Quick Start Owner's manual
Table Of Contents
- 1756-QS001E-EN-P, Logix5000 Controllers Quick Start
- Summary of Changes
- Table of Contents
- 1 - Program and Test a Simple Project
- What You Need
- Before You Begin
- Follow These Steps
- Create a Project for the Controller
- Add Your I/O Modules
- Look at Your I/O Data
- Ladder Logic
- Enter a Function Block Diagram
- Assign Alias Tags for Your Devices
- Establish a Serial Connection to the Controller
- Download a Project to the Controller
- Select the Operating Mode of the Controller
- 2 - Organize a Project
- 3 - Program Add-On Instructions
- What You Need
- Follow These Steps
- Insert an Add-On Instruction
- Copy an Add-On Instruction Definition
- Import an Add-On Instruction Definition
- Access a Parameter That Is Not Visible
- Monitor or Change the Value of a Parameter of an Add-On Instruction
- View the Logic of an Add-On Instruction
- Edit and Monitor an Add-On Instruction
- Update an Add-On Instruction to a Newer Revision
- 4 - Program an Equipment Phase
- 5 - Program a Project Offline
- 6 - Document a Project
- 7 - Go Online to the Controller
- 8 - Program a Project Online
- 9 - Troubleshoot the Controller
- Index
- Back Cover
12 Publication 1756-QS001E-EN-P - October 2009
Chapter 1 Program and Test a Simple Project
Before You Begin
To configure and program a Logix5000 controller, you use RSLogix 5000 software to create and manage a
project for the controller. A project is the file on your workstation (or server) that stores the logic,
configuration, data, and documentation for a controller.
• The file for the project has an .ACD extension.
• When you create a project, the project name is the same as the name of the controller.
• The controller name is independent of the project name. You can rename either the project name or
the controller name.
In an open project, there is this information:
To open a folder and show its contents, either:
• double-click the folder.
• click the + sign.
Item Description
A Name of the project. If you rename the project or controller, both names are shown.
B Name of the controller.
C The controller organizer is a graphical overview of the project. Use the controller organizer
to navigate to the various components of a project.
A
B
C