Table of Contents
Topic #
Title
Page
1
BASIC CONCEPTS
1
2
RSLINX
4
3
PROCESSOR PROPERTIES
8
4
CONFIGURE I/O
10
5
LADDER PROGRAM
14
6
ALIAS TAG NAMES
16
7
BASE TAG USAGE
21
8
USING THE SOFTWARE
23
9
ONLINE EDITS
25
10
DATA TYPES
27
11
ARRAYS
28
12
USER DEFINED DATA TYPES (UDT)
32
13
STATIC INPUTS
34
14
SUBROUTINES
37
15
TASKS, PROGRAMS, ROUTINES
38
16
GET SYSTEM VALUES (GSV)
42
17
PANEL VIEW
45
18
PANEL VIEW ALARMS
51
19
PANEL VIEW INDICATORS
54
20
SEARCHING TOOLS IN RSLOGIX 5000
56
21
FORCING IN RSLOGIX5000
60
22
FAULT RECORDING
64
23
TRENDS
66
24
PEER TO PEER COMMUNICATIONS
72
25
PRODUCED AND CONSUMED TAGS
74
26
MESSAGING
76
27
DEVICE NET
78
28
CONTROL NET
95
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Course Objectives
1 Basic Concepts
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

List the key components of Logix5000 system

Use the key switch
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Understand the Controller indicators

Remove I/O cards
2 RSLinx
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Configure drivers in RSLinx

Use RSWho for troubleshooting
3 Processor Properties
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Create a new project in RS Logix 5000

Access and change Processor properties
4 Configure I/O
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Configure Input and Output cards
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Find I/O data in controller memory

Understand Control Logix addressing scheme

Use module indicators for troubleshooting
5 Ladder Program
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Write a program to use an input to energize an output

Use Module Local Addresses

Download and test a program
6 Alias Tag Names
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:
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Create Alias tags using the New Tag Dialog Box
Create Alias tags from the controller tags
Apply Alias tags
7 Base Tag Usage
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Understand the key components of a Base Tag

Contrast a Base Tag and an Alias Tag

Create a program to operate a motor in manual
8 Using the Software
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Download and Upload a program

Save a program

Use Keyboard Shortcuts
9 Online Edits
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Step through Online Edits

Finalize edits

Delete or Add a Rung
10 Data Types
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Recognize the different data types and memory usage

Build Tags of different Data Types
11 Arrays
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Create Arrays to group Base Tags

Dimension Arrays
12 User Defined Data Types (UDT)
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Create an UDT

Use an UDT
13 Static Inputs
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Understand the updating of the ControlLogix Memory

Implement the Static Input Standard in Motor Sequencing Lab
14 Subroutines
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Know how a subroutine executes

Use a subroutine

Create a subroutine.
15 Tasks, Programs, Routines
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Understand the properties of Tasks

Understand the how a routine works within a program

Configure a routine, program and task
16 Get System Values (GSV)
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Understand how to retrieve status of the system into Ladder logic

List the system values available

Program a GSV to get current time and date of the system
17 Panel View
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Reset a Panel View

Upload/ Download Panel View Programs

Understand how Panel View objects are configured

Format a Panel View Object
18 Panel View Alarms
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Understand how to configure an Alarm Banner

Add an Alarm to an existing panel View program

Program a MSG instruction to Read/Write blocks of data over the Ethernet
19 Panel View Indicators
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:


Add a Multistate Indicator
View the different states in PanelBuilder32 software
20 Searching Tools in RSLogix5000
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Cross Reference tags, I/O cards,

Find Tags and Edits

Know when to Cross Reference and when to Find All
21 Forcing in RSLogix5000
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Force from controller tags or ladder Logic

Find Forces

Use Bookmarks for troubleshooting
22 Fault Recording
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Understand how a fault recording

Implement a fault recording
23 Trends
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Understand Trends as a troubleshooting tool

Create a Trend

Adjust Trend properties
24 Peer to Peer Communications
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Compare the properties of Networks

Configure a path to a remote Processor
25 Produced and Consumed Tags
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Understand properties of Produced tags

Configure a Produced Tag

Produce and consume a block of data over the Ethernet
26 Messaging
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Understand how to Pulse a Message

Configure a Message

Program a MSG instruction to Read/Write blocks of data over the Ethernet
27 Device Net
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Explain how DeviceNet maps the remote Device I/O to Processor (Logix5563) Memory

Understand the topology of DeviceNet Network

Configure Device Flex I/O
28 Control Net
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic the student would be able to:

Understand the Terminology of ControlNet

Schedule a Network

Configure ControlNet Flex I/O
Produce/consume a tag on ControlNet