RSLinx Communication Software and
Common Hardware for Programming

This one-day, hands-on technical workshop for plant maintenance personnel is designed to:

• cover the configuration of the RSLinx software package for communication with various types of control processors
• cover the use of common communication hardware required for programming and monitoring various automation control systems

The following topics will be presented through hands-on exercises and demonstrations:

• Configuring the AB_DF1 driver for communication with ControlLogix, PLC, SLC, and MicroLogix processors over RS-232 using a serial cable
• Configuring the AB_KT driver for communication with PLC and SLC processors over DH+ using a 1784-PCMK card, a 1784-KTX card, or a 1784-PKTX card
• Configuring the AB_KT driver for communication with SLC processors over DH-485 using a 1784-PCMK card
• Configuring the AB_PIC driver for communication with SLC processors over DH-485 using a 1747-PIC adapter
• Configuring the AB_DF1 driver for communication with SLC processors over DH-485 using a 1747-UIC adapter
• Configuring the AB_ETH driver for communication with SLC-5/05 processors over Ethernet
• Configuring the AB_ETH driver for communication with ControlLogix processors over Ethernet through a 1756-ENET module or a 1756-ENBT module
• Configuring the TCP driver for communication with ControlLogix processors over Ethernet through a 1756-ENET module or a 1756-ENBT module
• Using the RSLinx BOOTP utility
• Using the RSLinx Backup/Restore utility
• Using common communication hardware: 1784-PCMK card, 1784-PCM5 cable, 1784-CP7 adapter, 1784-PCM6 cable, 1784-PCM4 cable, 1784-(P)KTX card, 1770-CD (Belden 9463) “blue hose” cable, 1784-CP10 cable, 1747-CP3 cable, 1756-CP3 cable, 1747-PIC adapter, 1747-UIC adapter, 1747-C13 cable, 1761-CBL-PM02 cable, Ethernet cross-pinned cable, Ethernet straight-through cable
• Using RSLogix5 software to go online with PLC processors
• Using RSLogix500 software to go online with SLC and MicroLogix processors
• Using RSLogix5000 software to go online with ControlLogix processors
• Merging existing documentation files with uploaded ladder programs

This course will be conducted as a laboratory workshop using the Problem/Solution method of instruction. There are absolutely no transparency projectors and no PowerPoint slide shows involved. Instead, all of the course material is presented through a series of hands-on exercises which each student performs on real-world equipment. By working through the same types of tasks which are commonly encountered in the field, students not only master the material more rapidly but also improve their problem-solving skills and develop the confidence required to apply their new abilities on the job. Most students, particularly those with a maintenance technician background, respond enthusiastically to the challenges of this dynamic style of instruction.

Students successfully completing this course will be awarded 0.8 Continuing Education units.

In order to provide each student with an individual workstation and with adequate instructor attention, the class size is normally limited to six students. Please note that this workshop covers a large amount of material and that some students may consider the pace to be quite demanding.

It is required that each student have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and also adequate mouse and keyboard skills to enable active participation in the lab exercises. Although the pace of this workshop will not accommodate students who lack these skills, we offer a separate one-day hands-on computer workshop to provide these prerequisites.

For more information, or to register, just contact us at:

843-437-1883          - phone
843-225-0512          - fax
ronbeaufort@gmail.com - email

© Copyright - R.H.Beaufort - Charleston, SC – Updated: May 6, 2008

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