Before You Begin - Allen-Bradley SoftLogix 5800 User Manual

Chapter 1 SoftLogix 5800 System

Before You Begin

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• Motion control is not supported in SoftLogix software version 20.00.00
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and later.
• ControlNet,and DeviceNet modules are not supported in SoftLogix
software version 21.00.00 or later.
• SoftLogix software version 21.00.00 and later runs on these Windows
operating systems:
- Windows 7 Pro (32- and 64-bit)
- Windows 7 Home Premium (32- and 64- bit)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with SP1
• For system requirements of earlier versions of SoftLogix software, see the
corresponding release notes.
• Running the SoftLogix software in a Virtual Machine (for example,
VMWare or VirtualBox), is not supported.
• SoftLogix 5800 controllers and software do not support Integrated Motion
on the EtherNet/IP network. SoftLogix software version 20.00.00 and
later does not support any motion PCI cards.
• No PCI-based cards are supported when using the Microsoft Windows 7
operating system.
• The 1784-PCIDS card is not supported when using the Microsoft Windows
2008 Server operating system.
Make sure you have the following software installed before you install
SoftLogix software:
• Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows 2008 Server operating system
• RSLinx® Classic software
We recommend that you read the appropriate release notes for system and
IMPORTANT
software requirements, compatible PCI cards and driver, and system
requirements. To locate the release notes for your system, search for 1789-RN
in the Rockwell Automation Literature Library
at http://www.rockwellautomation.com/literature.
In Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 operating
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systems, when RSLinx software is running as a service, the RSLinx driver
configuration GUI is not available.
To invoke the RSLinx GUI, remove all SoftLogix controllers from the chassis
monitor and use the RSLinx Control Panel to start RSLinx software as an
application instead of a service.
Before you can install the SoftLogix 5800 controller, perform the following steps.
Rockwell Automation Publication 1789-UM002K-EN-P - January 2015