instruction delete/undelete
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search and replace addresses or documentation text
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verify ladder program (detects programming and addressing errors)
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intelligent program and/or data table comparison
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75 character instruction descriptions with 15 character symbol names
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64K rung descriptions (approximately 16 pages per rung) and page titles
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full-screen database editor
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database import/export functions
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flexible program reporting options
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I/O wire label printing
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user configurable security system
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extensive context sensitive help database with information on both the
PLC-500 A.I. software and the SLC 500 Instruction Set