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3 - 505 SoftShop Basics
Working With Logic Programs
505 SoftShop provides you with a number of different ways of editing
programs. These include:
•
Connecting to a PLC to view logic stored in the PLC
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Creating a new program offline
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Loading a file online
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Loading a file offline
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Attaching documentation to an online program
Before you can perform any editing, you must first open a logic program.
Creating a New Logic Program
With 505 SoftShop, it’s easy to create a new program.
NOTE
Remember, you can create new programs in offline mode only.
To connect to a processor online, use Open Program or Fast PLC
Connection.
To create a new logic program and begin programming, do the following:
1.
Click
on the Toolbar or select New Program from the File menu;
or
2.
Press Ctrl+N on the keyboard.
3.
Select the PLC Type.
4.
Press OK.
Fast PLC Connection - Connecting to a PLC
With 505 SoftShop, you can connect to a PLC with a click of the mouse.
You can then view and edit existing logic in the PLC.
Prior to connecting the first time, you need to set up the PLC connection.
Refer to Chapter 4,
Fast PLC Setup
, for more details.
NOTE
Remember, you cannot load a file with Fast PLC Connection. To
load a file Online, use Open Program.
To connect to a PLC online click
on the Toolbar or select Fast PLC
Connection from the File menu. You are set to begin programming.
NOTE
If your controller is a 575, refer to
Connecting Online to a 575
in
this chapter for information on selecting Application ID and configuring
ports.