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12 Sept 2015

Integrated Architecture Builder,

PLC-to-ControlLogix Migration

Hands-On Lab

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IAB Hands-On Lab – PLC-to-ControlLogix Migration 12 Sept 2015

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Integrated Architecture Builder,

PLC-to-ControlLogix Migration

Contents

Before you begin ......................................................................................................................................... 4

About This Hands-On Lab............................................................................................................................. 4

Lab Materials ................................................................................................................................................. 4

IAB Program Directory .................................................................................................................................. 4

1: Open a New IAB Project (Workspace) .................................................................................................. 5

3: Migration Wizard and Add a PLC-5 Chassis ........................................................................................ 8

4: Add 1771 I/O Modules ........................................................................................................................... 14

5: Generate Hardware and Finish the Configuration ............................................................................. 24


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Before you begin

About This Hands-On Lab

IAB includes a wizard that enables you to help a customer migrate an existing PLC-5 configuration to a

ControlLogix controller-based configuration. You specify the PLC-5 configuration graphically by placing

PLC-5 modules in PLC-5 chassis. IAB automatically selects equivalent ControlLogix controllers and I/O

modules to duplicate the original configuration. You will have options for chassis size and whether or not

to use the Migration Conversion hardware available from RA. This lab shows how to use the IAB

Migration functionality.

Lab Materials

You need only IAB v 9.2 or higher to complete this lab exercise.

Document Conventions Throughout this lab manual, we have used the following conventions to help guide you through the lab materials.

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An item that you must type in the specified field. This information must be supplied based on the application (e.g., a variable). Note: When you type the text in the field, remember that you only need to type the word(s) within the quotes.

Supplemental information appears in gray boxes. These items are not required to complete the lab exercises, but they may help you gain a better understanding of how IAB works & how to efficiently use it.

Note: If the mouse button is not specified in the text, use the left button.

IAB Program Directory

Newer versions of IAB are installed in C:\Program Files\PST\RA_IAB. In some cases, you may have IAB installed in C:\Program Files\RA_IAB instead. If this is the case, please replace all references to C:\Program Files\PST\ in this document with C:\Program Files\.

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1: Open a New IAB Project (Workspace)

1. If IAB is already running, skip to step 2.

If IAB is not already running, double click on the Integrated Architecture Builder icon on the

computer desktop to launch IAB.

The IAB opening dialog appears. Click New project then skip to step 3.


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2. If IAB is already running, save your work if a project is open, then click the New button.

The Create a New Workspace dialog appears.

IAB opens a Create New Workspace dialog that has more detailed options for creating new workspaces along with an option for setting a default location for stored projects. This dialog also has options for starting the appropriate subsystem or migration wizards upon project creation.

3. In the Create a New Workspace dialog, click on Migration Workspaces PLC-5 Migration Wizard,

type the name ‘Migration Wizard’ in the Workspace Name: text box, then click OK.


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IAB opens the new workspace and launches the 1771 Migration Wizard.

Just for purposes of this lab exercise, suppose you have the following PLC-5 configuration and want to

migrate it to ControlLogix:

1771-A2B chassis with 1771-L40L processor with one connection to a Remote I/O network, 1771-P4S

power supply, one 1771-IFE, one 1771-OFE1, two 1771-IA, and three 1771-ID16 used for both AC

and DC inputs.

The following steps will take you through the IAB migration process, showing some of the features of the

migration wizard along the way.


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3: Migration Wizard and Add a PLC-5 Chassis

1. Click the Add Chassis button. IAB opens the Add Chassis dialog. Click the View Video button

and watch the 1½ minute video that shows how Rockwell Automation conversion modules are

used.


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4. When the video is finished, close the video player, then click OK in the Add Chassis dialog to accept

the default name for the new chassis (PLC001) and add the chassis. IAB opens the 1771 Migration

Module Selection dialog, in which you will make the conversion selections for this chassis. Notice

the different areas of this window.

5. Select a 1771-A2B chassis in the 1771 Chassis Size dropdown list.


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IAB displays a 1771 Migration Conflict Resolution dialog. Conflict resolution dialogs appear when

you must make a decision about the conversion. The information in the dialog is specific to the action

you are performing. In this case, you must select the ControlLogix chassis that you wish to use.

Notice that for each choice, there is a description and a comment. The comments provide application

information that can help you make a decision about which option to choose.

Click in the checkbox for the 1756-A10 chassis, then click the View Application Considerations

button.

IAB displays a message:


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Even though you have an item checked, you have not selected an item for the Application

Considerations button. To select the item for Application Considerations, click in the item text. Click

in the text of the 1756-A10 line to highlight the item, then click the View Application Considerations

button.

Now IAB opens product documentation about selection of chassis for conversion.


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6. When finished close the document and click OK in the Conflict Resolution dialog box.

IAB shows the selections and the chassis in the Module Selection dialog.

7. In the 1771 Power Supply dropdown box, select a 1771-P4S power supply.


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A Conflict Resolution dialog appears. Click the checkbox for the 1756-PA72 power supply and click

OK.

Even though you have selected a power supply that occupies a slot in the 1771 chassis, IAB does not show the power supply in the chassis.

8. Leave the Conversion Kit and Wiring Type selections at Yes and Screw, respectively.

Now you are ready to add modules to the PLC-5 chassis and make conversion selections.


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4: Add 1771 I/O Modules

9. From the module list, drag a 1785-L40L processor module to the PLC chassis.

IAB displays a Conflict Resolution dialog for the processor. Notice the items in the Classification

column. For each named Classification, you can make one choice. So in the window below, you can

scroll through the choices and select one choice among ten ControlLogix processors and one choice

each in the Channel 1A, Channel 1B, Channel 2A, and Channel 2B classifications. In this migration,

we’ll choose a processor and a Channel 1A module. You don’t have to make a choice where the

option is not used, so we will leave the Channel 1B, 2A, and 2B choices blank.


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10. For the Processor, click on the 1756-L61 text to select it and click the View Application

Considerations button.

IAB displays the following message:

You need to choose the ControlLogix processor that will best handle the system requirements.

For additional information, you can consult the Information tab in IAB:


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For this application, we will choose the 1756-L61. Click the checkbox for the 1756-L61.

Also, since our application has one connection to Remote I/O, we will select a 1756-RIO module for

the RIO connection. Click the 1756-RIO checkbox for Channel 1A.

Leave the other selections blank. Click OK.


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IAB adds the 1785-L40L to the PLC-5 chassis and adds the 1756-L61 and –RIO to the ControlLogix

chassis.


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11. Drag a 1771-IFE module from the module list to the PLC chassis.

IAB displays a Conflict Resolution dialog. Although all the choices result in a 1756-IF16 module

being selected, the wiring configuration is different for each choice, so the conversion module

selected will be different with each choice. Click the checkbox for Single-Ended Current Mode and

click OK.


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IAB adds the 1771-IFE and 1756-IF16 modules to the configuration. Notice the icon that indicates

that a wiring conversion module has been applied.

12. Drag a 1771-OFE1 module to the PLC chassis. IAB adds a 1756-OF6VI module to the ControlLogix

chassis. In this case there is no Conflict Resolution dialog because no application choices need to be

made.


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13. Drag a digital I/O 1771-IA module to the PLC chassis. IAB adds a 1756-IA16 to the ControlLogix

chassis. Drag a second 1771-IA module to the PLC chassis. IAB does not add an additional 1756-

IA16, because the one 1756-IA16 module can accommodate all the inputs from both 1771-IA

modules.

14. Drag a 1771-ID16 module to the PLC chassis. The dialog that appears shows that you must specify

whether the 1771-ID16 is used for AC inputs, DC inputs, or both. For this exercise, assume that both

AC and DC inputs are wired to the 1771-ID16. Click both checkboxes and click OK.


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IAB adds two modules to the ControlLogix chassis – 1756-IA16I and 1756-IH16I -- to accommodate

both AC and DC inputs.

15. Repeat the last step two more times. When you add the third 1771-ID16, IAB displays this message:

Click OK.

To accommodate this conversion, select a 1756-A13 in the 1756 Chassis Size dropdown.


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IAB changes the ControlLogix chassis as selected and provides a note about the extra space

required for the larger chassis.

16. Add the final 1771-ID16 module, check both checkboxes in the dialog and click OK. Now you have

completed the configuration of the first chassis.


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17. Click OK in the Module Selection dialog.

IAB returns to the Chassis Selection dialog.


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5: Generate Hardware and Finish the Configuration

18. In the Add Chassis dialog, click the Generate Hardware button to create the wizard-defined

ControlLogix configuration in IAB.

19. Click on the Hardware tab and click on the chassis to see the hardware.


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20. Right click on the power supply and select Configure Chassis. In the Configure Chassis dialog,

check to see that the power supply can handle the current requirements, then close the dialog.

If necessary, you can select a different power supply in the Configure Chassis dialog.


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21. Click on the Project BOM button to generate a bill of materials for the project. Answer Yes to the

save changes dialog.

The BOM includes all the conversion modules and ControlLogix hardware needed for the

configuration.

Close the BOM.

This concludes the Migration Wizard lab exercise.

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