Before we look at that functionality, for those who don’t have access to those newer versions of RSLogix I wanted to cover which previous versions of RSLogix and Studio 5000 come with either the older Translation Tool or Project Migrator so you can install and use it even though it’s not available as a free download. As explained in this free Tech Note, you can now use a new feature found inside of RSLogix 500 v12 or RSLogix 5 v10 to save these legacy programs as an Logix ACD file simply by using the “Save As” function. What I found surprised me, as sometime over the past several months Rockwell removed the Project Migrator from the free Studio 5000 Tools download. I’ve covered this tool many times since rebooting this site as The Automation Blog in 2013, and as I often do when I get a question on something I’ve covered previously, I went back to my most recent article on the subject to see if the procedure still worked.
Recently one of our readers submitted a question asking for help migrating from a legacy Rockwell PLC (aka PLC-5 or SLC-500) to their new PAC lines (ControlLogix and CompactLogix.) In his email he went on to say he needed help because he didn’t have a copy of the Project Migrator, previously called the Translation tool.
