PLC SD Card | Load Restore PLC Program CompactLogix ControlLogix Allen Bradley Studio 5000 Tutorial

PLC SD Card | Load Restore PLC Program CompactLogix ControlLogix Allen Bradley Studio 5000 Tutorial

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One of the most critical steps of PLC programming is creating back-ups. This step is present in one form or another within every facility or machine builder in this world. Some programmers will save a file on their laptop, some will save a copy on a shared drive, some will rely on a server that runs FactoryTalk Asset Centre and others will utilize the SD Card feature of the current PLCs. Although it's not the most reliable way to create a backup, it can be the most cost and time-effective way to store a back-up in a small facility or a way to migrate the same program onto multiple machines.
Whatever your strategy may be, it's important to know how to use this tool as every current CompactLogix PLC now comes with an SD card, so the back-up certainly can't hurt.
In this tutorial, we will be exploring how you can create a full PLC back-up of a 1769-L24ER-QB1B Programmable Logic Controller onto a 1GB SD Card 1784-SD1. Furthermore, we will briefly go over why you may want to stick with this method and why you should consider certain alternatives.
There are certain requirements to using an SD card with an Allen Bradley PLC. In short, PLCs that have an SD Card slot need to have a certain level of the firmware to accept the functionality. If the PLC has a slot, it has to be at least at 19.x or later; most recent PLCs are typically 28.x and higher.
For the most part, most of the 1769-L1x, 1769-L2x, 1769-L3x, 1769-L3xx, 1756-L7x and 1756-L8x have this functionality.
In terms of official Allen Bradley SD cards, you have two options: 1784-SD1 and 1784-SD2 with 1GB and 2GB of memory respectively. Off-brand SD cards have been confirmed to work, but aren't supported by the manufacturer. Use them at your own risk.
The PLC will have to be in "Program" mode for the user to be able to work with the SD card. The two options are to either set the switch to "program" mode on the hardware or to set the PLC to "remote program" mode while the switch is in the "remote" position on the PLC. For this tutorial, we have set the switch to the "REM" or "remote" position on the PLC as shown above.

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