Getting Started with RSLogix & LogixPro
LogixPro allows you to practice and develop your RSLogix programming skills where and when you want. It replaces the PLC, ladder rung editor, and all the electrical components that have, until now, been required to learn RSLogix. It doesn’t, however, replace instructors, texts, tutorials, or PLC documentation manuals, which are so essential when learning about PLCs and RSLogix. Think of LogixPro as a word processor, which will allow you to practice your literary skills after you are familiar with the meaning of words and how they are spelled. The most commonly used elements of LogixPro are displayed below. The Edit Panel provides easy access to all the RSLogix instructions, and they may be simply dragged and dropped into your program. Once your program is ready for testing, clicking on the “Toggle Button” of the Edit Panel will bring the PLC Panel into view. From the PLC Panel you can download your program to the “PLC” and then place it into the “RUN” mode. This will initiate the scanning of your program and the I/O of your chosen simulation.
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