Allen-Bradley SLC 500 Series Migration Guide

Rockwell Automation Publication 1746-RM003D-EN-E - May 2019 3
Table of Contents
Important User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Table of Contents
Summary of Changes
New and Updated Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Preface About this Publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Required Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 1
Overview
Product Lifecycle Status Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SLC 500 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
CompactLogix 5370 Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
CompactLogix 5380 Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Compact I/O Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Compact 5000 I/O Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SLC 500 Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CompactLogix 5380 Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Sensor/Actuator Power for CompactLogix 5380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 2
Replace an SLC 500 Controller
Upgrade to a CompactLogix 5370 Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Upgrade to a CompactLogix 5380 Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 3
Replace an SLC 500 I/O Module
Upgrade an SLC I/O Installation by Replacing it with Compact I/O. 19
Upgrade an SLC I/O Installation by Replacing it with Compact 5000 I/O . 23
Appendix A
Wiring Diagram Comparisons
Replace an SLC 500 I/O with a Compact I/O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Replace an SLC 500 I/O with a Compact 5000 I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Allen-Bradley SLC 500 Series Specifications

General

Programming Software	RSLogix 500
Series	SLC 500
Category	Controller
Manufacturer	Allen-Bradley (Rockwell Automation)
I/O Capacity	Up to 4096 I/O points
Communication Ports	DH-485
Programming Languages	Ladder Logic
Operating Temperature	0 to 60 °C (32 to 140 °F)
Relative Humidity	5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Memory	4K to 64K words (depending on the processor)
Power Supply	AC or DC (depending on the module)