5000 Multi Version | Studio

If you install v35 first and then try to install v20, you will corrupt the common factory libraries. You will end up wiping your VM and starting over.

Or worse: “Unable to open. Expected revision 30.11, found revision 33.00.” studio 5000 multi version

Here is the hard truth about running on a single engineering workstation. The Golden Rule (Do Not Break This) Version order matters. Install from oldest to newest. If you install v35 first and then try

You cannot run a modern plant with one version of Logix Designer. One line might run on a legacy CompactLogix L32E (v20), while the new high-speed line runs on an L83ES (v35). You need them all. Expected revision 30

Why you need v20 through v35 on the same PC, and how to keep your sanity (and hard drive) intact.

Drop a comment if you still have to support v13. (I’m sorry.)

If you have been in the Rockwell Automation world for more than six months, you have heard the dreaded phrase: “This project was created in a newer version of Studio 5000. Please upgrade your software.”