SoftLogix PC Based Control

The SoftLogix Bulletin 1789, model 5800 control system version 23 has entered active mature product lifecycle status. While it remains available for sale, no further development will take place in the product, nor accommodations for PC operating system upgrades.

Building a control platform on the Windows OS was never going to be as reliable as a physical controller which could be expected to last 20 years or more. Reasonable reliability could be achieved by spending the bucks on a true industrial PC, but little if any life-cycle cost saving would be achieved. The main benefit of a PC based controller was in specific instances when tight, fast integration with third party PC applications was required. Consequently this product did not gain a large following, and it is no surprise it is being put out to pasture. The Current model ControlLogix controller features an embedded controller, putting the PLC back in charge!