Release Notes

1789-Lx Controller
Version 23.00.00 (released 5/2014)

Catalog Number SoftLogix 5800 

These release notes describe version information for SoftLogix 5800, version 23.00.00 (released 5/2014).

Security

This release includes security enhancements as a part of our ongoing efforts to improve security. For information regarding Rockwell Automation's vulnerability disclosure process, please reference the Rockwell Automation Vulnerability Policy.

Access Denied dialog box does not appear when users without FactoryTalk Security access attempt to modify Motion Configuration (Lgx00184951)

Studio 5000 Logix Designer v29.00

Corrected Anomaly with Studio Logix Designer v30.00

When a user without Motion: Modify Configuration security credentials attempts to modify the motion configuration, an Access Denied dialog box does not appear.

Requirements

This release has the following requirements.

SoftLogix Version 23 Compatible Software

Requirements First Identified as of Version 23

Catalog Numbers 1789-L10, 1789-L30, 1789-L60

Compatible software for SoftLogix 5800, version 23.00.00

FactoryTalk Services Platform
2.61.00 (CPR9, SR6.1)
FactoryTalk Activation Manager
3.60.01 (CPR9, SR6.0)
RSLinx Classic
3.61.00 (CPR9, SR6.1)
RSLinx Enterprise
5.61.00 (CPR9, SR6.1)
Studio 5000 with Logix Designer
23.00.00 (CPR9, SR6.0)

 

SoftLogix Version 23 System Requirements

Requirements

Catalog Numbers 1789-L10, 1789-L30, 1789-L60


Important: Treat the computer that is running the SoftLogix 5800 controller like an industrial controller, not a personal computer. The SoftLogix 5800 controller executes real-time operations. If you use other programs or applications on the computer when the SoftLogix 5800 controller is executing real-time operations, those operations may be disrupted.

Important: SoftLogix 5800 controllers and software do not support Integrated Motion on the EtherNet/IP network. ControlNet and DeviceNet are supported in SoftLogix 5800 controller, Version 20.00.00 and earlier.
When using a SoftLogix 5800 controller on a Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, an Ethernet network is the only communication network supported. No other communication modules are supported or should be used.
There are no drivers for Allen-Bradley PCI-based cards beyond the Windows XP operating system.

SoftLogix 5800,  version 23

Category
Description
Personal computer
 IBM-compatible Pentium 4 1.6 GHz or later
Other requirements include the following:
  • FactoryTalk Activation Manager if you are currently using Factory Activation software.
  • A hard disk that supports bus mastering.
  • The need for bus-mastering drivers for the personal computer's chip set; for Intel motherboards, this software is called Application Accelerator.
  • Applications that are resource-intensive, including applications that use sequential, motion, and other local applications running on the computer, may require a dual CPU to achieve performance requirements.
  • The Studio 5000 with Logix Designer application is not required.
The SoftLogix 5800 controller has been tested and qualified only on genuine Intel processors.
Operating systems
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) with Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (32-bit) with Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) with Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit) with Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1

The SoftLogix controller is not supported in virtualized environments.
It is required that the SoftLogix controller be installed on a computer that is hosting one physical instance of the Windows operating system
Do not install virtualization software on the same computer as the controller. Virtualization software affects computer timing which can result in unstable controller operation.

Important: When SoftLogix software is installed, the following modules will be available in the Chassis Monitor:
  • SoftLogix controller
  • Soft ENBT
  • Input/output simulator module

Important: Motion, ControlNet, and DeviceNet modules are not supported in SoftLogix 5800 controllers, version 23.
RAM
1 GB, min
Hard disk space
64 MB of free hard disk space per controller instance (or more based on application requirements)
Network
 Supports EtherNet/IP via the Ethernet port of the personal computer.
Third-party networks are supported through the Rockwell Automation Encompass program.
Video
16-color VGA graphics adapter 640 x 480, or later resolution (256-color, 800 x 600 min, for optimal resolution)





 

 

Known Anomalies in This Release

This release has the following known anomalies.

SoftLogix Version 23 Known Anomalies

Catalog Numbers 1789-L10, 1789-L30, 1789-L60


(Lgx00118782, Lgx00127537)
No Arithmetic Overflow Minor fault is seen in the SoftLogix software, but is seen in a hard controller if you are passing parameters to an Add-On Instruction and the source value exceeds the range of Add-On Instruction’ s parameter. For example, if the Add-On Instruction input parameter type is SINT, and the source value passed to the Add-On Instruction is 99999 (99999 exceeds the range of SINT,  which is (-128 to 127), in a hard controller, you will see the overflow minor fault but will not see the fault in the SoftLogix controller.

(Lgx00126929)
Repeated power cycling or resetting the Ethernet switch that connects the Softlogix I/O module to the control system may cause the SoftLogix Ethernet connections to not be re-established. Resolving this condition requires removing the SoftLogix Ethernet module from the Chassis Monitor, and then re-insert the Softlogix Ethernet module once the power to the Ethernet switch has been restored.

(Lgx00136977)
When the MCR zone is disabled, all rungs inside the MCR zone are expected to be disabled.
However, if the LBL instruction is used in a rung inside the disabled MCR zone, the instructions after LBL in that rung will be enabled, which is incorrect.

(Lgx00114013)
SoftLogix 5800 controllers operate differently in integer calculations involving XPY. Operands in XPY are converted to REAL before executing XPY.
Multiplication, however, is treated as an integer operation. The increased precision in XPY may lead to discrepancy in behavior compared to using multiplication.

(Lgx00107669, Lgx00107451)
The use of Windows Vista or Server operating systems does not result in an expected EtherNet/IP configuration error.
If you are using the Windows XP operating system and have two EtherNet/IP modules in the same chassis configured with the same IP address, an error is indicated by a red X on top of the last EtherNet/IP module added to the SoftLogix chassis configuration. This is the expected behavior for such a configuration when any of the operating systems are used.

However, if you are using Windows Vista or Server operating systems, you can configure two EtherNet/IP modules in one SoftLogix chassis with identical IP addresses. This configuration should result in an error, but does not.
 
SoftLogix Version 23 Restrictions

Catalog Numbers 1789-L10, 1789-L30, 1789-L60


Using Alarms in SoftLogix (Lgx00136426)

Depending on the number of alarms in the program and the performance of the computer, if you request the computer to shut down, the SoftLogix controller may delay the shut down process (3 minutes or longer for each controller in the virtual chassis) to save alarms information. During that time, the computer displays a `Shutting Down’ message.

If an improper computer shut down is performed, the integrity of the alarm records cannot be guaranteed.
 

Known Anomalies from Previous Releases

These anomalies are from previous releases but are still known in this release.

PI Function Block (Lgx00070832)

Known Anomaly First Identified as of:

 

The PI Function block appears to stop executing as the output does not change and instruction faults are logged.

If the PI instruction is being used in Linear mode, this floating-point equation is used to calculate the ITerm.

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Due to the use of the single-precision floating point values, it may be possible, depending on the values of WLD and KP, for the ITerm value to be small enough, less than 0.0000001, to be lost when adding to the ITermn-1.

For more information regarding the PI instruction, see the Logix5000™ Controllers Advanced Process Control and Drives Instructions User Manual, publication 1756-RM006.

 

Logix CPU Security Tool

Known Anomaly First Identified as of Firmware Revision 20.011

RSLogix 5000™ Version 20.00

Studio 5000 Logix Designer™ First Identified as of Version 21.00

 

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