RSLogix 500

Overview

Copia provides support for Rockwell/Allen-Bradley's RSLogix 500 V6-V12, with advanced feature support for the following:

• Graphical Display and Differences

• Rung Commenting for Code Review

Configuration

General

Copia supports advanced rendering and change detection of RSLogix 500 files with .RSS as the standard working file format.

To get set up, simply store the file in a Copia repository. Once you perform the appropriate commit and push operations, you'll be able to see your project file and all of its data from both the Web App and Desktop App.

Graphical Display and Differences

General

When the exported project file is selected in the Web App or Desktop App, Copia displays the project tree structure in a way that's familiar to users of the RSLogix 500 IDE. This way, you can easily navigate to a project item or identify differences.

RSLogix 500 Project Tree rendered in Copia

Supported Types

The following types are currently supported for graphical output and difference rendering:

• Ladder Logic & Debug Routines and rungs

• Symbol comments

• Rung/Title descriptions

• Raw Setup Screen data

• Address comments

Unsupported Types

The following types are currently not supported for graphical output and difference rendering, however, all changes made to these types are still saved and version-controlled:

• Instruction comments

• Data File Cross References

• RCP Configuration Files

• Monitors

  • Custom Data Monitors

  • Customer Graphical Monitors

  • Recipe Monitors

• Trends

• Password-protected content

View Options

There are several options you can manage while viewing your Rockwell files in Copia.

• Show Unmodified Items

  This setting affects the tree view, and if enabled will display the items that are not modified. This toggle is only visible when viewing a diff of an RSLogix 500 project file

• Hide Errored Items

  Hides any items from the project tree that were errored or otherwise unable to be rendered

• Show Text

  This displays the Ladder Logic difference or raw contents in a direct text-based compare

• Show Unmodified Networks

  This toggle shows/hides any unchanged rungs in the diff viewer. This toggle is only visible when viewing a diff of an RSLogix 500 project file

Picture of both types of View Options for RSLogix 500 projects

The View Options dropdown on the left affects items in the project tree, while the one on the right controls more specific viewing settings for items that are in a focus state.

Rung Commenting for Code Review

Copia supports rung commenting for RSLogix files. Users can leave comments on individual rungs of Ladder Logic code or on any underlying text by revealing it with View Options.

Rung Commenting enhances the Code Review process once someone generates a Pull Request to merge a Branch. During the review process, users can add comments directly to the supported parts of the code.

You can watch an overview of rung commenting in the video below.

The product version in the video may be older than the current release, but the process is still applicable.