Getting Started in PLC Programming Using RSLogix and Studio 5000

So this specific interface applies to Studio as well as RSLogix 5000, which is the programming environment for CompactLogix and ControlLogix PLCs from the Allen Bradley series, although we will be demonstrating the programming in this specific environment. Now looking at the top pane, you'll notice that it has the same features that you would get in any.

UI interface. So there's going to be different files that you can create, a new one you can open, you can close, you can also save the program. That being said, in this specific case, we already have a program loaded onto our PLC, and this specific program is called the PLCbox, which is a PLC that's sitting currently in my room behind me.

And we're not going to get into creating a program from scratch, but we are already online with the PLC as indicated by these green lights. So as you can see, the PLC is currently in run mode. The controller is okay, and there's certain IO that's not responding.