The basics of Programming an Allen Bradley PLC including Allen Bradley Controllogix, Compactlogix, Micro820, Micrologix, and SLC 500 PLC products. This is based off of our popular Allen Bradley PLC Training Course. We will go through selecting your cable, configuring your communications drivers, uploading and downloading a PLC program, and starting to write your first PLC program. In this PLC programming lesson, we will use Rockwell Automation's Studio 5000 / RsLogix 5000 and Connected Components Workbench.

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00:00:00 Introduction

00:04:33 Allen Bradley PLC Software

00:05:54 PLC Programming Cables

00:10:13 RsLinx Serial Driver Configuration

00:17:52 FactoryTalk Linx vs RsLinx Classic

00:18:20 RsLogix 500 Upload, Download, and Go Online

00:23:57 Connecting over USB with FactoryTalk Linx

00:26:06 Studio 5000 Upload, Download, and Go Online

00:32:22 Connecting over Ethernet with FactoryTalk Linx

00:58:46 Unrecognized Device in RsLinx Fix with EDS File

01:05:36 Connected Components Workbench Upload, Download, and Go Online

01:10:06 Basic Ladder Logic Instructions

01:29:25 Programming a Start Stop Seal In Motor Control

01:34:21 Studio 5000 Alias Tags

01:37:35 Studio 5000 Online Editing

01:45:14 RsLogix 500 Native Addressing to Studio 5000 Tags