This is the first release of RSLogix
Micro. The following features are available in this release:
· Support for MicroLogix1400 Series A:
ML1400 processor type support
Function File enhancements (PTOX, PWMX,
LCD, HSC, EII, ES1, CS2)
ASCII data file support
Input and Output file enhancement
Force files for Input and Output
enhancement
LCD editing disable property
LCD logo export and import
Subroutine password protection
IO Configuration
Channel configuration DNP3 Slave, SNMP and
User Provided Web Pages support
New instructions (XPY, LN, LOG, SIN, ASN,
LCD instruction enhancement
Data Log
IMG file export
· Support for MicroLogix 1100 Series B:
SMTP support
PWM/PTO configurable from 20kHz to 40kHz
Analog input filters configurable between 10/50/60/250 Hz; Configurable
independently
CIP generic messaging support
· Support MicroLogix 1100 Series A
· Support MicroLogix1500, MicroLogix1200 and Micrologix1000
Important All Users: RSLogix Micro is supported on workstations running Windows Vista Business (32-bit), Windows Vista Home Basic (32-bit), Windows 2000, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP1, and Windows Server 2003 R2 operating systems.
RSLogix Micro V8.10 and later require a serial number for installation. You can install the RSLogix Micro Starter Lite version without a serial number and then upgrade to the RSLogix Micro Starter or Dev version later.
Important – For
the latest information regarding software platform support, refer to the
Knowledgebase article 42682; http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=42682. All Knowledgebase articles are located at http://www.rockwellautomation.com/knowledgebase/
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Microsoft Vista Users: RSLogix Micro requires that you use RSLinx Classic v2.54 or later when running under Microsoft Vista.
RSLogix Micro only supports FactoryTalk Activation. Refer to the
document titled “Activate Your Rockwell Software Products” that came in the box
with your software, and is also available during installation for information
on FactoryTalk Activation.
Installing
RSLogix Micro:
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To install RSLogix Micro 8.10, insert the CD into your CDRom drive to
initiate the autorun menu. If you are
not using the autorun menu, run SETUP.EXE found on the CD in \RSLogix_En. The
default install path is "C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\RSLogix Micro
English". The language suffix changes for the different languages
supported by RSLogix Micro. You can change the path but the "RSLogix Micro
English" portion of the path is fixed and cannot be altered.
RSLogix 500 and
RSLogix Micro cannot be installed on the same computer.
If you plan to
install RSLogix Micro on a computer that has RSLogix 500 installed; you must
uninstall RSLogix 500 and then install RSLogix Micro. Once you have installed
the software you can move your existing project files to the new project
directory.
If you plan to
install RSLogix Micro Lite and RSLinx Classic Lite do not change the default
selection for the Electronic Data Sheets during the installation. If you change
the default selection for Electronic Data Sheets when you install RSLinx
Classic Lite from the RSLogix Micro Lite product CD an error message will be
displayed. If this happens you will need to download RSLinx Classic Lite from
the update site (http://www.rockwellautomation.com/support/webupdates/
) and then re-run the install.
Known
Issues:
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The following is a list of known issues at the time the software was released.
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Under
Windows Vista, the MSG instruction cannot send email through the SMTP server.
To use this feature, you must use an OS other than
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Under
Windows Vista, if you have User Account Control (UAC) enabled, you may be
prompted to confirm your Administrator privileges when executing certain tasks
in RSLogix Micro.
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Only
one version or edition of RSLogix 500 or RSLogix Micro may be installed within
a Windows OS.
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In
an ML1200 or ML1500 project, if a CLR instruction with a HSC:0.ACC or HSC:1.ACC
operand exists in the rung with a nested branch (for example:BST XIC B3:0/0 CLR
HSC:1.ACC NXB ADD 0 N12:1 N7:0 BND ), the project verification will fail and a
complier error will be displayed.
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Software will not allow the use of a Floating
Point Constant in an SCP instruction.
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RSLogix Micro
requires a save before downloading a file that is write protected.
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In the Histogram Save/Load feature, the Load
Histogram does not function correctly.
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ML1500 LRP Series C Channel 1 Radio modem; the
broadcast message destination node 1 is not accepted when verifying the project.
The error “invalid local DH485 Station Number (0-254) appears. However, 1 is a
valid local DH485 station number when Channel 1 is set for DF1 Radio modem and
a broadcast message is desired.
· All the instructions in MicroLogix controllers treat integers as signed integers. Therefore, unsigned integers in PTO/PWM function file elements need to be treated carefully when they are used in the variables for instructions. An undesired result may be returned or math overflow may be detected during instruction executions. A workaround should be used such as copying PTO/PWM frequencies to a long integer before manipulation. For more information refer to Appendix F: How to use 40kHz PTO/PWM of MicroLogix 1100 Series B Controller in Publication 1763-RM001B-EN-P January 2007.
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Change the address description in a data
file, the description in Trend cannot be updated.
Caveats:
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The following is a list of features and functions that are not fully implemented or non-functional at the time the software was released.
· Do not perform Online saves with the Excel database editor (Developer only) open as it results in errors in the .RSS file
· If you are using RSLinx to perform DDE communications with a processor and you download a project to the same processor the download may fail. If this occurs the processor loads its default program. To avoid this situation you should cease DDE communications to your target processor when you plan to download a project to the same processor.
· The project file projectname.RSS contains all database and project related files. If you need to share a project with someone simply provide them with the projectname.RSS file and they will receive all project related information. When sharing RSLogix database information with other RSI applications, like RSView 32, you must use the Save database as external file checkbox on the File>Save As dialog to make the database file available to that application.
· The projectname.RSS file contains both an on-line and off-line image of your project. This speeds the process of connecting to a processor. These images can get unsynchronized; this occurs if you don't save your changes when going from on-line to off-line. To synchronize the images you must download, upload or save the project while on-line.
· RSLogix Micro prints Ladder Logic reports as graphic files. The ladder report cannot be printed to a text file. Other RSLogix Micro reports can be printed to a text file using the Generic/Text-only printer driver in Windows.
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The following characters may not be used in
RSLogix Micro symbols,
` ~!@#$%^&*()-+={}[]|\\:;""'<>?,./ . If you used
these characters in a previous release of RSLogix 500 the symbols will appear in
your ladder views and reports. However, you cannot modify the symbol.
We recommend that you export the database to the ASCII CSV format to speed the
replacement of the illegal characters in your symbols.
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Copyright 2008 Rockwell Automation Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the
©
Copyright 2008 Rockwell Automation Inc. RSLogix 500, RSLogix Micro,
RSLinx, PLC-500 A.I. Series, and the Rockwell Software logo are trademarks of
Rockwell Automation Inc. SLC, SLC 500, SLC 5/01, SLC 5/03, SLC 5/04 SLC 5/05
and MicroLogix are trademarks of the Allen-Bradley Co., Inc. Microsoft, MS-DOS,
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2003 are registered trademarks of the Microsoft
Corporation. Other product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby
acknowledged.
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