Deck 4: Rs Logix 5000 Project Organization

Question 1

A ControlLogix continuous task is very similar to ladder file 2 in Allen-Bradley SLC 500/MicroLogix or PLC-5 platforms.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A program can be broken up into logical groups of rungs called ____________________.

Answer 2

subroutines

Question 3

Routines can be any one of four languages available for ControlLogix? What are the four languages?

Answer 3

A routine can be any one of the four programming languages available for ControlLogix. A routine can be:
• Ladder logic
• Function block diagram
• Structured text or sequential
• Function chart

Question 4

A bit is set and the controller continues to run when the controller encounters a(n) ____________________. An example would be the battery light alerting that the battery needs to be changed.

Question 5

A task that is triggered by something that happened or failed to happen is a(n) ____________________.

Question 6

The number of tasks a particular project can have is determined by the specific controller assigned to the project when the project was created.

Question 7

Periodic tasks are assigned a priority of between 1 and 15. Priority 1 is lowest, and priority 15 is highest.

Question 8

Keep in mind that the ____________________ task has no priority. It will always be interrupted by the other tasks.

Question 9

What occurs when two tasks in a ControlLogix project are assigned the same priority number?

Question 10

Any routine must be entirely in the same language.

Question 11

The starting point for program code execution is the ____________________ routine.

Question 12

In the New Task window, event trigger selections fall into three groups. What are these three groups?

Question 13

An RSLogix 5000 program is the first level of scheduling within the RSLogix 5000 project.

Question 14

What are three types of RSLogix 5000 routines?

Question 15

What happens when a controller encounters a major fault?

Question 16

Briefly distinguish between scheduled and unscheduled programs.