RSLogix Emulate5000

GETTING RESULTS GUIDE

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Contents

1 • Installing RSLogix™ Emulate 5000 1

Process of Installing RSLogix Emulate 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hardware and Software Requirements for RSLogix Emulate 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing the FactoryTalk®Activation Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing RSLinx Classic Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing RSLogix Emulate 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Considerations when uninstalling RSLogix Emulate 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Getting Assistance with RSLogix Emulate 5000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2 • An Overview of RSLogix™ Emulate 5000 11

Components of RSLogix Emulate 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Differences between the Emulator and a Physical Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
About Floating Point Calculations and the Emulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
A Brief Outline of Using RSLogix Emulate 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3 • Using the Chassis Monitor 15

Starting the Chassis Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Navigating in the Chassis Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Creating an Emulation Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Configuring the Emulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Creating Simulated I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Configuring the Chassis Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using Emulator Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4 • Connecting the Emulator to FactoryTalk® View ME

or FactoryTalk®View SE Projects through
RSLinx™ Enterprise 27
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
The RSLinx Enterprise Module in the Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Configuring an RSLinx Enterprise Server for Your Emulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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5 • Connecting the Emulator to RSLogix™ 5000 33

Creating a Communications Driver for the Emulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Setting a Logic Project to Use the Emulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring Communications in the Logic Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting to the Emulator from a Remote Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

6 • Connecting the Emulator to an RSView®32 Project

through OLE 37
Creating an OPC Topic for the Emulator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Creating a Communications Node in an RSView32 Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Adding Tags from Your Logic Project to Your RSView32 Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

7 • Simulating I/O 41
Configure Simulated I/O in the Logic Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Configuring Produced and Consumed Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using RSView32 or RSTestStand to Simulate I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

8 • Programming Breakpoints and Tracepoints 45

Programming Breakpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Programming Tracepoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
String Formats for Tracepoint and Breakpoint Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using Trace Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

9 • Specifying simulation options for multiple controllers 57

Change the mode for multiple controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Save the current state of multiple controllers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Restore the previously saved state for multiple controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Index 61

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1 Installing RSLogix™ Emulate 5000

You cannot install RSLogix™ Emulate 5000 on a computer that has a SoftLogix5800™ controller
installed.
If you have a previous installation of RSLogix Emulate 5000 on your computer, you must uninstall
RSLogix Emulate 5000 before installing or upgrading the software. See Considerations when
uninstalling RSLogix Emulate 5000 on page 8 for more information.

RSLogix Emulate 5000 supports projects that are developed with version 12 or higher of
RSLogix™ 5000 software.

Process of Installing RSLogix Emulate 5000

The process of installing RSLogix Emulate 5000 is as follows:
1. If you have a previously installed copy of RSLogix Emulate 5000 on your computer,
uninstall it. See Considerations when uninstalling RSLogix Emulate 5000 on page 8
for more information.
2. Install prerequisite software for RSLogix Emulate 5000. See Software Requirements
on page 2 for more information.
3. Install RSLogix Emulate 5000. See Installing RSLogix Emulate 5000 on page 6 for
more information.

Hardware and Software Requirements for RSLogix Emulate 5000

Hardware Requirements
The computer on which you are installing RSLogix Emulate 5000 must meet the
following minimum requirements.

For this component: Use:

Personal computer Any with an Intel® Pentium 4 CPU running at 1.6 GHz or higher
Hyperthreaded and dual-core CPUs are supported.

RAM 1 GB or more

Monitor and video card Any with 16-color VGA graphics adapter 640 x 480, or greater resolution
(256-color, 800 x 600 min., for optimal resolution)
Hard drive 64 MB of free hard disk space per controller instance (or more based on
application requirements)

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Software Requirements
The following software must be installed before installing RSLogix Emulate 5000.

For this software

component: Install: Notes:

Operating system Microsoft® Windows XP The emulator will not run on other
Professional Edition versions of Windows.
(recommended) or Windows XP
Home Edition with Service Pack 2
or higher
- or -
Microsoft® Windows Server 2003
Standard Edition with Service Pack
2 or Microsoft Windows Server
2003 R2 Standard Edition with
Service Pack 2
- or -
Microsoft Windows Vista
- or -
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Standard Edition with Service Pack
2

Logix5000 programming RSLogix 5000, version 12.0 or Required to program the emulator and
software higher observe its operation. To emulate a
controller that has been released with a
specific version of RSLogix 5000, the
matching version of RSLogix 5000 is
required. For example, if you want to
emulate a v18 controller, you must use
RSLogix 5000 v18.

Communication software RSLinx® Classic, version 2.56 Required for communicating with the
(CPR 9 SR 2) or higher emulator.

Software activation FactoryTalk® Activation version Required to identify that your copy of
3.02 (CPR 9 SR 2) or higher the software is legitimate. Not
(supplied with the software) necessary (but advised) if you are
upgrading a previously activated
version of RSLogix Emulate 5000.

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Installing the FactoryTalk®Activation Client

The FactoryTalk Activation® Client is used to activate RSLogix Emulate 5000 software. If you
have a current installation of RSLogix Emulate 5000 that uses EvRSI activation, you may
continue to do so. However, future versions of RSLogix Emulate 5000 will no longer support
EvRSI activation. Rockwell Software advises you to upgrade to FactoryTalk Activation to avoid
problems with future releases of RSLogix Emulate 5000. If you wish to upgrade your activation
from EvRSI to FactoryTalk Activation, you will need to contact Rockwell Automation Technical
Support.
If you have already installed FactoryTalk Activation Client v3.02 (CPR 9 SR2), you do not need
to install it again.

Software activation is a process by which you identify that you have installed a legitimate
copy of RSLogix Emulate 5000 on your computer. Activation works through an activation
file that indicates to the software that you are using the software legitimately.
There are two forms of activation supported by RSLogix Emulate 5000:
 EvRSI activation, which uses a master disk to deliver an activation file to your
computer
 FactoryTalk Activation, which allows you to download an activation file through an
Internet connection
For new installations of RSLogix Emulate 5000, you must use FactoryTalk Activation to
activate the software.
If you are upgrading a current installation of RSLogix Emulate 5000, you may continue
to use your EvRSI activation. However, future versions of RSLogix Emulate 5000
will require you to use FactoryTalk Activation. Rockwell Software advises you to
activate your software using FactoryTalk Activation now.

Future versions of RSLogix Emulate 5000 will require using FactoryTalk Activation to activate
the software. Rockwell Software strongly suggests that you activate your software with
FactoryTalk Activation now to prevent difficulties with future versions of the software. If you wish
to upgrade your activation from EvRSI to FactoryTalk Activation, you will need to contact
Rockwell Automation Technical Support.

To install the FactoryTalk Activation client:

1. Log onto the computer on which you want to install the software as an administrator
(or a user with administrative privileges).
2. Insert the RSLogix Emulate 5000 CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
3. The RSLogix Emulate 5000 installation program should start automatically. If it does
not, use Windows Explorer to open your computer’s CD-ROM drive and run the
AUTORUN.EXE program.

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4. In the installation program, click Install FactoryTalk Activation Client.

5. The Activation client setup program starts. The first screen of the setup program is a
welcome screen. Click Next.
6. On the Customer Information screen, enter your name and the name of your company
or organization. Click Next.
7. On the Setup Type screen, you can choose between the default setup (Complete) or a
custom setup (Custom). The default setup installs the Activation client to the default
folder (C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\FactoryTalk Activation\Tools).
a. To install the client to the default folder, click Complete and then click Next.
b. To choose where you want to install the client, click Custom and then click Next.
The Custom Setup screen appears. Click Change to browse for a different
installation folder. The software will install in a \FactoryTalk Activation\Tools
folder under whatever folder you select (for example, if you choose to install the
software in D:\, it will install in D:\FactoryTalk Activation\Tools).
After you select the folder where you want to install the client, click OK to return
to the Custom Setup screen, and then click Next.
8. On the Ready to Install the Program screen, click Install.
9. On the InstallShield Wizard Completed screen, click Finish.
10. Immediately following the FactoryTalk Activation Client installation, select Start >
Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk Activation > FactoryTalk
Activation Tool to launch the FactoryTalk Activation Tool. For more information on
using the FactoryTalk Activation Tool, see the FactoryTalk Activation Tool online
help.

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USING THE FACTORYTALK ACTIVATION WIZARD

There are two types of activation available for RSLogix Emulate 5000:
 node-locked activation - A node-locked activation file "locks" the software activation to a
specific hardware ID, called a Host ID, that uniquely identifies a local computer or a Rockwell
Automation hardware dongle (purchased separately) that can be moved from computer to
computer. You supply the Host ID in exchange for the activation.
 floating, concurrent activation - A floating, concurrent activation "locks" the software
activation to the Host ID of an activation server. The activation server manages a pool of
activations and "loans" them to client computers over a network connection.
For more information about the available types of activation and how to specify the activation you
want for your system, see the help for FactoryTalk Activation (click Start > Programs > Rockwell
Software > FactoryTalk Activation > FactoryTalk® Activation Help).

During activation, identifying data from your computer (called a Host ID) is sent to
Rockwell Software, and a file (called an activation file) is sent from Rockwell Software to
your computer. When RSLogix Emulate 5000 runs, it looks for the activation file to make
sure that it is indeed a legitimate copy of the software. The activation file is tied to the
Host ID—you cannot copy the file from one computer to another. (Exception: If you are
using a dongle, the activation file is tied to the dongle’s Host ID and needs to be copied to
each computer where the software will be used with the dongle.)
The FactoryTalk Activation Wizard is a tool designed to take you through the process of
obtaining activation for your software. To launch the wizard:
1. Select Start > Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk Activation >
FactoryTalk Activation Tool to launch the FactoryTalk Activation Tool.
2. Click the Get Activations tab.
3. Click the Open Activation Wizard button. Follow the on-screen instructions in the
wizard to obtain your software activation. If you need help making choices in the
wizard, see the FactoryTalk® Activation Tool online help (click Start > Programs >
Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk Activation > FactoryTalk Activation Tool
Help).

Your computer must be connected to the Internet to be able to obtain activations directly using
the FactoryTalk Activation Tool or the FactoryTalk Activation Wizard. You can obtain the
activation using a different computer than the one you are actually activating.
It is also possible to obtain activations by phone or fax. See the FactoryTalk Activation help file
for more information (click Start > Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk Activation >
FactoryTalk Activation Help).

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Installing RSLinx Classic Lite

If you do not already have version 2.56 or higher of RSLinx Classic or RSLinx Classic
Lite installed on the computer on which you are installing the emulator, you will need to
install it. RSLinx Classic Lite (a stripped-down version of RSLinx Classic) is provided on
the RSLogix Emulate 5000 installation CD-ROM.

If you have RSLinx Classic installed on your computer, but it is not version 2.56 or higher,
installing RSLinx Classic Lite will upgrade your RSLinx Classic installation.

To install RSLinx Classic Lite:

1. Log onto the computer on which you want to install the emulator as an administrator
(or a user with administrative privileges).
2. Insert the RSLogix Emulate 5000 CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.
3. The setup program should start automatically. If it does not, open the CD-ROM drive
with Windows Explorer and run the AUTORUN.EXE program on that drive.
4. The Setup program displays a menu of choices. Click Install RSLinx Classic Lite.
5. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.
6. RSLinx Classic must be configured to connect to the emulator. After you have
installed the emulator, see Creating a Communications Driver for the Emulator on
page 33.

Installing RSLogix Emulate 5000

You cannot install RSLogix Emulate 5000 on a computer that has a SoftLogix5800 controller
installed.
If you are reinstalling RSLogix Emulate 5000, you must uninstall it before proceeding with the
installation. See Considerations when uninstalling RSLogix Emulate 5000 on page 8 for more
information.
To install and uninstall RSLogix Emulate 5000, you must logon to your computer as an
Administrator.
Use the Windows Add/Remove Programs application (located in the Windows Control Panel) to
remove the emulator.

To install RSLogix Emulate 5000:

1. Log onto the computer on which you want to install the emulator as an administrator
(or a user with administrative privileges).
2. Insert the RSLogix Emulate 5000 CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

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3. The setup program should start automatically. If it does not, open the CD-ROM drive
with Windows Explorer and run the AUTORUN.EXE program on that drive.
4. The Setup program displays a menu of choices. Click Install RSLogix Emulate
5000.
5. The Setup program displays a welcome screen. Click Next.
6. The Setup program displays the License Agreement for the software. Read the
agreement carefully. If you choose to adhere to the terms of the agreement, click I
accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next. If you do not accept
the terms of the license agreement, click Cancel to stop the Setup program.
7. The Setup program displays the Customer Information screen. In this screen, enter
your name, the name of the company you work for, and your ten-digit software serial
number (provided with the software) in the fields provided. Click Next.
8. The Setup program displays the Setup Type screen. On this screen, the software asks
whether you want a complete install or a custom install. (Both installation methods
result in the same software components being installed on your computer, but if you
use a custom install you can choose where the software is installed.) By default, the
software is installed in the C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\RSLogix Emulate
5000 folder.
If you want to install the software in the default folder, click Complete, and then click
Next.
If you want to change where the software will be installed, click Custom, and then
click Change. You can then browse or create a new installation folder. Once you have
selected your installation folder, click OK, and then click Next.
9. The Setup program displays the Ready to Install screen. Click Install to start the
software installation.
10. The Setup program installs the software. After the software is installed, the RSLogix
Emulate 5000 setup program displays a screen saying that its installation is complete.
If you want to display the release notes for the software, check the I would like to
view the Release Notes check box. The Release Notes contain information
concerning the software that has changed since the publication of this book.
If you want to create a desktop shortcut for the software, check Create a shortcut on
Desktop. The shortcut will give you easy access to the emulator’s Chassis Monitor
application. (If you do not place the Chassis Monitor icon on your desktop, you will
need to access the Chassis Monitor through the Start menu.)
11. Click Finish to end the RSLogix Emulate 5000 setup program. The setup program
ends. If you chose to view the Release Notes in step 10, the file opens.

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Considerations when uninstalling RSLogix Emulate 5000

You must log into the computer as an administrator to uninstall RSLogix Emulate 5000.

If you get an error message when you attempt to uninstall RSLogix Emulate 5000, you
will need to perform the following steps.
1. Remove all modules from the virtual backplane (except for the RSLinx Classic and
RSLinx® Enterprise modules, which cannot be removed). To remove a module, right-
click the module and then click Remove.

Rockwell Automation recommends removing all modules from the virtual backplane before
uninstalling RSLogix Emulate 5000.

2. Stop the services for RSLinx Classic and RSLinx Enterprise (if installed on the
computer). You can stop the RSLinx Classic service through the RSLinx Launch
Control Panel (click Start > Programs > Rockwell Software > RSLinx > RSLinx
Classic Launch Control Panel).
The procedure for stopping the RSLinx Enterprise service depends on the version of
Windows that you are using. See the documentation for Windows for information
about using the Services MMC snap-in (open the Windows help file and search for
“services”).

Getting Assistance with RSLogix Emulate 5000

Online Help
You can access the online help for RSLogix Emulate 5000 through the Chassis Monitor.
Open the Chassis Monitor and click Help > Help Topics.

Rockwell Automation Technical Support

For information about all of the products available from Rockwell Software or for
technical support, go to the following Web site:
http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellsoftware/
If you cannot connect to the Internet or cannot find answers to your questions in this help
file or on the Technical Support Web site, you can call Technical Support.
Phone: 440-646-3434 in North America

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When you call you should be at your computer and be prepared to give the following
information:
 the product version number
 the type of hardware you are using
 the exact wording of any messages that appeared on your screen
 a description of what happened and what you were doing when the problem occurred
 a description of how you tried to solve the problem

Support Information on the World Wide Web

To obtain support information from Rockwell Automation’s World Wide Web site, go to
http://www.rockwellautomation.com/support/

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2 An Overview of RSLogix™ Emulate 5000

RSLogix™ Emulate 5000 is a software product that emulates the behavior of
Logix5000™ controllers. The emulator allows you to experiment with and debug your
Logix5000 programs in a safe, controlled environment without investing in physical
controllers and I/O modules. Additionally, RSLogix Emulate 5000 allows you to test your
HMI applications without using a real controller.
The emulator can be programmed and accessed both on the computer where it is installed
and remotely through RSLinx® Classic Gateway. For more information about configuring
communications for the emulator, see Chapter 5, Connecting the Emulator to RSLogix™
5000.

Logix5000 controllers include: ControlLogix®, CompactLogix™, FlexLogix™, SoftLogix™, and

DriveLogix™ controllers. For more information about the Logix5000 family of controllers, see the
Allen-Bradley Web site (http://www.ab.com) or contact your local Rockwell Automation sales
office.

Components of RSLogix Emulate 5000

There are two components of RSLogix Emulate 5000:
 The Chassis Monitor, which is a software application that allows you to configure
emulation and simulated I/O modules
 Emulation modules, which are Windows services that simulate the behavior of
Logix5000 controllers and certain I/O modules
Emulation modules run as Windows services, which are applications that run without
interfaces of their own. The Chassis Monitor serves as an interface to the emulation
modules, allowing you to create and configure instances of the modules.

Differences between the Emulator and a Physical Controller

RSLogix Emulate 5000 simulates most of the behaviors of Logix5000 controllers. There
are exceptions, and you should keep those exceptions in mind as you use the emulator.
The following table shows the differences between Logix5000 controllers and RSLogix
Emulate 5000.

Do not depend on the emulator to match your physical controller's performance or operation.
Some instructions are interpreted differently in the emulator than in a physical controller, and the
execution times for instructions and program files will be significantly different in an emulated
controller than in a physical controller.

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Features: Logix5000 Controllers RSLogix Emulate 5000

Breakpoints and tracepoints Not supported Supporteda

Control real I/O Supported Not supported

Forcing Supported Supported

Interface to non-Rockwell DDE/OPC (requires RSLinx Classic DDE/OPC (requires RSLinx Classic
Software HMI software Professional, RSLinx Classic Single Professional, RSLinx Classic Single
Node, RSLinx Classic OEM, or Node, RSLinx Classic OEM, or
RSLinx Classic Gateway; RSLinx RSLinx Classic Gateway; RSLinx
Classic Lite does not support DDE Classic Lite does not support DDE
or OPC) or OPC)
Programming languages Ladder diagram, function block, Ladder diagram, function block,
sequential function chart, and sequential function chart, and
structured text structured text

Messaging Supported Supported (local only)

Motion instructions Supported Supported (virtual axes only)

Jump to subroutines (JSR Supported Supported - however, parameters are

instructions) passed to the subroutine in reverse
order (the last parameter is passed
first)

Jump to external routines Supportedb Not supported

(JXR instructions)

Communications through Supported Supported

RS232 ports

Communications with Supported Supported

RSView32/FactoryTalk View
Time scaling Not supported Supported

Single Scan Mode Not supported Supported

Network cards Yes Not supported

Task priority levels 16 3

Trending Yes Yes

Online editing of sequential Yes Yes

function chart and structured
text programsc

a.Supported only in ladder diagram programming.

b.Supported only in SoftLogix5800™ controllers.
c.Supported only in version 13 and higher.

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About Floating Point Calculations and the Emulator

There are instruction differences across programming languages as well as across Logix
platforms. The following examples use the operation “i = n / m” where all the operands
are integers. Ladder DIV instructions perform an integer divide operation and store the
immediate result in the destination. For “n” = 800 and “m” = 1000, “i” is equal to 0. The
DIV function block instructions only does floating point operation. The function block
instruction converts the inputs to reals (if necessary) and then converts the result from a
real to the destination type is (if necessary). In this example, “n” is converted to 800.0 and
“m” is converted to 1000.0. The result of the operation is 0.8. That result then gets
converted to an integer where rounding rules apply and the final destination value is 1.
This difference between ladder and function block instructions applies to all Logix
platforms. Function block instructions only perform floating point operations.

A Brief Outline of Using RSLogix Emulate 5000

Typically, RSLogix Emulate 5000 is used to check logic (for example, the logic behind
HMI systems) before that logic is put into physical controllers. Here’s a brief outline of
how you can implement RSLogix Emulate 5000 in your project development.
1. In RSLogix 5000, create a new project using the Emulator controller type.
2. Set up the project’s I/O configuration to match that of the Chassis Monitor,
configuring I/O simulation modules or additional emulator modules to emulate your
application.
3. Develop the logic program for your application, configuring it to run on the emulator.
Use symbolic tags for your I/O points and alias them to simulated I/O modules or
other emulators (using produced and consumed tags). You can also use tags in
RSTestStand™ or RSView® to simulate I/O.
4. Download your program to the emulator and debug it using the tools in RSLogix
5000.
5. After verifying your program’s operation with the emulator, save a copy of your
project for reference.
6. In RSLogix 5000, change the controller type of your project to use the physical
controller that will run your application. Reconfigure your project’s I/O to use the
modules for your application.
7. Re-alias the I/O points in your project to use the I/O modules for your application.

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8. Remove any tracepoint and breakpoint instructions you may have used in the project
(these will not work in a physical controller).
9. Verify your project and correct any errors. You can then download your project to
your physical controller.

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3 Using the Chassis Monitor

The Chassis Monitor is a software application used to configure RSLogix™ Emulate
5000 and I/O simulation modules.

Starting the Chassis Monitor

There are two methods for starting the Chassis Monitor. You can launch the Chassis
Monitor from the Windows Start menu, or you can click the Chassis Monitor icon on the
Windows desktop (if you chose to place it there during installation)

Unlike the SoftLogix 5800™ controller, RSLogix Emulate 5000 stops and starts with the Chassis
Monitor. RSLogix Emulate 5000 runs only while the Chassis Monitor is running.

Starting the Chassis Monitor from the Start Menu

To start the Chassis Monitor, click Start > Programs > Rockwell Software > RSLogix
Emulate 5000 > RSLogix Emulate 5000.

Starting the Chassis Monitor from the Windows Desktop

If you chose to place an icon for the Chassis Monitor on the Windows Desktop, you can
start the Chassis Monitor by double-clicking the icon. The icon looks like this:

Navigating in the Chassis Monitor

The Chassis Monitor is where you can create and configure RSLogix Emulate 5000
emulation modules and simulated I/O modules. Modules reside in the Chassis Monitor’s
“slots,” much as they would reside in a physical chassis.
Menus available at the top of the Chassis Monitor window and from right-clicking slots
and modules allows you to configure your chassis with the modules you need.
The RSLinx™ Classic module represents a communication module for the chassis. By
default, the RSLinx Classic module resides in slot 0, but you can specify an alternate slot
position when you configure the Virtual Backplane driver in RSLinx Classic. For more
information, see the RSLinx Classic online help.

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The following illustration shows a Chassis Monitor window with three emulator and two
simulated I/O modules.

This is a simulated I/O module.

You can click on the module's The red box surrounding this
terminal cover to open it. module indicates it is selected.
You can right-click modules to
This is an display a configuration menu.
emulator module.

The RSLinx This button allows you to

Classic module in contract the Chassis Monitor into
slot 0 (default a smaller display. This smaller
location). The display hides slots 9 through 16.
RSLinx Classic
module can These "slots" hold emulator or
reside in any simulated I/O modules. Click Slot
available slot. > Create Module to create a
module.

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Creating an Emulation Module

You can have up to 16 emulation modules in the Chassis Monitor at one time. However, your
computer’s performance may be impaired significantly if you run multiple emulation modules
simultaneously.

To create an emulation module:

1. Click Slot > Create Module.
2. From the Module Type field, choose the type of module you want to create. Choose
Emulator RSLogix Emulate 5000 Controller.
3. In the Slot field, enter the slot where you want the emulator to reside. The emulator
can be in any slot (except the slot occupied by the RSLinx Classic module.).

If you want the emulator controller to reside at slot 0, see the Application Notes section of the
RSLogix Emulate 5000 Release Notes.

If you modify the project to use a physical Logix5000 controller, make sure your rack and slot
configurations in your project match those in your control system. Otherwise, you will not be
able to communicate properly with the physical controller.

4. Click OK to accept your changes and add the emulator to the virtual chassis.
You can click Cancel if you wish to cancel creating the emulator.
Select Emulator
RSLogix Emulate
5000 Controller, and
then click OK.

Enter the slot number

where you want to place
the emulator module.

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The only modules that function with the emulator and appear in the module type list are the
Emulator RSLogix Emulate 5000 Controller and the 1789-SIM 32 Point Input/Output
Simulator.

5. If you have previously created a emulator module in the same slot and you did not
delete the configuration for the module when you removed it, the software tells you
there is previous configuration information for the module. The software asks whether
you want to use the previous configuration, or reset the configuration to default
values.
a. To use the previous configuration, click Use the Configuration from the
Previous Controller. To reset the configuration, click Reset the Configuration
to Default Values. (Even if you reset the configuration to its default values, the
name of the emulator remains the same as the one that was deleted.)
b. If there was a program in the deleted emulator module, the software shows the
controller name and the date the program was last downloaded into the controller.
If you want to load this program into the emulator module you are creating, check
the Load Saved Controller Image from Previous Instance check box.
Choose whether you want to retain the
previous controller’s configuration or reset
the configuration to default values.

If there is a previously loaded

controller image, the name of
that image and the time it was
loaded into the previous
controller is shown here.

If you want to load the previously loaded

controller image into the new emulator
module, check this box.

Using a previously loaded controller image may result in unexpected operation. Make
sure the program is correct before running your emulations.

c. Click Next to continue.

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6. A configuration wizard appears to allow you to enter module-specific properties. The

first screen of the wizard allows you to enter general properties for the emulator.

For this: Select or type:

Version Select the version of RSLogix™ 5000 used to create the project you
want to emulate. You can select version 12 or higher.

Memory size The memory size for the emulator. Make this equal to the memory size
of the controller you are emulating.

Periodic Save Interval Specify whether you want to save the current controller information
(program, data, and configuration information) periodically, and if so,
specify how often (minutes). The default is enabled for 10 minutes.

7. Click Next. The software displays a window for setting additional features of the
emulator.

For this: Select or type:

Continuous Task Dwell Time Specify the timeslice (0-1000 ms) made available for all other
Windows applications. The default is 10 ms.
The dwell time is the time between the end of the continuous task and
the start of the next execution of the continuous task.

CPU Affinity If you are running the emulator on a computer that has more than one
CPU, set the CPU that you want to run the emulator (the emulator can
run on only one CPU).

Channel 0 Serial Port If you want to emulate serial communications with a Logix5000
controller, set the computer serial port that you want to use to emulate
Channel 0 of the Logix5000™ controller.

8. Click Finish. The Chassis Monitor places an emulator module in the slot you
selected.

If you right-click the virtual chassis on the slot where you wish to create your module, and then
choose Create, the slot number is automatically filled in for you.

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Configuring the Emulator

Configuring the emulator is done through the Chassis Monitor.

Display the Emulator Configuration

To display the configuration for an emulator:
1. Open the Chassis Monitor.
2. Right-click the emulator module for which you want to display the configuration, then
click Configure Emulation. The Configure Emulation window opens..

These controls
allow you to
control the
"speed of time".

These controls
allow you to
configure trace
displays.

This control
allows you to log
traces to a file.

Active traces
appear in this list.

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Set the “Speed of Time”

The “speed of time” setting allows you to slow down program execution in the emulator.
When you slow the speed of time, timers slow down, and additional time is added to the
program scan time, allowing you more time to observe program execution as it happens.
The speed of time is set as a percentage of “real time.” When the speed of time is set to
100%, program execution is in real time. Setting the speed of time to another value slows
program execution by an amount proportional to the percentage you select. For example,
setting the speed of time to 60 percent makes actions that normally take one second take
around 1.67 seconds.
Changes to the speed of time setting take effect as soon as they are set.
To set the “speed of time”:
1. Open the Chassis Monitor.
2. Right-click the emulator module for which you want to display the configuration, then
click Configure Emulation. The Configure Emulation window opens.
3. Set the speed of time using the controls displayed in the window. The following
illustration shows how the controls work.

Use the slider to adjust the speed

of time in one percent increments.
Click this to set
Click this to stop
the speed of
program execution
time to 100%
immediately.
immediately.

You can also

This field shows the type the
last value set for the percentage in
speed of time. this field.

If you use the slider or type a percentage,

click this button to confirm the change.

4. If you used the slider or entered a percentage manually, click the Confirm Time %
Change button.

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Configure Trace Displays

When tracepoint and breakpoint instructions execute, the emulator opens a trace display.
To set a trace, program a tracepoint or breakpoint instruction. See Programming
Breakpoints and Tracepoints on page 45 for information about programming these
instructions.
To configure how the emulator handles and displays these traces:
1. Open the Chassis Monitor.
2. Right-click the emulator module for which you want to display the configuration, then
click Configure Emulation. The Configure Emulation window opens.
3. Refer to the following table for the settings.

This setting: Does this:

Ignore If No Value Changed This button toggles whether the trace displays should record every
trace or only those traces where there are changes to the value being
traced. If the button is indented, the trace displays will ignore those
traces where the value does not change.

TimeStamp Set this to record how you want time recorded in traces. (If you have a
time stamp mode selected and you change it while a trace window is
displayed, subsequent traces use the new time stamp mode.)
None records no time information in the trace displays.
Delta records the difference between the current trace and the last
trace for that particular trace window. The first trace for the window
always shows 0 milliseconds.
Absolute records the time that the trace triggered. The time is in the
number of milliseconds since the emulator was last changed to the
Run mode.
Display all new traces Check this box if you want all new traces to display automatically in a
trace window.

Log new traces to disk Check this box if you want new traces to automatically log to disk.
Display All Traces Click this button to display all of the current traces in their trace
windows. (The current traces are listed by name in the Configure
Emulation window.)

Close All Traces Click this button to close all of the open trace windows.

Remove All Traces Click this button to remove all of the current traces from the trace list.

Close Log File Click this button to stop logging traces to a file.
Trace Log File This field shows the currently set log file. To set the log file, click
Browse. For more information, see Log Traces to Disk on page 23.

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Log Traces to Disk

You can configure the emulator to log traces to a text file. To do this:
1. Display the emulator configuration.
2. Check the Log new traces to disk check box.
3. Click the Browse button.
4. Select the text file you want to hold trace information. If you want to create a new file,
type the name of the new file in the File name field.

You can log data to a file with any extension (or with no extension at all). However, to be able to
view traces with a text editor (such as Windows Notepad), use a TXT file extension.

5. Click Open. If the file you selected already has data in it, the software asks if you
want to append your traces to the end of the file, overwrite the data in the file with the
traces, or cancel.
6. Execute your logic. When a tracepoint output instruction (TPT) executes, the trace
information is logged to the file you selected.
7. When you are ready to view the traces stored in the log file, display the emulator
configuration, then click Close Log File. You can then open the log file in a text
editor (such as Windows Notepad).

If you try to open the log file without closing it in the emulator configuration, you will see an error
message saying that the file cannot be accessed. You must close the log file in the emulator
before it can be viewed by another application.

Creating Simulated I/O

You can use a simulated I/O module (1789-SIM) to simulate discrete I/O with the
emulator. (This is the only form of I/O you can simulate with the emulator.) This module
resides in the Chassis Monitor and provides inputs and outputs that you can use in logic
programs.

In RSLogix 5000, the simulated I/O module is called “1756-MODULE.” In RSLogix Emulate 5000,
the simulated I/O module is called “1789-SIM.” For information about configuring a simulated I/O
module in an RSLogix 5000 project, see Configure Simulated I/O in the Logic Project on page 41.

To create a SIM module in the Chassis Monitor:

1. In the Chassis Monitor, click Slot > Create Module. The software displays the Select
Module window.

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2. In the Select Module window, select the 1789-SIM 32 Point Input/Output

Simulator from the Module Type list. Set the Slot field to the slot number into which
you want to place the SIM module. Click OK. The software displays the Select
Device window.
3. The Select Device window displays the slot number for the module. Perform the
following:
a. If you deleted a SIM module from this slot without clearing its configuration, the
software displays a message saying that previous configuration information exists
for the module. You can retain the previous configuration, or you can reset the
configuration to default values. To retain the previous configuration, click Use
the Previous Configuration. To reset the module to its default values, click
Reset the Configuration to Default Values.
b. Click Next.
3. The software displays the General window. In this window, you can label the SIM
module with a text string that will scroll across the face of the module to help you
identify it while it is in the Chassis Monitor. Type the name for the module in the
Label for 1789-SIM Module Marquee field. (If you do not type a name, the
software uses the words “Simulator Module.”)

Using Produced and Consumed Tags

Another method for simulating I/O is to use another emulator module to produce and
consume tags. See Configuring Produced and Consumed Tags on page 42 for information
about configuring these tags.

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Configuring the Chassis Monitor

You can configure the behavior and display of the Chassis Monitor. The following table
shows how to configure the Chassis Monitor.

To set the Chassis Monitor to: Click this menu option:

Hide slots 9-16 (if you are not using those slots or you View > Hide Slots 9-16
simply want the Chassis Monitor to take up less space on-
screen)

Hide the computer name View > Compact

Change the rate at which the module display updates Options > Auto Refresh Rate > (High,
Normal, or Low)

Keep the Chassis Monitor on top of other windows Options > Always On Top
when it is displayed

Change one or more modules to Run mode All Modules > Run

Change one or more modules to Program mode All Modules > Program

Create a snapshot that saves the current state (including All Modules > Save Snapshot
program and data information) for one or more
controllers at one time

Restore controllers to a previously saved state (from All Modules > Restore
snapshot)

When you delete a module, automatically check the Options > Clear Configuration on
Clear Chassis Monitor module configuration check box. Remove
(If this feature is not set, the software does not
automatically check that box for you.)

Using Emulator Modes

Like a physical ControlLogix controller, RSLogix Emulate 5000 has several modes of
operation.
 Remote mode, where an application (such as RSLogix 5000) can send a command to
the emulator to change its mode.
 Program mode, which allows the emulator to be programmed.
 Run mode, where the emulator runs its logic programs. This mode also allows the
emulator to be programmed (with the same kinds of limits, such as changes to tags)
The emulator does not have a test mode (there is no physical I/O for the emulator,
therefore there is no need to prevent outputs from functioning).

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To set the mode for the emulator, right-click the emulator in the virtual chassis and choose
the mode you want.

Single Scan Mode

The emulator has one mode that is not available in a physical controller: Single Scan. In
single scan mode, the emulator runs through its logic programs once and then stops,
allowing you to see the results of running your program one scan at a time.
To set single scan mode for the emulator, right-click the emulator in the virtual chassis and
select Single Scan.

You must set each emulator to Single Scan mode individually.

When the emulator has been set to single scan mode and is placed in Run mode (such as
through RSLogix 5000 in online mode or by right-clicking the emulator module and
selecting Run), the emulator executes its logic through one scan and then stops. When it
stops, the emulator displays a dialog asking whether you want to run the emulator
continuously or to single scan again. Click Yes to run the emulator continuously, or No to
run another single scan.

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View ME or FactoryTalk®View SE
Projects through RSLinx™ Enterprise
You can use either RSLinx® Enterprise or RSLinx® Classic to connect RSLogix Emulate
5000 to your FactoryTalk® View ME or FactoryTalk® View SE projects. Both methods
use OLE for Process Control (OPC) to communicate, however, it is easier to use RSLinx
Enterprise to create the necessary connections. This chapter describes only how to use
RSLinx Enterprise to produce those connections — for information about using RSLinx
Classic to create those connections, see the FactoryTalk View ME or FactoryTalk View
SE documentation.
Using RSLinx Enterprise to connect the emulator to an FactoryTalk View project requires
installing RSLinx Enterprise on both the computer running the emulator and on the
computer running FactoryTalk View®.
RSLinx Enterprise uses FactoryTalk to automatically connect tags for Rockwell Software
applications. Once RSLinx Enterprise is installed and configured, you do not need to
configure anything else to use tags from the emulator in FactoryTalk View projects. Once
a tag is used in RSLogix Emulate 5000, the tag becomes available to FactoryTalk View
ME or FactoryTalk View SE.

For information about connecting RSLogix Emulate 5000 to RSView®32 projects, see Chapter 6,
Connecting the Emulator to an RSView®32 Project through OLE on page 37.

Prerequisites
For FactoryTalk View SE projects, RSLinx Enterprise must be installed on both the
computer running FactoryTalk View SE and the computer running RSLogix Emulate
5000, and both computers must be using the same FactoryTalk Directory. (If RSLogix
Emulate 5000 and FactoryTalk View SE are installed on different computers, both
computers must use the same network Directory.)

You can install RSLinx Enterprise and the FactoryTalk® Services Platform from your FactoryTalk
View ME or FactoryTalk View SE installation disks.

For FactoryTalk View ME projects, RSLinx Enterprise, RSLogix Emulate 5000, and
FactoryTalk View ME must be installed on the same computer. In this case, the
FactoryTalk Directory used must be the local Directory (FactoryTalk View ME does not
support using a network Directory).

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The RSLinx Enterprise Module in the Virtual Chassis

When RSLogix Emulate 5000 runs on a computer that is also running RSLinx Enterprise,
an RSLinx Enterprise module appears in the emulator’s virtual chassis. This module will
occupy the first unoccupied slot in the chassis and cannot be removed (other than by
uninstalling RSLinx Enterprise).
For example, if you install RSLinx Enterprise and then install RSLogix Emulate 5000
from scratch, the first time you open RSLogix Emulate 5000, slot 0 will be occupied by
the RSLinx Classic module and slot 1 will be occupied by the RSLinx Enterprise module.

RSLinx Classic module

(in slot 0)

RSLinx Enterprise Module

(always in first empty slot)

If you already have modules in your virtual chassis when you install RSLinx Enterprise,
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Configuring an RSLinx Enterprise Server for Your Emulator

To configure an RSLinx Enterprise Server for your emulator:
1. Make sure the emulator is running.
2. Open your FactoryTalk View SE or FactoryTalk View ME project.
3. In the FactoryTalk® View Explorer tree, right-click the area of your project where you
want to create the RSLinx Enterprise data server, and then click Add New Server >
Rockwell Automation Device Server (RSLinx Enterprise). (You can also create the
server in the root of your FactoryTalk View project.)
4. Type a name for the RSLinx Enterprise server in the Name field. Optionally, you can
type a description for the server in the Description field.
5. In the Computer hosting the RSLinx Enterprise server field, enter the name of the
computer running RSLogix Emulate 5000. If this computer is the same as the
computer running FactoryTalk View, enter either the name of the computer or
localhost. (For FactoryTalk View ME systems, localhost is the only possible name.)
6. In the Explorer tree for your FactoryTalk View project, open the RSLinx Enterprise
server and then open Communication Setup. The Communication Setup window for
the server opens.
7. In the Communication Setup window, you need to create a “device shortcut” to the
emulator. The shortcut allows you to identify which tags are coming from the
emulator in the FactoryTalk View tag browser.
a. Click the Add button, and then type a name for the shortcut. This is the name that
will appear in the FactoryTalk View tag browser.

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b. Open the virtual backplane and select the emulator.

1. Click Add, and then enter a 2. Open the virtual backplane,
shortcut name for the emulator. and select the emulator.

3. Select the shortcut

that you created, and
then click Apply.

4. You can also associate your offline project

file with this shortcut in case you want to
work with your FactoryTalk View project
while the emulator is not running. (See the
FactoryTalk View documentation for more
information.)

c. Click Apply. You are prompted to apply your changes. Click Yes; this associates
the shortcut with the emulator.
d. Click OK. This closes the Communication Setup window.

Browsing for Tags from the Emulator in FactoryTalk View SE

or FactoryTalk View ME
After you have configured the RSLinx Enterprise server for your FactoryTalk View SE or
FactoryTalk View ME project, you can then browse for tags from the emulator whenever
you need to do so in your project.
When you use the FactoryTalk View tag browser, you will see a folder corresponding to
the shortcut you created in the RSLinx Enterprise server Communication Setup window.
The folders inside that shortcut folder contain tags from the emulator.

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The Online folder contains controller tags, and the folders for each program file contain
program tags.
For more information about browsing for tags in an FactoryTalk View project, see the
documentation for FactoryTalk View.

The shortcut you

created appears in
the tag browser tree.

The “Online” folder

contains controller
tags.

Folders for each

program file contain
the program tags.

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5 Connecting the Emulator to

RSLogix™ 5000
Connecting RSLogix™ Emulate 5000 to RSLogix™ 5000 requires making some changes
to your logic project.
1. In RSLinx® Classic (or RSLinx Classic Lite), create a driver and specify a slot
number for the emulator.
2. In RSLogix 5000, set your logic project to use the emulator.
3. Configure communications in the logic project to use the emulator driver.
4. Add the simulated I/O to your logic project.
5. Program breakpoint and tracepoint instructions.

Creating a Communications Driver for the Emulator

In RSLinx Classic, you need to create a communications driver for RSLogix Emulate
5000. This driver will allow other applications to communicate with the emulator.
To create the communication driver:
1. In RSLinx Classic, click Communications > Configure Drivers. The Configure
Drivers window appears.
2. Select the Virtual Backplane (SoftLogix 58xx, USB) driver from the Available
Driver Types list.
3. Click Add New. The Add New RSLinx Driver window appears. This window allows
you to name the driver. You can keep the default name, or type a name of up to 15
characters. Click OK. The Configure Virtual Backplane window appears.
4. In the Slot number field, specify the slot number where you want the emulator to
reside. The default is slot 0. When complete, click OK.

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5. The new driver appears in the Configured Drivers list. Click Close.
1. Select the Virtual Backplane (SoftLogix 2. Click Add New.
58xx, USB) communications driver.

3. Specify the slot number. 4. Click Close.

Setting a Logic Project to Use the Emulator

Before you can emulate a logic project, you must configure the project's controller type to
use the emulator. To do this:
1. In RSLogix 5000, open the project that you want to emulate.
2. Click Edit > Controller Properties. The Controller Properties window opens.
3. On the General tab of the Controller Properties window, set the Slot field to
correspond with the slot in the Chassis Monitor containing the emulator you want to
use to emulate the project.
4. Click Change Controller. The Change Controller Type window opens.

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1. Click Change Controller.

2. Select Emulator RSLogix

Emulate 5000 Controller,
and then specify the
controller’s revision.

3. Click OK.
5. From the To list, select Emulator RSLogix Emulate 5000 Controller, and then
specify the controller’s revision.
6. Click OK.

Configuring Communications in the Logic Project

Before you can download to or go online with the emulator, you must configure
communications in your logic project. To do this:
1. In RSLogix 5000, open the project you want to emulate.
2. Click Communications > Who Active. The Who Active window opens.
3. The Who Active window displays a tree of the available network nodes using the
communication drivers you have configured in RSLinx Classic. In the tree, click the
emulator you want to use for this project.
4. Click Set Project Path. This sets the communication path to use the emulator.

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Connecting to the Emulator from a Remote Computer

You can connect remote computers to a computer running RSLogix Emulate 5000. This
allows you to use programs such as RSLogix 5000, RSTestStand™, and FactoryTalk®
Batch from a computer other than the one running the emulator. For example, if you
connect a remote computer running RSLogix 5000 to the computer running the emulator,
you can upload, download, and edit online just as if you were running RSLogix 5000
locally.
To make this type of connection, you need to have RSLinx Classic Gateway software
installed on the computer running the emulator. You can then use RSLinx Classic on the
remote computers to connect to the computer running the emulator.
You will need to configure the RSLinx Classic software on the remote computer to use the
Remote Devices via Linx Gateway driver.
For more information about using RSLinx Classic Gateway and RSLinx Classic, see the
documentation for those products.

Connections to RSView®32, FactoryTalk® View ME, and FactoryTalk® View SE are configured
differently. For information about connecting the emulator to these products, see Chapter 4,
Connecting the Emulator to FactoryTalk® View ME or FactoryTalk®View SE Projects through
RSLinx™ Enterprise or Chapter 6, Connecting the Emulator to an RSView®32 Project through
OLE.

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6 Connecting the Emulator to an

RSView®32 Project through OLE
Connecting RSLogix™ Emulate 5000 to an RSView®32 project requires creating an
OLE for Process Control (OPC) topic for communicating between RSLinx™ Classic and
RSView32.

For information about connecting the emulator to FactoryTalk® View SE or FactoryTalk® View
ME projects, see Chapter 4, Connecting the Emulator to FactoryTalk® View ME or
FactoryTalk®View SE Projects through RSLinx™ Enterprise on page 27.

Creating an OPC Topic for the Emulator

You must use one of the following products to create the OPC topic: RSLinx Classic Single Node,
RSLinx Classic OEM, or RSLinx Classic Gateway. RSLinx Classic Lite does not support OPC
communication. For more information about using RSLinx Classic, see the RSLinx Classic
documentation.

To create an OPC topic for the emulator:

1. Open the Chassis Monitor, and make sure your emulator is running.
2. In RSLinx Classic, open an RSWho window (click Communications > RSWho).
The emulator should be visible in the RSWho window. If it is not, make sure there is a
communication driver for the emulator. See Creating a Communications Driver for
the Emulator on page 33 for more information.
3. In the RSWho window, right-click the emulator, then click Configure New DDE/
OPC Topic. This creates a new OPC topic, and displays the DDE/OPC Topic
Configuration window with a new topic for the emulator.
4. Click Done. This closes the DDE/OPC Topic Configuration window and saves the
topic for your emulator.

Creating a Communications Node in an RSView32 Project

To create a communications node in RSView32 that uses the OPC topic for the emulator:
1. Open your RSView32 project.
2. In your project’s System folder, open the Node editor. In RSView32, a node
represents a communications device, usually a programmable controller or another
Windows application. In the Node editor, we will create a node that represents the
emulator.

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3. Set up the Node editor window as shown in the following table.

For this field or

control: Set or enter:

Data Source OPC Server

Name Enter a name for the node (representing the emulator). This can be the
name of the emulator, if you like.

Enabled Make sure this check box is checked.

Server Click the button next to the Server Name field. If the emulator is running on
the same computer as RSView32, select RSLinx OPC Server. Otherwise,
select RSLinx Remote OPC Server.

Type If the emulator is running on the same computer as RSView32, select

In-Process. Otherwise, select Remote and enter the name of the computer
running the emulator in the Server Computer Name or Address field.

Access Path Leave this blank.

Update Rate This defaults to 1.000 seconds (one update per second). If you need a faster
or slower update rate, enter the update frequency.

2. Enter a name
for the node. 1. Click OPC Server.

5. If the emulator is running on the same

computer as RSView32, make sure
In-Process is selected. Otherwise,
select Remote and enter the name of
the computer running the emulator in
the Server Computer Name or
Address field.

4. Click this button. If the emulator is

running on the same computer as
RSView32, select RSLinx OPC
Server. Otherwise, select RSLinx
Remote OPC Server.
3. Make sure the Enabled
checkbox is checked.
7. Click
6. Set the Update Rate to the
Accept.
frequency at which you want data
to update your RSView32 project.

4. Click Accept. This saves the node configuration.

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Adding Tags from Your Logic Project to Your RSView32 Project

Once you have created an OPC node for the emulator, you can add tags from your logic
project to your RSView32 tag database. To do this:
1. Open your RSView32 project.
2. In your project’s System folder, open the Tag Database editor.

3. Select the data

type for the tag.

1. Click Device.

2. Click this button and

select the OPC node
you created for the
emulator.

4. Click this button to

display the OPC
Address Browser.

5. Browse for the

address you want to
use with the tag in
this tree.

6. Select the address.

7. Click OK.

3. In the Data Source section of the Tag Database editor, click Device.
4. Click the button next to the Node Name field. This displays the Node Browser. Select
the OPC node you created for the emulator and click OK.

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5. In the Tag section of the Tag Database editor, select the type of tag you want to create
from the Type list.
6. In the Data Source section of the Tag Database editor, click the button next to the
Address field. This displays the OPC Address Browser.
7. In the OPC Address Browser, select the address you want to use with the tag and click
OK.
8. Finish creating the tag by filling in the fields in the Tag Database editor.

For this field or control: Set or enter:

Name The name of the tag you want to create.

Security If you have set up security for your RSView32 project, set the security
class associated with the tag.

Description Type a description of the tag (optional).

Minimum The minimum value for the tag (as used in RSView32).

Maximum The maximum value for the tag (as used in RSView32).

Scale A scaling value for the tag.

Offset A value to add to the tag.

Units The units for the tag.

Data Type Select the data type for the tag.

9. Click Accept. The tag is stored in the tag database. You can now use the tag in your
RSView32 project.

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7 Simulating I/O
There are two methods of simulating I/O with RSLogix™ Emulate 5000. You can use a
simulated I/O module to simulate discrete I/O, or you can use another emulation module
to produce and consume tags of any type. You can use both methods simultaneously.

Additionally, you can use other software products such as RSView®32 and RSTestStand™ to
simulate I/O.

Configure Simulated I/O in the Logic Project

To be able to address simulated I/O in your logic project, you must create simulated I/O
modules in the project. These modules are created just like any other I/O modules.

In RSLogix™ 5000, the simulated I/O module is called “1756-MODULE.” In RSLogix Emulate
5000, the simulated I/O module is called “1789-SIM.” For information about inserting a 1789-SIM
module into the RSLogix Emulate 5000 Chassis Monitor, see Creating Simulated I/O on page 23.

To create a simulated I/O module in your RSLogix 5000 project:

1. In RSLogix 5000's Controller Organizer, right-click the I/O Configuration folder,
and then click New Module. The software displays the Select Module window.
2. Open the Other folder. Select 1756-MODULE from the modules list, then click OK.
3. The software displays the New Module window. Enter the following parameters for
the module:

For this parameter: Enter:

Name A name for the module

Description (optional) A description of the module and its function in the system

Comm Format Set this to reflect the type of I/O you are simulating.
Slot The slot in the virtual chassis that contains the module.

4. In the New Module window, specify the connection parameters for the module as
shown in the table on the following page.

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For read/write connections: For listen only connections:

Input Assembly Instance 1 Input Assembly Instance 1

Input Size 2 Input Size 2

Output Assembly Instance 2 Output Assembly Instance 3

Output Size 1 Output Size 1

Configuration Assembly Instance 16 Configuration Assembly Instance 16

Configuration Size 0 Configuration Size 0

5. Click OK. The software displays another Module Properties window.

6. Specify the Requested Packet Interval (RPI).

You must enter at least 50.0 ms for the RPI. The connection will fail if the RPI is less than 50
ms. Because this module uses the generic module profile, the default RPI is 5.0 ms. You must
change this value.

7. Click OK.

Configuring Produced and Consumed Tags

Another method for simulating I/O for your emulated project is to produce and consume
tags from another emulation module. (See the documentation for your Logix 5000
controller for background information about produced and consumed tags.)

Configuring a Produced Tag

To configure a produced tag in the emulator:
1. Open the logic project for the emulator in RSLogix 5000. You must be offline to
perform this procedure.
2. In the logic project, open the Controller Tags folder. (Produced tags must be scoped
to the controller.)

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3. Right-click the tag you want the emulator to produce, then click Edit Tag Properties.
This displays the Tag Properties window.

A produced tag must be one of the following data types:

 DINT
 REAL
 an array of DINTs or REALs
 user-defined
A produced tag must also be less than 500 bytes.

4. In the Tag Properties window, select the Produce tag type.

5. Click Connection. The Produced Tag Connection dialog appears. Perform the
following:
a. In the Max. Consumers field, set the number of consumers equal to the number of
emulators that will consume the tag.
b. Click OK.
6. Click OK.

Configuring a Consumed Tag

Configuring an emulator to consume a tag is a two-step process. First, you must make the
emulator that is producing the tag an I/O module of the emulator that will consume the
tag. Second, you must create a consumed tag to accept the data from the producer.

MAKING THE PRODUCER AN I/O MODULE OF THE CONSUMER

To make the producing emulator an I/O module of the consuming emulator:
1. Open the logic project for the consuming emulator in RSLogix 5000. You must be
offline to perform this procedure.
2. In the logic project, right-click the I/O Configuration folder, then click New Module.
This displays the Select Module window.
3. In the Select Module window, open the Controllers folder. Select the Emulator
module type (RSLogix Emulate 5000 Controller).
4. Click OK. This displays the Select Major Revision window.
5. In the Select Major Revision window, select the slot revision of the producing
emulator.
6. Click OK. This displays the New Module window.

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7. In the New Module window, type the name of the producing emulator in the Name
field. Set the slot number for the producing emulator in the Slot field.
8. Click OK. This displays the Module Properties window.
9. On the Module Properties window, configure as necessary.
10. Click OK. The producing emulator is now an I/O module of the consuming emulator.

CREATING A CONSUMED TAG

To create a tag that consumes data from the producing emulator:
1. In the logic project for the consuming emulator, create a tag (scoped either to the
controller or to a program). You must be offline to perform this procedure.
2. Right-click the tag you want the emulator to consume, then click Edit Tag
Properties. This displays the Tag Properties window.

A consumed tag must be of the same data type (including array size) as the produced tag it
uses. If it is not, the emulator consuming the tag will experience an I/O fault.

3. In the Tag Properties window, select the Consumed tag type.

4. Click Connection. The Consumed Tag Connection dialog appears. Perform the
following:
a. Select the producing emulator from the Producer drop-down list box.
b. Type the name of the tag that the producer is producing in the Remote Data field.
c. In the RPI field, set the Requested Packet Interval (RPI) to the amount of time (in
milliseconds) you want the consuming emulator to wait between data requests for
this tag. This is the minimum rate at which the emulator will consume data.
d. Click OK.
5. In the Tag Properties window, enter the data type for the consuming tag in the Data
Type field. This must be the same data type (including array sizes) as the produced
tag it consumes.
6. Click OK.

Using RSView32 or RSTestStand to Simulate I/O

You can also simulate I/O by using other software packages, such as RSView32 or
RSTestStand. RSView32 is an HMI design and runtime environment, and RSTestStand is
a test stand simulation environment.

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8 Programming Breakpoints and

Tracepoints
Breakpoint and tracepoint instructions allow you to monitor the state of your logic when it
is in conditions that you determine. Breakpoints stop program emulation when a rung is
true. Tracepoints log data you select when a rung is true.

Breakpoint and tracepoint instructions are supported only in ladder diagram programs running
in the emulator. These instructions are not supported by physical Logix5000™ controllers.

Programming Breakpoints
Breakpoints are programmed with the Breakpoint output instruction (BPT). When the
inputs on a rung containing a BPT instruction are true, the BPT instruction stops program
execution. The software displays a window indicating that the breakpoint triggered and
the values that triggered it.
When a breakpoint triggers, the emulator displays a window informing you that a
breakpoint occurred. The title bar of the window shows the slot containing the emulator
that encountered the breakpoint.

When you click OK, the emulator resumes program execution. If the conditions that
triggered the breakpoint have not changed, the breakpoint will trigger again.
In addition, the emulator opens a trace window for the breakpoint. Information about the
breakpoint and the values it traces are displayed in the trace window.

When a breakpoint triggers, you will not be able to edit your project until you permit execution to
continue. You can go online with the emulator to observe the state of your project, but you will
not be able to edit it. If you try to accept a rung edit while a breakpoint is triggered, you will see a
dialog box saying the controller is not in the correct mode.

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Programming the BPT instruction

The Breakpoint (BPT) instruction has two kinds of parameters:

This parameter: Contains: Requires:

Format A string that sets the formatting for the A STRING tag. See String Formats for
text that appears in the trace window for Tracepoint and Breakpoint Instructions on
the breakpoint. page 50.

Trace This: The tag that has a value you want to An INT, BOOL, SINT, DINT or REAL tag.
display in the trace window. You cannot trace tag structures (for
example, entire timers or counters).
However, you can trace individual structure
members.

You can display a large number of tag values with the BPT instruction, however, the
formatting string can contain only 82 characters. Because two characters are required in
the formatting string for each tag you want in the breakpoint, the maximum number of
tags you could trace with a single BPT instruction is 41. However, you will probably
want to include spaces and other formatting to separate tag data in your traces, so the
resulting number of tag values that can be effectively displayed by one BPT instruction is
significantly lower than 41.

EXAMPLE:
The following rung shows a breakpoint that stops program execution when an analog
value is greater than 3.02 or less than 2.01.

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We want to display the breakpoint information in a particular format. That format is

contained in the Format string (myformat). In this case, the format string contains the
following text:
Breakpoint:The input value is %f

When the breakpoint triggers, the breakpoint trace window shows the characters before
the colon (“Breakpoint”) in the title bar of the trace window. The other characters make up
the traces. In this example,%f represents the first (and in this case, the only) tag to be
traced (“analogvalue”). (See String Formats for Tracepoint and Breakpoint Instructions
on page 50 for more information about formatting strings. The resulting traces appear as
shown in the following illustration.

Programming Tracepoints
Tracepoints are programmed with the tracepoint output instruction (TPT). When the
inputs on a rung containing a TPT instruction are true, the TPT instruction writes a trace
entry to a trace display or log file. (To configure how traces are displayed or logged, see
Configure Trace Displays on page 22.)

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Programming the TPT Instruction

The tracepoint (TPT) instruction has two kinds of parameters:

This parameter: Contains: Requires:

Format A string that sets the formatting for the A STRING tag. See String Formats for
trace reports (both on-screen and logged Tracepoint and Breakpoint Instructions on
to disk). page 50.

Trace This: The tag you want to trace. An INT, BOOL, SINT, DINT or REAL tag.
You cannot trace tag structures (for
example, entire timers or counters).
However, you can trace individual structure
members.

You can trace a large number of tags with the TPT instruction, however, the formatting
string can contain only 82 characters. Because two characters are required in the
formatting string for each tag you want to trace, the maximum number of tags you could
trace with a single TPT instruction is 41. However, you will probably want to include
spaces and other formatting to separate tag data in your traces, so the resulting number of
tags that can be effectively traced by one TPT instruction is significantly lower than 41.

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EXAMPLE:
The following rung triggers a trace of three analog values when any one of them exceeds
a given value (30.01).

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We want to display the tracepoint information in a particular format. That format is

contained in the Format string (myformat). In this case, the format string contains the
following text:
Analog inputs trace:Analog inputs = %f, %f, and %f

When the tracepoint triggers, the characters before the colon (“Analog inputs trace”)
appear in the title bar of the trace window. The other characters make up the traces. In this
example, the “%f” characters represent the tags to be traced (“analogvalue1,”
“analogvalue2,” and “analogvalue3”). (See String Formats for Tracepoint and Breakpoint
Instructions on page 50 for more information about formatting strings.
The resulting traces appear as shown in the following illustration.

When this trace is logged to disk, the characters before the colon appear in the traces.
This indicates which tracepoint caused which trace entry. The following is an example of
a trace entry. “Analog inputs trace:” is the heading text from the tracepoint's format
string.
Analog inputs trace:Analog inputs = 31.00201, 30.282000, and 30.110001

String Formats for Tracepoint and Breakpoint Instructions

The Format string in the tracepoint and breakpoint instructions allows you to control how
the traced tags appear in the traces or breakpoint windows. The format of the string is as
follows:
heading:(text)%(type)

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where heading is a text string identifying the tracepoint or breakpoint, text is a string
describing the tag (or any other text you choose), and %(type) indicates the format of the
tag. You need one type indicator for each tag you are tracing with the tracepoint or
breakpoint instruction.
For example, you could format a tracepoint string like this:
My tracepoint:Tag 1 = %e and Tag 2 = %d

The %e formats the first traced tag as double-precision float with an exponent, and %d
formats the second traced tag as a signed decimal integer. See the following table for more
information.
In this case, you would have a tracepoint instruction that has two Trace This parameters
(one for a REAL and one for an INT, although the value of any tag can be formatted with
any flag).
The resulting tracepoint window that would appear when the tracepoint is triggered would
look like:

The slot number The heading (the text

indicates the slot before the colon in the
containing the format string) appears
emulator module that here.
has the tracepoint or
breakpoint being
traced in the trace
window.

The text for the REAL

(represented in the The text for the INT
format string as %e) (represented in the
appears here. format string as %d)
appears here.

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Types for Formatting Tag Values

The following table shows the available types for formatting tag values. Any type can be
used for formatting any tag. (The types are similar to those used by the C++ print
function.)

This type: Formats the tag value as: Example:

%d Signed decimal integer. REAL values are 45.3202 is rendered as 45.

truncated.

%o Unsigned octal integer. Non-octal values are 45.3202 is rendered as 55.

converted to octal. REAL values are truncated.

%x Unsigned hexadecimal integer with letters 45.3202 is rendered as 2d.

rendered in lowercase. Non-hex values are
converted to hex. REAL values are truncated.

%X Unsigned hexadecimal integer with letters 45.3202 is rendered as 2D.

rendered in uppercase. Non-hex values are
converted to hex. REAL values are truncated.

%e Signed floating point value with exponent. The 45.320200 is rendered as

exponent delimiter (e) is rendered in lowercase. 4.532020e+001.

%E Signed floating point value with exponent. The 45.320200 is rendered as

exponent delimiter (E) is rendered in uppercase 4.532020E+001.

%f Signed floating point value without exponent. 45.320200 is rendered as

45.320200.
%g Signed floating point value in “%e” or “%f” 45.320200 is rendered as 45.3202.
format, whichever results in a more compact
433222556.34322 is rendered as
display. Trailing zeros are truncated, and the 4.3323e+008.
decimal point appears only if one or more
digits follow it. The exponent delimiter (e) is
rendered in lowercase (when it is appropriate).
%G Signed floating point value in “%e” or “%f” 45.320200 is rendered as 45.3202.
format, whichever results in a more compact
433222556.34322 is rendered as
display. Trailing zeros are truncated, and the 4.3323E+008.
decimal point appears only if one or more
digits follow it. The exponent delimiter (E) is
rendered in uppercase (when it is appropriate).

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Using Trace Windows

Opening and Closing Trace Windows

By default, tracepoint and breakpoint windows display automatically when a tracepoint or
breakpoint instruction first executes. (You can configure the emulator to not display these
windows automatically. See Configure Trace Displays on page 22 for more information
about configuring the behavior of trace displays.)
If you close a tracepoint or breakpoint window, it is still available to you. You can access
active traces through the Configure Emulation window (right-click the emulator, then
click Configure Emulation). The Configure Emulation window allows you to perform
the following operations on trace windows:

This setting: Does this:

Ignore If No Value Changed This button toggles whether the trace displays should record every
trace or only those traces where there are changes to the value being
traced. If the button is indented, the trace displays will ignore those
traces where the value does not change.
TimeStamp Set this to record how you want time recorded in traces. (If you have a
time stamp mode selected and you change it while a trace window is
displays, subsequent traces use the new time stamp mode.)
None records no time information in the trace displays.
Delta records the difference between the current trace and the last
trace for that particular trace window. The first trace for the window
always shows 0 milliseconds.
Absolute records the time that the trace triggered. The time is in the
number of milliseconds since the emulator was last changed to the
Run mode.

Display all new traces Check this box if you want all new traces to display automatically in a
trace window.

Log new traces to disk Check this box if you want new traces to automatically log to disk.

Display All Traces Click this button to display all of the current traces in their trace
windows. (The current traces are listed by name in the Configure
Emulation window.)

Close All Traces Click this button to close all of the open trace windows.

Remove All Traces Click this button to remove all of the current traces from the trace list.
Close Log File Click this button to stop logging traces to a file.

Trace Log File This field shows the currently set log file. To set the log file, click
Browse. For more information, see Log Traces to Disk on page 23.

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Check Display all

new traces to
Use these
automatically display
buttons to select
trace windows when
a timestamp
new tracepoints or
mode for the
breakpoints execute.
trace.
Click Display All
Traces to open all of
the active traces.

Clicking Close All

Traces closes all open
trace windows.

Click Remove All

Traces to remove all
active traces.

Active traces
appear in this list
– double-click a
trace to display it.

Trace Window Controls

Trace windows have several controls that allow you to control their behavior.

This button: Does this:

Freeze Display Stops the trace window from updating. Use this when you want to read
values from a rapidly updating trace.
Clear Display Clears traces from the trace window.

Freeze Log When you are logging a trace to disk, this button stops and starts logging.
When the button is “pressed,” logging stops. If you are not logging the
trace to disk, this button has no effect.

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Click Freeze Display to

stop the trace window
from updating.

Click Clear Display to

clear the traces from
the window. Click Freeze Log to
stop logging the trace
to disk.

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9 Specifying simulation options for

multiple controllers
In some cases, it may be beneficial to emulate multiple controllers in RSLogix™ Emulate
5000 at the same time to fully represent your application. With RSLogix Emulate 5000,
you can:
 Change the mode for multiple controllers
 Save the current state of multiple controllers
 Restore the previously saved state for multiple controllers

Change the mode for multiple controllers

If you have multiple RSLogix Emulate 5000 controllers within a single Chassis Monitor,
you can change the mode of one or more controllers at one time.

Change one or more controllers to Run mode

Perform the following steps:

1. Click All Modules > Run. The Run Mode dialog appears.

By default, all slots that contain RSLogix 5000 Emulator controllers in the Chassis Monitor are
shown and selected.

2. Deselect the slots that contain controllers that you don't want to place in Run mode.
3. Click OK. All controllers in the specified slots transition to Run mode.

Change one or more controllers to Program mode

Perform the following steps:

1. Click All Modules > Program. The Program Mode dialog appears.

By default, all slots that contain RSLogix 5000 Emulator controllers in the Chassis Monitor are
shown and selected.

2. Deselect the slots that contain controllers that you don't want to place in Program
mode.
3. Click OK. All controllers in the specified slots transition to Program mode.

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Save the current state of multiple controllers

When you have multiple RSLogix Emulate 5000 controllers within a single Chassis
Monitor, you can create a snapshot and save the current state (including program and data
information) for one or more controllers at one time. Perform the following steps:

1. Click All Modules > Save Snapshot. The Save Snapshot dialog appears.

By default, all slots that contain RSLogix 5000 Emulator controllers in the Chassis Monitor are
shown and selected.

2. Deselect the slots that contain controllers that you don't want to include in a snapshot.

Any controllers that are configured with the Periodic Save feature enabled will be grayed out
and cannot be selected.

3. In the Directory field, specify a complete directory path where you would like the
snapshot to be saved. If necessary, click the browse icon to browse for an alternate
directory path.
4. In the Root name for files field, type the filename that will contain the snapshot
information.

The file will use the following naming convention: name_Slotx.acd (where name is the name you
provide, and x is the numeric slot number. For example, Sim1_Slot 3. acd. The following
characters are not supported: V?:*?\"<>|.

5. Click OK. All controllers in the specified slots transition to Run mode.

If any of the selected controllers are in Program mode, you will be prompted to halt the
processor (set the speed of time to 0%) prior to the save. After the save operation is completed,
the controller will be returned to Run mode.

Restore the previously saved state for multiple controllers

After saving a snapshot of the state of multiple RSLogix Emulate 5000 controllers within
a single Chassis Monitor, you can later return those controllers to that previously saved
state. Perform the following steps:

1. Click All Modules > Restore. The Restore from Snapshot dialog appears.

By default, slots represented by all of the files in the Available File Groups field are shown and
selected. If a file for a particular slot exists, but that slot no longer contains a controller, the
selection will be grayed out.

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2. In the Directory field, specify a complete directory path to where the snapshot files
are saved and available for restoration. If necessary, click the browse icon to browse
for an alternate directory path.

3. In the Available File Groups field, select a single snapshot file.

The slots represented by the selected snapshot file are shown and selected.

4. Deselect the slots that contain controllers that you don't want to return to a previous
state from the selected snapshot file.
5. Click OK. All controllers in the specified slots transition to Run mode.
The selected file group(s) are copied to the persistent file list used at start-up. RSLogix
Emulate 5000 will then shutdown, and then restart. All of selected files are
automatically loaded into the appropriate controllers.

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Index

Numerics controllers  11
Configuration Size  42
1756-MODULE  23, 41
Configure Emulation window  20
1789-SIM module  23, 41
configuring an emulator  20
consumed tags  24
A continuous task dwell time  19
activation CPU affinity  19
EvRSI  3
FactoryTalk  3 D
dwell time  19
B
BPT. See breakpoints. E
breakpoints
emulation module
example  46
creating  17
format string  46
emulation modules  11
programming  45, 46
emulator
string formats for  50
configuring  20
traced tags  46
EvRSI activation  3
types for the format string  52
when triggered  45
F
C FactoryTalk Activation  3
FactoryTalk Activation Client
calculations
installing  3
floating point  13
FactoryTalk Batch
Channel 0 serial port  19
remote communications to  36
Chassis Monitor
FactoryTalk Directory
configuring  25
configuring for use with FactoryTalk View
navigating in  15
SE or FactoryTalk View ME  27
starting  15
FactoryTalk View ME
clear display  54
browsing for emulator tags  30
communications
connecting the emulator to  27
driver  33
FactoryTalk View SE
node
browsing for emulator tags  30
configuring in RSView32  37
connecting the emulator to  27
to FactoryTalk View ME or FactoryTalk
FactoryTalk® Activation Wizard  5
View SE  27
floating point  13
to remote computer  36
folder
to RSLogix 5000  33
default installation  7
to RSView32  37
comparison of Emulate 5000 and Logix5000

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freeze display  54 modes

freeze log  54 using  25
module
H 1756-MODULE  23, 41
1789-SIM  23, 41
hardware requirements  1
creating emulator  17
help
RSLinx Enterprise  28
accessing  8
multiple controllers
changing the mode  57
I restoring previously saved state  58
I/O saving the current state  58
Configuration Assembly Instance  42
Input Assembly Instance  42 N
Input Size  42
node
Output Assembly Instance  42
configuring in RSView32  37
Output Size  42
simulating  41
ignore if no value changed  22, 53 O
installation OLE for Process Control. See OPC.
default folder  7 OPC  27, 37
procedure  6 configuring topic for emulator  37
process  1 operating system
required software and hardware  1 version required  2
installing  6 overview  11
of using Emulate 5000  13
J
JSR instruction  12 P
JXR instruction  12 periodic save interval  19
produced tags  24
L program mode  25
license agreement  7
limitations of the software  11 R
log Release notes  7
freezing and unfreezing  54 remote mode  25
log traces to disk  23 RSLinx Classic  6
Logix5000 controllers creating communication driver for emulator
compared to Emulate 5000  11  33

using with RSLinx Classic Gateway  36

M version required  2
RSLinx Classic Gateway  36
memory size  19
RSLinx Enterprise  27
mode
configuring server in FactoryTalk View SE
program  25
or FactoryTalk View ME  29
remote  25
module in virtual chassis  28
run  25
single scan  26

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RSLogix 5000 technical support  8

configuring communications for the time
emulator  35 dwell  19
connecting to the emulator  33 speed of  21
remote communications to  36 timeslice  19
setting project to use the emulator  34 timestamp  22, 53
version required  2 TPT. See tracepoints.
RSTestStand trace
remote communications to  36 configuring display  22
using to simulate I/O  41, 44 logging to disk  23
RSView32 windows
communications node  37 controls on  54
configuring tag  39 trace log file  22, 53
connecting the emulator to  37 tracepoints
using to simulate I/O  41, 44 configuring display  22
run mode  25 example  49
format string  48
S programming  48
string formats for  50
serial number  7
traced tags  48
simulated I/O
types for the format string  52
configuring in a logic project  41
creating  23
simulating I/O  41, 57, 58 U
single scan mode  26 uninstallation  6
software requirements  2 uninstalling RSLogix Emulate 5000
specifying simulation options considerations  8
multiple controllers  57 user name  7
speed of time  21 using Emulate 5000  13

T V
tags version required for installation
browsing in FactoryTalk View SE or operating system  2
FactoryTalk View ME  30 Windows  2
configuring in RSView32  39
consumed  24, 42 W
configuring  43
Web site
produced  24, 42
technical support  9
configuring  42
Windows
version required  2

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