User Manual Owner's manual

Rockwell Automation Publication 1789-UM002J-EN-P - December 2012 13
Chapter 1
SoftLogix 5800 System
Catalog Numbers 1789-L10, 1789-L30, 1789-L60
About the SoftLogix 5800 Controller
The type of SoftLogix™ 5800 controller you use determines how many slots are available in the
virtual chassis and how many devices you can install.
Topic Page
About the SoftLogix 5800 Controller 13
Before You Begin 14
Install the SoftLogix 5800 Controller 15
FactoryTalk Activation Manager 15
Configure the RSLinx Virtual-backplane Driver 18
IMPORTANT
Motion, ControlNet, and DeviceNet modules not currently supported in SoftLogix software,
version 21.00.00 or later which runs on these 32 and 64-bit Windows operating systems:
– Win 7 Pro (32 & 64 bit)
– Win 7 Home Premium (32 & 64 bit)
– Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition w/SP1
Running the SoftLogix software in a Virtual Machine, for example, VMWare or VirtualBox, is not
supported.
Controller Type Maximum Available Slots
1789-L10 • One SoftLogix 5800 controller
• Memory size limit of 2 MB per controller
• One 1784-SIM module
• EtherNet/IP support
• No third-party virtual-backplane module support
3-slot virtual chassis
(1)
(1) As of version 12 of the SoftLogix 5800 controller, the 1789-L10 controller supports three slots in the virtual chassis.
1789-L30 • Two SoftLogix 5800 controllers
• Memory size limit of 64 MB per controller
• Five PCI network interface cards
(2)
• Five 1784-SIM modules
• EtherNet/IP support
• Third-party virtual-backplane module support
(2) The number of available slots in the virtual chassis is limited by activation level. You can have as many PCI communication
cards as you have available slots in the virtual chassis and in the personal computer.
5-slot virtual chassis
1789-L60 • Six SoftLogix 5800 controllers
• Memory size limit of 64 MB per controller
• Sixteen PCI network interface cards
(2)
• Sixteen 1784-SIM modules
• EtherNet/IP support
• Third-party virtual-backplane module support
16-slot virtual chassis