Studio 5000 Logix Designer Adding IO Modules and Remote Devices Part 5

In part 5 of the Studio 5000 Basics series, learn how to add IO modules and other remote devices via Ethernet IP inside Studio 5000 Logix Designer software.

Part 5 of the series is a tutorial on how to add I/O modules and other remote devices via Ethernet IP inside Studio 5000 Logix Designer software. The video also covers different tag types and the difference between tasks, programs, and routines.

Key takeaways include:

1. Rockwell PAC systems use Studio 5000 software to configure and integrate with many different I/O platforms such as local, remote, and safety I/O.

2. Add-on profiles are used to add devices to the I/O tree. A generic Ethernet connection can be configured if the device does not have an AOP.

3. Remote I/O uses class 1 communications, which are faster and more reliable than class 3 communications used by messaging or a panel view HMI.

4. To add a module, you need to right-click on the location where you want to add the module, either the backplane or the Ethernet adapter.

5. Tags have two scopes: controller scope tags and program scope tags. The primary difference between the two is that program scope tags utilize the name of the program to create a unique name for the same local tag name.

6. Studio 5000 has four main data types: atomic, structures, UDTs, and arrays.

7. All the code in Studio 5000 is organized into a three-tier system under the tasks folder: tasks, programs, and routines.

8. There are three types of tasks: continuous, periodic, and event tasks. Periodic tasks are set to run at a specified time interval and take priority over continuous tasks. Event tasks are only executed based on some other condition or event.

9. Programs are how you can organize and modularize your code; routines are where the code resides and work is done. Each program must have a main routine, and from that routine, you need to call or jump to any other routine needed to execute the code.