ControlLogix System User ManualCatalog Numbers 1756-L61, 1756-L62, 1756-L63, 1756-L63XT, 1756-L64, 1756-L65, 1756-L71, 1756-L72, 1756-L73, 1756-L73XT, 1756-L74, 1756-L75

User Manual

Important User Information

Solid-state equipment has operational characteristics differing from those of electromechanical equipment. Safety Guidelines for the Application, Installation and Maintenance of Solid State Controls (publication SGI-1.1 available from your local Rockwell Automation sales office or online at http://www.rockwellautomation.com/literature/) describes some important differences between solid-state equipment and hard-wired electromechanical devices. Because of this difference, and also because of the wide variety of uses for solid-state equipment, all persons responsible for applying this equipment must satisfy themselves that each intended application of this equipment is acceptable.

In no event will Rockwell Automation, Inc. be responsible or liable for indirect or consequential damages resulting from the use or application of this equipment.

The examples and diagrams in this manual are included solely for illustrative purposes. Because of the many variables and requirements associated with any particular installation, Rockwell Automation, Inc. cannot assume responsibility or liability for actual use based on the examples and diagrams.

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Throughout this manual, when necessary, we use notes to make you aware of safety considerations.

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Summary of Changes

This manual contains new and updated information. Changes throughout this revision are marked by change bars, as shown to the right of this paragraph.

New and Updated Information

This table contains the changes made to this revision.

Topic Page

Studio 5000 Logix Designer application is the rebranding of RSLogix 5000 software 11

Added an Attention statement to the section about installing the ESM 25

Added Integrated Motion to motion control options 141

Added section about extended properties 154

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Table of Contents

Preface Studio 5000 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11ControlLogix Controllers Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Standard ControlLogix Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Redundant ControlLogix Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Extreme Environment ControlLogix Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Required Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 1Install the 1756-L7x Controller Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

1756-L7x Controller Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Parts Included with the 1756-L7x Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Parts Available for Use with the 1756-L7x Controller . . . . . . . . . . . 18

1756-L7x Controller Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Insert the Controller into the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Insert the Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Install the SD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Remove the SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Install the ESM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Uninstall the ESM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chapter 2Install the 1756-L6x Controller Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

1756-L6x Controller Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Parts Not Included with the 1756-L6x Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

1756-L6x Controller Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32CompactFlash Card Installation and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Battery Connection and Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Insert the Controller into the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Remove the Controller from the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 3Start Using the Controller Make Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

1756-L7x Connection Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431756-L6x Connection Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Connect to the 1756-L7x Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Set Up the USB Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Connect to the 1756-L6x Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Configure the Serial Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Upgrade Controller Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Determine Required Controller Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Obtain Controller Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Use ControlFLASH Utility to Upgrade Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Use AutoFlash to Upgrade Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Set the Communication Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Go Online with the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Download to the Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Use the Who Active Dialog Box to Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Use the Controller Status Menu to Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Upload from the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Use the Who Active Dialog Box to Upload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Use the Controller Status Menu to Upload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Choose the Controller Operation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Use the Mode Switch to Change the Operation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 61Use Logix Designer to Change the Operation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Load or Store to the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Store to the Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Load from the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Other Memory Card Tasks . . . . . . . .