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C - 2 RSLinx – Training Guide
Introduction to the Rockwell Software RSLogix Emulator
Rockwell Software’s Emulator allows the testing of ladder logic and operator interface
systems without the need for actual PLC hardware or I/O.
The function of the Emulator, simply put, is to exercise the large majority of ladder
instructions in any ladder program without the need of any PLC related hardware.
The emulator does this by using the computer’s CPU (instead of the CPU in a PLC) to scan
the ladder logic. It takes your actual ladder logic (stored on disk in the .X5 or .ACH file)
and actually scans the logic, executing each rung, testing for true/false conditions, and
updating the data table.
Timers time, counters count, math instructions compute - the logic is executed as it would
be in a real PLC-5 or SLC-500.
Under Windows, RSLogix Emulate 5 or RSLogix Emulate 500 are actively scanning the
ladder logic and updating the data table. This allows other software programs such as
RSLogix 500, RSTools, WINLogic 5, VIEW, RSTrend, etc, to act on and respond to a live
ladder logic program.