Senior Controls Engineer and Freelance Writer
I hope this gives you a heads up as to what awaits you with the newest release.
While I couldn’t go through everything in this blog, these are the basic features and requirements that stood out to me.
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Note that with previous versions of ControlLogix redundancy, after a new version of the software release, you still had to wait for the updated redundancy firmware to come out before you could use the feature. You can choose to enable redundancy when configuring the project, and you can utilize up to seven communication modules ( ControlNet or EtherNet/IP) in each redundant chassis.Īs I understand it, with this implementation there is no separate firmware for the controller if redundancy is needed. This architecture consists of identical controllers and chassis as has been in previous versions. Support for Redundancy in 5580 Standard Controllers
The software is expected to run and operate correctly (not tested) on other versions of Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012.
Preferred operating systems are Windows 10 Professional (64-bit), Windows Server 2016 Standard (64-bit), and Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (64-bit).
Hopefully this article will highlight some of the features that may be of use to you if you are planning to use v33 in the near future.
This always brings back memories of receiving a box of floppy disks from Rockwell so I could install version seven of RSLogix 5000, what seems, only a few years ago. As I tend to do with each incoming version, I downloaded the “Release Notes” and Software to check it out. On September 30, 2020, Rockwell Automation released Studio 5000 Logix Designer version thirty-three.