RSLogix Integration with Simulink

Design and test control systems implemented in RSLogix

RSLogix^™ 5000 integrates with the Simulink modeling environment, enabling you to design and implement a control system on Allen-Bradley^® ControlLogix controllers. With Simulink, you can model and simulate a controller, and generate IEC 61131 structured text for import into RSLogix 5000.

Simulink and RSLogix 5000 integration lets you:

• Model and simulate your control system using Simulink^® models and Stateflow^® charts
• Detect design errors early and reduce physical prototyping time and cost
• Generate IEC 61131 structured text from the same control algorithm model (using Simulink PLC Coder^™ targeted for RSLogix)
• Download the structured text as an Add-On Instruction (AOI) into RSLogix (using Simulink PLC Coder)

You can then work within RSLogix to deploy the control application on your Allen-Bradley ControlLogix controller.

For more information, email simulink-plc-coder@mathworks.com.

Examples and How To

• Model-Based Design for Automation Systems (Webinar)
• How Will Your Control System Run? (Rockwell Automation Article)
• Design and Implementation of Steel Rolling Mill Control Strategy (Article)

Software Reference

• Supported Versions of RSLogix for Simulink PLC Coder (Documentation)

See also: PID control, linearization, parameter estimation, control logic, finite state machine, state diagram

Allen-Bradley and RSLogix are trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc.