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SLC 500 migration

Most SLC 500 systems move to CompactLogix in phases. The processor is replaced first, inside one planned shutdown, and the new controller runs the SLC I/O you have. The I/O follows later, one rack at a time.

An SLC 5/04 PLC rack with input and output cards.

How an SLC 500 migration runs

Survey the system. A Line Evaluation records every chassis, card, network and program, and gives you a phased plan with a budgetary price for each phase.
Convert the program before the shutdown. We convert it to run on CompactLogix, add comments other engineers can read, and test it against your I/O list.
Change the processor in a planned shutdown. The SLC chassis and I/O stay in place and are run from the new controller over Ethernet.
Replace the I/O one rack at a time in later shutdowns, with the field wires kept in place where we can. Old and new I/O can run side by side until the last rack is done. At the end you will get as-built drawings and a program backup.

What we work on

SLC 500 processors and I/O, and the networks around them: DH-485, Data Highway Plus, DeviceNet and Ethernet. Most plants move to CompactLogix, on Rockwell's standard migration path. If you would rather move to another platform, we will work to that.

Behind the engineer who comes

The engineers who upgrade your system will plan the work around your shutdowns. Behind them are the controls engineers, electricians and panel shop that rebuild and upgrade plants and vessels across the Pacific Northwest. If the job needs another trade, we will send them.

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  1. Fix it now

    Urgent Support · Rapid Response · Drive Support

  2. Stop repeat faults

    Program and Drawing Recovery · Plant Electrical Service · Engineer Cover

  3. Plan the upgrade

    Line Evaluation · Pre‑Shipyard Survey

  4. Modernize in stages

    Modernization · Shipyard Support

A row of relay modules in a control panel, every status light green.Field noteA packaging line's drives and PLC replaced in one weekendRead the field note

Questions

Does the line have to stop for the migration?Only inside shutdowns you have already planned. Each phase is sized to fit one.
Can we change the screens at the same time?Yes. Screen applications can be converted to current screens in the same phase or the next. See HMI and PanelView replacement.
Our SLC 500 still runs. Why move now?Allen-Bradley has discontinued the SLC 500. When a part fails, the replacement has to come from used stock, and we do not fit used parts. A planned migration happens on your dates; a breakdown does not.

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