Allen Bradley MicroLogix 1500

Allen-Bradley is the brand-name of a line of Factory Automation Equipment manufactured by Rockwell Automation. The founders were Lynde Bradley and Dr Stanton Allen then renamed to Allen Bradley. As an interesting tidbit of information, the Allen-Bradley Clock Tower is a Milwaukee, WI, is a landmark featuring the largest four-sided clock in the world.

The Allen Bradley MicroLogix 1500 is the most expandable controller of the five controllers in the MicroLogix family. This controller is a cost-effective micro-control solution to a high performance, expandable micro controller that will grow to fit your applications needs. This programmable logic controller is configured using the special cable required to connect to the PC plus Lookout Protocol Drivers.

The Allen Bradley MicroLogix 1500 controller has Real Time Clock (RTC) capabilities which allow time scheduling of control. Approximate scan time for a typical 1K user program including timers, counters, etc. is 1 millisecond. The 1500 packs all of the best features of a modular system into a low-cost, small footprint. It also allows user programs to be uploaded, downloaded and transported by the Memory Modules.