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Table of Contents

1. LogixPro software 2
1.1 Purpose 2
1.2 Prerequisites 2
1.3 Instructions 2
2. The LogixPro Interface 3
3. Output and Input Data 5
4. Enter a Rung of Ladder Logic 6
5. Inserting a Branch 8

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LOGIXPRO SOFTWARE

LogixPro software
LogixPro allows to practice and develop your RSLogix programming skills where and when you want. There is
no need for any PLC hardware when using the simulator. The LogixPro provides animated process
simulations, including an I/O simulator with changeable switch types, output indicators, thumbwheel
switches and a BCD digital readout. Several process animations are also included and we will be working with
several of them in future homework labs.

Purpose

This is a self-paced lab that will introduce the student to the LogixPro PLC Simulator software. In this lab
the student will

 Install LogixPro
 Create a new project
 Select a simulator panel
 Enter several rungs of ladder logic including branches
 Learn how the simulator I/O interacts with the program code
Prerequisites
1. Hands-on experience with Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista
2. Successfully completed the Introduction to RSLogix 500 lab

Completing this lab teaches the student how to

1. Start the LogixPro software

2. Change simulations
3. Change the switch type in the I/O simulator panel
4. Enter rungs of ladder logic
5. Download a project file to the simulated PLC
6. Run the PLC program
7. Adjust scan time
8. Understand I/O interaction, XIC/XIO contacts, OTE coils

Instructions
1. Carefully read all the instructions.
2. Read the entire instruction before performing the step. Do not press any keys on the keyboard
or click any buttons on the mouse until the entire step is read and understood.
3. Instructions are marked with a check box. When a step has been completed, place a check mark
in the box provided.
4. If you lose your place or have any problems contact your instructor for assistance.

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The LogixPro Interface

 Figure 1 shows the LogixPro environment after the software is initially started.
 The most commonly used elements of LogixPro are displayed below. The Edit Panel provides easy
access to all the RSLogix instructions and they may be simply dragged and dropped into your program.
 Once your program is ready for testing, clicking on the "Toggle Button" of the Edit Panel will bring the
PLC Panel into view. From the PLC Panel you can download your program to the "PLC" and then place
it into the "RUN" mode. This will initiate the scanning of your program and the I/O of your chosen
simulation.

Figure 1

 Click the Toggle button in the upper right corner of the Instruction Tool Bar. The Instruction Tool Bar
will change to display the PLC Panel as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2

Instruction Tool Bar

The Toggle
button switches
between these
PLC Panel two menu bars.

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 Click on the Simulations menu to drop down the menu as shown in

Figure 3. Note the available simulations. These simulations
are animated. These simulations have no function until you
write PLC ladder logic to control them. When you are
finished exploring the available simulations select the I/O
Simulator, then drag the window pane divider to view the
I/O Simulator as shown in Figure 4. Dragging the window
pane divider in LogixPro is a-bit odd and does not always
act like a normal Windows application. Have patience if at
first you don’t succeed.
 The switches wired to the input modules can be closed by
moving the mouse pointer over the switch until the pointer
changes to a hand with a pointing finger. Click the mouse
button and the status of the switch will change from open
to close or close to open.
 The type and status of the switch can be changed by right clicking on the switch. The
switch type can be changed to a normally open pushbutton, a normally closed
pushbutton, a normally open limit switch a normally closed limit switch or the normally
open toggle switch that is currently shown.
 The color of the output indicators can also be changed by right clicking on an indicator
and selecting a color from the pop-up menu.
FIGURE 4

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Output and Input Data

Data Files 0 and 1 represent external outputs and inputs, respectively. Bits in file 1 are used to
represent external inputs. In most cases, a single 16-bit word in these files will correspond to a
slot location in your controller, with bit numbers corresponding to input or output terminal
numbers. Unused bits of the word are not available for use.
Table 1.1 explains the addressing format for outputs and inputs. Note that the format specifies
“e “as the slot number and “s” as the word number. When referencing output and input data
file words, refer to the element as “e.s” (slot and word), taken together.

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Enter a Rung of Ladder Logic

 Make the ladder editor window the active window.

 The very first rung of a LogixPro ladder diagram cannot be dragged into the editor and
dropped. To insert the first blank rung simply click the Insert Rung button in the tool bar
and the new rung will appear. After the first rung is inserted, other rungs can be dragged
into the editor window just like in RSLogix 500.
 Drag an Examine if Closed (XIC) instruction onto the rung.
 Drag an Output Energize (OTE) instruction onto the rung. Note that there is no target
near the right power rail as in RSLogix 500. Simply drop the OTE at the target to the right
of the XIC and it will be placed against the right power rail.
 To add addresses to the instructions, double click the instruction and type the address
into the input field. Address the XIC instruction to: I:1/0 and the OTE instruction to
O:2/0.
 Instruction descriptions cannot be added but symbols can. To enter a symbol, right click
on the instruction and select Edit Symbol from the pop-up menu. Type a descriptive
symbol in the input field. A total of 28-characters are allowed to be entered in this field.
Assign any symbol you want to the instructions.
 When you are finished your screen it should look similar to the one shown in Figure 5.
FIGURE 5

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 Click the Toggle button in the upper right corner of the Instruction Tool Bar. The
Instruction Tool Bar will change to display the PLC Panel as shown.

 In order to run a program it must be downloaded to the PLC. Click the Download button
in the PLC Panel. The screen will momentarily flicker to simulate that the program is
being downloaded.

 Click the RUN radio button. This will place the PLC in the run mode.

 Click on the switch addressed to I:1/0 in the I/O Simulator. The switch should close and
the indicator light addressed to O:2/0 should light.

 In the ladder logic editor, instead of the instructions being highlighted to show power
flow, the addresses will glow yellow to show power flow.

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Inserting a Branch

 Before inserting a branch, insert another blank rung above the current rung.
 Change to PGM mode by clicking on the PGM radio button.
 Click the toggle button to switch to the instruction tool bar.
 Change the switch connected to I:1/9 to a normally open push button and the switch
connected to I:1/10 to a normally closed push button.
FIGURE 6

 Place two XIC and one OTE instruction on the rung. Assign the addresses: I:1/10, I:1/9
and O:4/5. The screen should look similar to Figure 6.
 A branch will be inserted around I:1/9. Inserting a branch in LogixPro is slightly
different than inserting a branch in RSLogix 500. In LogixPro the branch handle can
not be dragged to where the branch should end; instead, insert the branch and then
drag the instructions onto and into the branch. Insert a branch as shown in Figure 7.
 Drag the instruction addressed to I:1/9 into the branch. Figure 8 depicts the Start PB
being dragged into the branch and Figure 9 show the Start PB in the branch.

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 Insert an XIC instruction on the branch and address it to O:4/5.

Figure 7 Figure 8

FIGURE 9

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The ladder logic should now look like Figure 9.

 Click the toggle button to return to the PLC Panel.
 Download the program to the PLC.
 Change to RUN mode and run the program.
 Clicking on the Start PB should energize O:4/5 and clicking on the Stop PB should de-
energize O:4/5. The circuit should work exactly as if being attached to a real PLC.

Try It On Your Own

Experiment with the simulator on your own. Get as creative as you like and have fun.

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