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Only One
Controller
Can Handle
It All.

It's only
found in the
ControlLogix™
System
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As the next generation

of Allen-Bradley control
systems, the ControlLogix
architecture provides
sequential, process,
drive and motion control
together with communica-
tions and state-of-the-art
I/O in a small, cost-com-
petitive system. Because
the system is modular,
you can design, build,
and modify it efficiently -
with significant training
and engineering savings.
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Logix The ControlLogix system offers a superior approach to multiple types of control. You can
perform sequential, process, drive or motion control - in any combination - with this single system.
Engineering productivity is increased
through such tools as advanced diag-
nostics and symbolic programming.
And your investment in ControlLogix is
assured through with such features as
flash-upgradable firmware.
Communications provides the core
for this powerful, contemporary control
system. System bottlenecks are elimi-
nated because the ControlLogix passive
data bus takes advantage of producer/
consumer network technology to pro-
vide a high performance, deterministic
and distributed solution. Within a
chassis, this flexible architecture
permits multiple processors, networks,
and I/O to be mixed without restrictions
and as your system grows, ControlNet
provides the link to distributing control
The ControlLogix system can be
easily integrated with a variety of to additional chassis. The ControlLogix
devices through such standards- approach meets the demand for increased communications to assure that data will flow where
based networks DeviceNet,
ControlNet and Ethernet.
needed in your system. ControlLogix communication modules support open networks such as
Ethernet, ControlNet and DeviceNet networks.
The Logix5550 controller sets a new standard for control processors and, together with
the RSLogix 5000 software package, provides the power you need in an easy-to-use environment.
IEC1131-3 based instructions combined with the RSLogix interface create a
solution that minimizes your training and maintenance costs. The RSLogix
5000 software package is the only programming software you need to per-
form sequential, process, drive or motion control programming.
Whether you are upgrading your control system or developing a
new system, a ControlLogix solution minimizes engineering costs. To maxi-
mize your existing investment in programming, RSLogix 5000 software pro-
vides the ability to translate many existing PLC-5 and SLC programs for re-use
with the Logix5550 controller. Additionally, the ControlLogix platform fits
within an integrated architecture together with products from other suppliers
as well as other Allen-Bradley products.
The Allen-Bradley ProcessLogix ™ process solution can be com-
bined with the high-speed discrete, drives, or motion control provided in
ControlLogix to form a powerful hybrid control system. Because ProcessLogix
RSLogix 5000 programming software
increases productivity by allowing you to and ControlLogix share the same architecture, you can achieve genuine short and long-term cost
segment programs into smaller, easy-to- reductions because of reduced spares inventories combined with the need to train on fewer control,
understand and reusable modules.
batch, network, I/O, and HMI products.
Adopting the ControlLogix approach at the pace you choose allows you to extend your
current system's life cycle as you take advantage of this new approach to control.
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Providing you with:

• A choice of technologies and breadth of products to fit your unique appli-
cation. The Allen-Bradley ControlLogix platform can be easily integrated
with a variety of I/O, communication, and softwareproducts, giving you the
freedom to choose based on your specific application need.

• World-class product lines and partnering strength for all the resources you will need.
Our Encompass program includes industry's leading vendors to round out your
ControlLogix-based solution.

• Superior reliability to maximize your up-time. ControlLogix I/O, for example, offers
module-level diagnostics so that you can keep your application up-and-running as you
seek to improve its performance.

• Products designed to deliver greater productivity by streamlining the maintenance

of your process. RSLogix 5000 programming software allows you to perform sequential,
motion, process or drive control within a single, integrated package that removes the
need to synchronize dissimilar programs.
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The ControlLogix
architecture can be
used to control multiple
types of applications within
a facility .
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The ControlLogix system fits easily within exist-

ing plant communication systems, whether they
include standards-based networks DeviceNet, With ControlLogix platform you can create a communications gateway for your entire
ControlNet, Foundation Fieldbus and Ethernet or system using the unique ControlBus backplane. Instead of a typical master-slave model, the
networks such as Allen-Bradley Data Highway
ControlBus backplane takes a different approach - one based upon the producer/consumer model
Plus and Remote I/O.
found in ControlNet and DeviceNet communication networks.
As a high performance, passive multi-master bus, ControlBus serves as a conduit for
passing packets of information among any or all modules in the chassis. This eliminates the need
for a controller or arbiter to act as a backplane master, and enables the following features:

• Bridging of networks without the need for a programmable controller.

• Placement of any combination, arrangement or quantity of controller, I/O, or communication

modules within the slots provided in the chassis.

• Removal and insertion of any module under power (RIUP) without disruption to other modules
in the system, making it possible to service a failed module while the rest of the system continues
to run.

Use the RSLinx component of

your RSLogix 5000 software to
allow your personal computer to
communicate to any controller
either in the chassis or distrib-
uted on a network.
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Use RSNetWorx software to configure a ControlNet

or DeviceNet network in the ControlLogix system.

The combination of these features brings you these benefits:

• Seamless: Enables easy integration with existing PLC-based systems. Users on existing net-
works can send or receive messages to/from program controllers on other networks transparently,
for integration with networks extending from DeviceNet on the shop floor to plant-wide
Ethernet networks.

• Fast: The ControlLogix system provides high-speed data transfers across the backplane and the
Logix5550 controller provides a high-speed control platform.

• Scalable: Provides a modular approach to communications. Add as many or as few controllers

and communication modules as you need. You can have multiple controllers in the same chassis.
Select the controller memory size that meets your application.

• Industrial: Offers a hardware platform designed to withstand the vibrations, thermal extremes
and electrical noise associated with harsh industrial settings.

• Integrated: Establishes a platform for integrating multiple technologies, including sequential,

motion, drive and process applications.

• Compact: Meets the needs of many applications where control is highly distributed and panel
space is limited.

Logix
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The key to the ControlLogix

system, the Logix5550 controller, is a
highly functional industrial processor that
provides an easy-to-use, modular, and
flexible solution across a wide range of
applications.
In one application after another,
the Logix5550 controller proves to be the
highest performing controller available.
The reason? This powerful controller takes
a distributed approach to control that
unburdens it from the overhead associated
with communication and I/O tasks. The
result? A Logix5550 controller focused
almost solely on the execution of its rich
The Logix5550 provides modular
memory to allow you to tailor the instruction set.
processor to meet your needs.

Easy-to-Use Symbolic Addressing

• Names fit function. Symbolic, IEC 1131-3 compliant addressing allows you to name your
data based on its use in an application.

• Symbols integrated with code. The symbol names you create are loaded into the con-
troller's memory, making it easy for other controllers or operator interface units to read the con-
troller's data without having to know physical memory locations.

• Self-documenting system. The 40-character symbol name allows you to develop self-doc-
umenting code, making maintenance and training easier to accomplish and at a reduced cost.

• Instruction set. Based on IEC 1131-3, the Logix5550 controller's instruction set maintains the
common look-and-feel of existing Allen-Bradley products. This allows you to take full advantage of
your existing programming skills.

• Software independence . The symbolic

ControlLogix software architecture offers a programming
environment that is highly independent of system's hard-
ware. As a result, you can create software modules with-
out having to know the location of I/O points or memory
variables. This separation of software from hardware
enables you to create libraries of standard routines and
functions that can be re-used on multiple machines or
applications.

The Logix5550 controller offers highly integrated motion control.

Simply insert standard motion instructions within the controller's
ladder diagram program. As a result, you have only one software
tool to learn and one program to maintain for both motion and
sequential control. The controller provides all of the communica-
tion and path information needed to integrate multiple motion axes
into a single cohesive system.
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Modularity
• Operating system. The IEC-1131 compliant operating system provides a true preemptive
multi-tasking environment. This allows you to turn your application into software components
scheduled individually. This increases the efficiency of the controller and saves money by reducing
the number of controllers needed for your overall control system.

• Memory. The Logix5550 controller provides modular memory to allow you to tailor the proces-
sor to match your specific needs. In its base configuration, the Logix5550 controller's 160Kbyte
memory provides a low-cost solution for small distributed applications. By adding one of three high-
speed battery-backed static memory boards, you can increase memory size to fit larger applications.
User-installed memory boards range from 512Kbyte to 2Mbyte, making the Logix5550 controller a
scalable solution for today's data intensive needs.

• Networking. The ControlLogix architecture was designed with communications at its core.
The separate network modules allow you to match the Logix5550 controller with your network, or
networks, of choice. Additionally, multiple Logix5550 controllers can share network modules, help-
ing to reduce your system costs.
The control of a ball mill at a
cement plant could be assigned
• I/O Capability. The Logix5550 controller provides I/O for a wide range of applications, to a single task, one of many.
with support of up to 128,000 discrete or 4,000 analog I/O points possible by a single Each task can be further reduced
into separate sub-task programs
Logix5550 controller.
for a highly modular approach to
programming as easy to code as
• Multi-processing. The ability to place multiple controllers in a single chassis
to decode.
provides even more flexibility when adding future capabilities or further segmenting
your application.

Flexibility
• Without the need to write code, data within a Logix5550 controller is produced like I/O
and shared with other controllers in your system to provide real time data exchange for
reduced development and startup costs.

• The application development environment allows you to segment your code into isolated
programs with their own local data space. This allows you to create virtual machines oper-
ating independently within the same controller that you can easily add or subtract as your
system changes. Also, productivity is increased because programs can be reused without
renaming variables.

• An RS-232 port on the front of the Logix5550 controller both acts as a local programming
port and also provides full backplane communications bridging, thereby serving as your entry
into the entire control system. Through this serial port your computer passes messages onto
the backplane and to any system network.
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System users can view the status of all

configurable parameters, tasks, pro-
grams and routines quickly and easily.

The ControlLogix platform,

together with the RSLogix 5000
programming package, establishes
a programming environment that
enhances productivity, offers ease
of maintenance, provides common
system tools, and offers stability
across a range of applications.

Enhance Your Programming Productivity

RSLogix 5000 software for the ControlLogix platform:

• Provides convenient drag-and-drop editing and navigation.

• Enables you to develop programs using a relaxed editor for modifying multiple rungs
of logic simultaneously.

• Allows you to enter logic with either a point-and-click interface or via the keyboard.

• Makes possible the reuse of existing PLC-5 or SLC 500 applications by direct cut-and-
paste or by means of the built-in program translation utility.

Programming logic is also highly reusable because of full symbolic addressing

and local/global data scoping. And the same powerful instruction set you may already
use for your PLC and SLC controllers are found here to reduce the learning curve as you
begin to develop applications for the Logix5550 controller.

RSLogix 5000 now includes the RSWho browsing tool.

With it, going on-line is merely a point-and-click away Custom Dialog Screens Present Each Module's
and network configuration and paths are viewable on
screen - both of which make the ControlLogix system
Advanced Features in an Easy-To-Use Format
easier to use.
• Less effort is required for set-up, configuration and on-going system maintenance with the
advanced I/O configuration and management tools found in RSLogix 5000 software.
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Search and replace reduces program development, debug

and run-time maintenance of systems by allowing you to
search for characters that are part of tag names, tag descrip-
tions, instructions, rung descriptions and ladder diagram
logic edit zones, and replace text strings with new strings.

Create Sophisticated
But Easy-to-Maintain Applications
The programming environment offers significant advancements
in the ease of maintaining sophisticated control applications:

• The Logix5550 environment is depicted in an easily understood

tree representation that allows an application to be broken down
into small, easily understood parts while the overall organization
is maintained.

• Tasks allow engineering to be approached in a structured manner, with

multiple engineers developing programs simultaneously. Within the con-
troller's memory, a single application can be segmented in up to 32 tasks
(continuous or periodic), with each task containing multiple programs.

• Tag aliases allow you to create reusable modules of programming.

Each time you insert the module you simply associate it with I/O and sys-
tem data using aliases. Because each program has its own data space,
there are no conflicts with variable names of other programs.

Apply Common Tools Across the System

The programming environment offers communication and integration
capabilities that widen the range of applications for the system:

• RSLinx software combined with RSLogix 5000 enables you to communi-

More efficient diagnostic monitoring of up to eight bits or values
cate not only to the Logix5550 controller but also to access locally or
is made possible with this RSLogix 5000 trending tool that monitors
remotely any of the ControlLogix network modules (ControlNet, DH+, values as they change on the Logix5550 controller.
Ethernet or DeviceNet) or the RS-232 interface on the front of the
Logix5550 processor.

• Motion control is an integral part of the programming environment,

saving the need to purchase and maintain a separate programming tool
for this function.

Provide Stability Within Your Software Environment

While software is noted for change, the RSLogix 5000 tools and
ControlLogix system offer stability with:

• Features common to RSLogix 5 and RSLogix 500 programming tools for

PLC-5 and SLC 500 controllers.

• IEC-1131 compliance in an easy-to-use programming environment.

• A Windows NT 4.0 environment provides standard Microsoft Windows

features such as drag-and-drop and cut-copy-paste conventions, as well Documentation for the instruction set is available on-line for
immediate access to information when needed.
as online help.
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A variety of wiring termination

options are available for your
ControlLogix I/O modules.
Removable Terminal Blocks (RTBs)
come in both spring clamp and
screw clamp styles. They are also
compatible with A-B Bulletin 1492
Wiring Systems which include
Wiring Cables and Interface
Modules (IFMs) as shown.

The wide range of ControlLogix I/O modules provides a variety of ways to interface the process,
while the intelligence found in each module returns a rich data set for keeping the process in
control.

• Choice. A wide selection of ControlLogix I/O modules are available today to span many appli-
cations, and additional modules are being readied for future release.

• Intelligence. 1756 I/O modules provide more information about a process both during routine
operation and at critical moments.

• Ease of Use. RSLogix 5000 software allows you to be more productive with easy configura-
tion and set-up of I/O modules as well as diagnostic screens for information to quickly act upon.

- RSLogix 5000 provides access to all (local and remote) I/O modules in the ControlLogix system

- An analog I/O module wizard allows you to easily configure each channel, including alarming
and deadband, calibration, etc.

- A discrete I/O wizard shows how each discrete channel can be configured independently.
I/O modules with scaling, floating point and alarming on the module reduces programming
and eases set-up

• Performance. ControlLogix Specialty I/O modules provide all the functionality necessary for
today's high-speed applications.Greater Intelligence To Increase Control Capabilities
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I/O modules produce data

on an as-needed basis,
increasing the speed and
efficiency of communica-
tion while lessening the
burden typically assumed
by a controller.

I/O Choices to Fit Exacting Needs

The system offers you a wide selection of modules:

• Digital, analog and specialty I/O modules

• Isolated and non-isolated choices

• Field-side diagnostic I/O modules

• High speed counting and programmable limit switch specialty modules

• Industry certification (Class 1/Division 2 / UL / CSA /CE)

Setup of I/O modules

takes less time with these
RSLogix 5000 module-
specific configuration
screens.
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Greater Intelligence To Increase Control Capabilities

• Module-level fault detection (self-diagnosing) in both standard and specialty modules

• Diagnostic modules detect field-side failures:

- Broken wire conditions
- Loss of field power
- No load conditions

• Selectable time-stamping of both control and diagnostic data

• Software integration allows you to:

- Configure all module features via a wizard tool rather than mechanical switches or jumpers
- Monitor I/O and fault data on the same screen
- Request module identification data (such as catalog number, series/revision) on demand

• Electronic keying for the backplane assures that a module placed in the chassis is the correct type
and revision

• Flash memory found on all modules allows upgrades to the module's firmware to be performed by
the user

• Producer/consumer technology pro-

vides two new powerful I/O data trig -
gers which help decrease traffic and
increase bandwidth: change-of-state
and cyclic data production.

• Electronic fusing on select modules

allows a reset to be accomplished via
software, offering an improvement in
productivity and ease-of-use.

1756 diagnostic modules include detection

of point-level faults such as broken wire,
loss of field power and no load conditions.
The controller organizer provided in
RSLogix 5000 software indicates module
fault conditions.
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Diagnostics on complicated machinery is

simplified with field-side fault detection
available with diagnostic I/O modules.
I/O That's Easy to Use
• ControlLogix I/O applies the producer/consumer networking model. I/O modules produce infor-
mation only when needed rather than waiting for the controller to poll for data. Communication is
more efficient, the potential burden on the controller lessened, and integration with other products
is improved.

• Productivity improves from the system's greater ease of maintenance, increased speed and effi-
ciency of communication, as well as from software integration that provides a single view of the
system that's easily understood.

• Removal-and-insertion-of modules under power (RIUP) enables easier, faster and more efficient
maintenance with little interference to the application process.

• Wiring termination options that include spring and screw types as well as pre-wired remote
termination.
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The ControlLogix platform takes a new approach to integrating motion and sequential
control. ControlLogix performs these functions within a single controller, while other control
systems require multiple controllers and programming packages. The ControlLogix system achieves
this by embedding motion control functions in RSLogix 5000 programming software and the
Logix5550 controller. The ControlLogix approach results in faster application development and
integration, higher system performance, and greater ease of start-up and maintenance.

Distributed Processing Heightens System Performance and Integration

ControlLogix employs synchronized, distributed processing to provide a motion solution
offering heightened performance and integration. The Logix5550 controller executes ladder-based
motion commands and a motion trajectory planner while the 2-Axis Servo module executes a fine
planner and closes a position and velocity loop. Benefits of the approach include:

• Common execution of motion and sequential commands on the Logix5550 controller for complete
synchronization of sequential and motion control

• Fast 200 microsecond fine planner, position loop and velocity loop closure for all axes in a
ControlLogix chassis to provide precise motor position and velocity control

• Modular processing, including the ability to add Logix5550 controllers to the ControlLogix chassis,
for additional processing power as needed

• Support for Servo, Position only, Consumed, and Virtual axis types

• Control of up to 32 axes from a single Logix5550 controller application program

• Ability to fully synchronize axes across multiple Logix5550 controllers

ControlLogix provides an integrated

programming environment for both
motion and sequential control that
enables faster development of appli-
cation programs, higher performance,
more complete integration, and
improved ease of maintenance.
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An integral part of the Logix5550

controller’s instruction set are 30
motion commands, including:
• Homing
• Jogging
• Point-to-point positioning
• Gearing
• Position and Time CAM moves
• High speed position registration
• Auto-tuning

The 2-Axis Servo module provides

the drive connectivity and control.
Standard features include:

• 2 channels of 4MHz quadratur e

encoder input and 16-bit analog
outputs

• 2 high-speed 1 microsecond
registration position latches
The RSLogix5000 programming
• 200 microsecond fine planner, software provides powerful tools for
graphically generating Position and
position loop and velocity loop closur e
Time CAM motion profiles.

RSLogix 5000 programming software is the only programming software needed to fully configure
and program an integrated Logix5550 motion solution. Software motion features automate what
was often a manual motion control development process.

Features include:
• Wizard-driven axis configuration and commissioning
• Drive hookup diagnostics and auto-tuning
• Ladder-based application programming, including 30 motion control commands
• Online editing and monitoring

Maintain Your Motion Application Easily

Having a single, integrated package makes maintenance and troubleshooting easier
because the same programming environment is used for both motion and sequential
control during development and operation of the system.

Motion configuration is
made easy using
RSLogix 5000’s motion
configuration wizard.
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If you're currently using Allen-Bradley PLC-5 and SLC 500

or Reliance AutoMax controllers you will find that the
ControlLogix system offers a number of features that
makes the move forward easy:

• A translation tool in RSLogix 5000 allows you reuse your

investment in PLC-5 or SLC 500 programs. Arrays may be
used to create virtual data tables like those found in PLC
and SLC controllers, so those controllers can communicate
to the Logix5550 controller.

• The common look and feel of RSLogix 5, RSLogix 500,

RSLogix 5000 products provides you with a consistent
interface to Allen-Bradley programmable controllers,
resulting in reduced time, effort and expense of re-
training.
Integrating the ControlLogix system with existing
• Full messaging support built into the Logix5550 controller allows you to integrate the systems is made easier with such features as data
table mapping. This allows existing systems to
new technology into your existing control system.
communicate to the Logix5550 controller as if it
were another PLC or SLC controller.
And if you're starting with a ControlLogix system, you can be assured your initial investment will
be reused many times:

• The system offers greater flexibility because it is highly modular

- Modular communications enables connection with existing networks, as well as expansion to
new networks in the future.
- Modular programming allows the system
to be modified to adjust to changes in
the application

• Flash firmware allows system modules

(controller, I/O and communications) to be
updated in the field, reducing the potential
for system downtime during an upgrade.

• The system's Logix5550 controller offers

considerable flexibility through:
- Modular memory that can be added as
need arises
- Processors may be added for multi-
Translation of existing PLC-5 or SLC programs to the
processing capability Logix5550 controller is easily accomplished with the
translation tool built into RSLogix 5000. The tool auto-
matically flags logic issues for review after initiating
the translation process.
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The power of the ControlLogix system in

processing and networking make it well
Support from Global Technical Services suited for plant-wide control, from incoming
raw materials to outbound shipping.

Global Technical Services (GTS) offers support for Rockwell Automation

products to maximize your competitiveness. They do this with:

• GTS Training and Performance Services for in-depth

consulting, the latest technical training content, and the highest
quality instruction in the industry.

• The GTS Asset Management team for 24 hour a day, proactive

teaming around the world.

• GTS Applied Knowledge products and services for a

full spectrum of field service, engineering assistance
and support.

Complete Automation, ControlLogix, Logix5550 and RSLogix 5000 are

trademarks of Rockwell Automation

All other trademarks, company names and product names referred to

throughout this publication are for identification only and remain the
property of their respective companies. All rights reserved. Many ControlLogix systems will
consist of multiple subnetworks
such as ControlLogix systems on
ControlNet, PLC-5 or SLC systems
on Data Highway Plus, as well as
connections to plant-wide com-
puting Ethernet-based systems.
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Rockwell Automation creates the

automation solutions that give customers
the competitive edge they need to be
successful in a rapidly changing world.
Responsiveness, combined with techno-
logical vision, is what made Rockwell
Automation a world leader in automation
solutions. It’s also what makes Rockwell
Automation customers some of the most
successful companies in the world.

Publication 1756-1.3 – November 1999

Supersedes Publication 1756-1.3 - July 1998 Copyright 1999 Rockwell International Corporation Printed in USA