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Export I/O information using RSLogix
Creates a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file from a RSLogix file to import into
AutoCAD Electrical using the Spreadsheet to PLC I/O Utility tool.
1 In RSLogix, export your RSLogix 500 file into .EAS format.
2 Click Import/Export Data tab ➤ Import panel ➤ RSLogix 500.
3 Select an .EAS or .CSV file and click Open.
4 In the RSLogix 500 Import dialog box, select whether the I/O points
should be displayed in 8, 16, or 32-point groupings.
5 Pick an I/O module for each set of I/O points. Enter it in the edit box,
select from the PLC dialog box using Browse, or select from the already
used list once you have some modules selected.
6 Click OK to assign the module and move on to the next set of points.
7 (Optional) To change a module assignment, select the module assignment
and click Change. In the RSLogix 500 Import Change Module dialog box,
change the selected module part number by entering the new module
name in the edit box, selecting it from the PLC dialog box using Browse,
or selecting it from the already used list once you have some modules
selected. Click OK to assign the module and return to the Input Module
dialog box.
8 (Optional) Click Omit to skip a set of points, or click Future to skip the
points and add information so AutoCAD Electrical adds a blank column
when generating the drawing from the spreadsheet.
9 Enter a name for the spreadsheet once a module was assigned for each
set of points. Click Save.
Use Microsoft Excel to modify your spreadsheet as needed.
10 To
create the PLC drawing on page 630 click Import/Export Data tab ➤
Import panel ➤ PLC I/O Utility.
RSLogix 500 import
Imports I/O information from RSLogix and create a regular spreadsheet from
the data to use for the Spreadsheet to PLC I/O generator.
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