The procedure to make a PLC backup is as follow:
1. Open the PLC project file with the RSLogix 5000 application.
2. Go Online with the PLC, selected from the controller options dropdown
3. Click on File and select Save As
4. The ‘Save As’ Window appears
5. Browse to the folder where you want to save the file and give it a file name like ‘myPLC_Backup_CurrentDate’
6. Click on Save
7. A window pops up asking to upload tag values before saving
8. Select ‘Yes’. This will ensure that the latest values for the variables are loaded into the project. Where this matters, is where you may have parameters that are adjusted from an HMI or SCADA and you want these latest operator configurations to be backed up as well.
9. The backup has now successfully been made
10. Select ‘Go offline’ to disconnect from the controller
11. Close the application