General

  • To access Release Notes for this version of software, choose Release Notes from the Help menu.
  • The Quick View Pane, located below the Controller Organizer, provides "thumbnail" information for the selected component.
  • The Watch Pane, located below the language editor window, provides monitoring for all tags referenced in the active routine window.
  • The Controller Organizer is dockable. That is, you can drag it to the left or right side of the screen, or float it somewhere in between.
  • Hide/show the Controller Organizer via a toolbar button to make more display area for editors.
  • RSLogix 5000 supports Cut/Copy/Paste/Drag/Drop of components within the Controller Organizer as well as to other instances of RSLogix 5000.
  • Double-clicking on error messages displayed in the Error Window will navigate you to where the error was encountered.F4 and Shift-F4 can be used to move between errors.
  • You can reorder the columns in the tag editor by clicking on the title and dragging it to a new position.
  • To simultaneously display logic in multiple routines, select Window -> New Window and then arrange the windows manually. Or select Window -> Tile Horizontal.
  • To remove a yellow triangle warning symbol on a device, first check the connection status. If the status is "Connection is not scheduled", re-open the RSNetWorx software. Return to RSLogix 5000 software and the yellow triangle should be gone.
  • On one computer, you can install and simultaneously launch (run) multiple translated versions of RSLogix 5000 software.
  • Once you do a partial import of rungs, add-on instructions, or user-defined data types, you can't undo the import. If the import didn't work as expected, close the project without saving.
  • When you select a partial import, make sure to select the correct rung or trend file. Both files have L5X extensions and the software doesn't prevent you from selecting the wrong file. If you try to import a rung where a trend is expected, or vice versa, the software does display an error that the import failed.
  • Partial import of rungs works in all ladder routines, including Add-On Instructions.
  • In version 15, the Tag Editor added support for New Window.
  • To simultaneously display logic in multiple routines, select Window -> New Window and then arrange the windows manually. Or select Window -> Tile Horizontal.
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