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Rockwell Automation · Allen-Bradley

AI for Studio 5000 and Allen-Bradley PLCs.

Upload any Studio 5000 project and understand it in plain English — legacy or modern, documented or not, no matter who wrote it.

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What it does

One purpose-built platform for every Studio 5000 project.

01

Explain

Ask questions about any Studio 5000 project in plain language — no ladder logic experience required to get an answer.

02

Troubleshoot

Turn faults, alarms, and logic behavior into plain-language root cause analysis — with the Desktop Companion App, grounded in live tag values streamed straight from the running controller.

03

Generate

Context-aware code generation for your L5X project, with a simulate-and-review step before anything is saved, then exported straight back to L5X or your connected repo.

04

Document

Automatic documentation of routines, tags, and UDTs across every Studio 5000 project on your line, exportable as a PDF report.

Manufacturing skills

Purpose-built skills for your ladder logic.

/cycle-time

Detects waiting times and cycle-time bottlenecks in ladder logic.

/dead-code

Finds disabled, bypassed, or unreachable rungs and routines.

/interlocks

Audits safety interlocks, bypasses, reset logic, and stored-energy de-energization.

/missing-handshake

Finds missing or broken handshake signals between sequenced stations.

/race

Finds race conditions, multiple writers, and scan-order bugs across tasks.

/signal-trace

Locates a tag and traces every read and write site across the project.

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FAQ

Studio 5000, answered.

What Studio 5000 file formats does PLCs.ai support?

PLCs.ai works with Studio 5000 L5X project exports from Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix families.

Is my Allen-Bradley code used to train AI models?

No. Your project data is isolated per organization and is never used to train PLCs.ai's models or any third-party model.

Can I mix Studio 5000 and TIA Portal PLCs on the same line?

Yes. 3D Line Context groups every PLC on a production line — Allen-Bradley and Siemens included — into a single intelligent surface you can query in plain English.

Does PLCs.ai only read the project file, or can it see live data too?

Both. Static analysis reads your Studio 5000 project as committed; the Desktop Companion App can also stream live tag values and history straight from the running controller, so troubleshooting reflects what's actually happening on the line right now.

Does PLCs.ai connect to my version control?

Yes. GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Copia, and octoplant are all live today, connected read-write — no migration, no duplicate copies of your Studio 5000 project.

How much does PLCs.ai cost for Studio 5000 projects?

Pricing is per PLC project file per month, starting on the Starter tier and stepping down automatically as you add projects. See the pricing page for current tiers.

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