
now what? I open Studio 5000 and it's still not activated. Type in the serial number and activation key they sent me, I download a. But my product wasn't successfully activated! Now I'm trying to just bite the bullet and see if I need to update the firmware of the controller using Version 32. When I start RSLogix 5000 version 20, I receive a fatal error report and crashes. I need version 20 to connect to the Compact Logix at the work site. Ok so I've downloaded and installed Version 32 and 20.


Why is AB such a premium and so hard to use? /rant Automation Direct is free and I can start writing code the second I download it.

This is my first time using AB for work (I learned PLC using RSLogix 500 lite) and I cant even get it to run. I've been stuck in Idaho for the past 5 fucking days and I can't even get work started because Rockwell decided it wants people to pay out their ass for software they aren't allowed to use. My grace period is about to end and I can't even get previous versions to work (fatal errors on startup). I've been trying to activate Studio 5000 for the past 3 days now.
