Allen-Bradley ControlLogix Ethernet

Product Overview

The Allen-Bradley ControlLogix Ethernet driver enables ThingWorx Kepware Edge to connect to Allen-Bradley devices that utilize the ControlLogix Ethernet protocol. By converting from ControlLogix to more secure and efficient protocols directly at the edge, users can secure communications and reduce costly network traffic.

The ThingWorx Kepware Edge ControlLogix Ethernet driver includes different features and functionality from the KEPServerEX ControlLogix Ethernet driver, but offers the quality, reliability, and security of all Kepware products. Users can rely on the ControlLogix Ethernet driver built into ThingWorx Kepware Edge without fear of communication-related downtime.

The Allen-Bradley ControlLogix Ethernet driver also provides access to ControlLogix devices for ThingWorx. Users of ThingWorx, the leading Industrial IoT platform, can now connect to these devices in a Linux environment using ThingWorx Kepware Edge.

• Enhanced performance and reduced device loads via optimized data access calls
• Supports Automatic Tag Database Generation through online Allen-Bradley Logix or or file-based .L5K, and .L5X
• Supports larger packet sizes for ControlLogix Controllers v20 and higher (configurable up to 4000 bytes) for improved performance.
• Serial Gateway support with unconnected messaging, which provides access to ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FlexLogix, and SoftLogix devices via the ControlLogix serial port
• EtherNet/IP Gateway support, which provides access to EtherNet/IP-enabled MicroLogix, SLC, and PLC 5 devices via the ControlLogix Ethernet Communications module
• Supports ControlLogix Gateway access via Data Highway Plus and ControlNet networks
• Supports device routing, which allows access to ControlLogix, PLC 5, and SLC 500 PLCs via any connecting network topology
• Supports access to all pre-defined Structure Data Types (such as CAM, AXIS, and so forth)
• Connected Messaging for Read/Write transactions

• EtherNet/IP

• CompactLogix 5320
• CompactLogix 5323
• CompactLogix 5330
• CompactLogix 5331
• CompactLogix 5332
• CompactLogix 5335
• CompactLogix 5345
• CompactLogix 5370
• CompactLogix 5380
• CompactLogix 5400
• ControlLogix 5550
• ControlLogix 5553
• ControlLogix 5555
• ControlLogix 5561
• ControlLogix 5562
• ControlLogix 5563
• ControlLogix 5572
• ControlLogix 5573
• ControlLogix 5574
• ControlLogix 5575
• ControlLogix 5580
• FlexLogix 5433
• FlexLogix 5434
• MicroLogix 1000
• MicroLogix 1100
• MicroLogix 1200
• MicroLogix 1400
• MicroLogix 1500
• PLC 5 Control Net
• PLC 5/10
• PLC 5/15
• PLC 5/20
• PLC 5/20C
• PLC 5/25
• PLC 5/30
• PLC 5/40
• PLC 5/40C
• PLC 5/60
• PLC 5/80
• PLC 5/80C
• SLC 5/01
• SLC 5/02
• SLC 5/03
• SLC 5/04
• SLC 5/05
• SLC 500 Fixed I/O Processor
• SoftLogix 5810
• SoftLogix 5830
• SoftLogix 5860

• English

• Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) Consumers
• OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) Clients
• ThingWorx Industrial IoT platform

• Edge Allen-Bradley ControlLogix Ethernet Manual

1.6.250

1/26/2023

• Added support for relative time (LTIME, TIME32, TIME) data types for 5x80 controllers.
• Improved stability of controller project uploads over slow networks.

1.5.340

8/25/2022

• Added support for firmware V34:
• Added new CAM_EXTENDED and CAM_PROFILE_EXTENDED PDTs for offline automatic tag generation
• Added new members to existing AXIS_CIP_DRIVE PDT for offline automatic tag generation.
• The following new V34 data types are not supported: DT, LDT, TIME32, TIME, and LTIME PDTs.
• Resolved memory issues in ControlLogix causing exceptions and corruptions.
• Fixed an issue with non-root level Boolean arrays not being treated as such.
• Fixed an intermittent issue with reading or writing to/from arrays.
• Fixed an issue with block tag names being duplicated.

1.4.716.0

12/21/2021

• Removed non-inclusive terms out of respect for users of our software.
• Renamed this driver (from Allen-Bradley ControlLogix Slave Ethernet / Allen-Bradley ControlLogix Unsolicited) in compliance with updated terminology.

1.1.796.0

12/17/2019

• Added support for ControlLogix firmware V32, which includes support for the CompactLogix 5400 model.