Functional changes

Logix Designer version 38.00 has these changes in functionality since the last release.

Who Active browser is renamed Network Browser

The dialog you use to configure network connectivity is now titled Network Browser. Refer to the Logix Designer online help for more information:

https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/docs/studio-5000-logix-designer/38-00/contents-ditamap/studio-5000-logix-designer/about-network-browser.html

RSLinx Classic no longer supported and is not installed

RSLinx Classic is no longer supported and is not installed with this version of the Logix Designer application. FactoryTalk Linx communication software is included with the Logix Designer application.

No longer supporting CompactLogix 5480 controllers

This version of the Logix Designer application no longer supports CompactLogix 5480 controllers.

Add-on profiles for many discontinued devices removed from this release

Add-on profiles for many discontinued devices have been removed in this release. To install these profiles on your workstation, use Logix Designer version 37.01 (recommended), or download and install the individual add-on profile installers. Both options are available on the Rockwell Automation Product Compatibility and Download Center (PCDC).

NOTE: Installing Logix Designer does not remove any installed add-on profiles from your workstation.

EDS files for discontinued products are not installed

In this version of the Logix Designer application, EDS files for products with the lifecycle state of discontinued are no longerinstalled. To add EDS files for a discontinued product to your workstation, download the EDS all Rockwell Automation
legacy file from the Rockwell Automation Product Compatibility and Download Center (PCDC). Import the EDS files into the Device Description Installation tool.

New minimum length of 8 characters for source keys

In this version of the Logix Designer application, source keys must contain a minimum of 8 and maximum of 40 characters. In earlier releases, there was no required minimum length.

“=>” and “=<” not valid in versions 38 and later

For projects that contain “=>” and “=<” to indicate greater-than-or-equal-to and less-than-or-equal-to, Logix Designer versions 38 and later indicate that these symbol combinations are not valid.

The standard symbol combinations “<=” and “>=” are supported as valid.

Import/Export

The Import/Export version number for this version of the Logix Designer application is 2.29. The table lists the Import/Export versions for previous releases.

Release Version	Import/Export Version
38.xx	2.29
37.xx	2.28
36.xx	2.27
35.xx	2.26
34.xx	2.25
33.xx	2.24
32.xx	2.23
31.xx	2.22
30.xx	2.21
29.xx	2.20
28.xx	2.19
27.xx	2.18
26.xx	2.17
24.xx	2.15
23.xx	2.14
21.xx	2.12
20.xx	2.11
19.xx	2.10
18.xx	2.09
17.xx	2.08
16.xx	2.07
15.xx	2.06
14.xx	2.05
13.xx	2.04
12.xx	2.03
11.xx	2.02
10.xx	2.01
9.00	2.00
5.02	1.02
2.xx, 6.xx, 7.xx, 8.xx	1.01
1.21, 1.23	1.00
1.10, 1.11	0.04