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Using the PhaseManager Tool Chapter 11
Minimum System
Requirements To develop PhaseManager programs, you need the following:
• A ControlLogix controller at firmware revision 16 or later
• A communication path to the controller
• RSLogix 5000 software, version 16.03.00 or later or Logix Designer
application, version 21.00.00 or later
To enable PhaseManager support, you need the Full or Professional edition of the
software, or the software with PhaseManager software (catalog number
9324-RLDPMENE).
State Model Overview A state model defines what your equipment does under different conditions, and
how the states relate to each other. Each state can be described as an Acting state
or Waiting state.
Figure 44 - PhaseManager State Transitions
Table 41 - States in PhaseManager Software
State Description
Acting Does something or several things for a certain time or until certain conditions are met. An acting
state runs once or repeatedly.
Waiting Shows that certain conditions are met and the equipment is waiting for the signal to go to the
next state.
Holding
Hold
Idle
Start
Running
Hold
Held
Restarting
Restart
Stop
Stopping
Abort
Aborting
Stopped Aborted
Abort
Resetting
Complete
Reset
Reset
Your equipment can go from any state in the box
to the stopping or aborting state.
Acting
Waiting
Acting states are the things your
equipment does at a given time.
Waiting states are the condition
of your equipment when it is
between acting states.