Using the L5K Import Tool (old application)

Owned by Jon Tandy
Dec 20, 2022
2 min read
  1. Download, extract, and install the "L5K Import Tool" software from the http://redigate.elecsyscorp.com/software 
  2. Save the .ACD or .L5K file of the controller you are working on as a .L5X file:


  3. Click the “Import”  button and select your .L5X file:


  4. Click the “Settings” button to set the scan rate and RTUID: 


    RTUID Note

    The RTUID should be the "Unit Address" of the FieldUnitEthernetIP device that is being polled:



  5. Select which tags you would like to have the RediGate poll and move them over to the right hand section of the window:


  6. Click “Export” and navigate to the folder where the .csv files are saved:
  7. In this folder you will find the 4 CSV files that will need to be imported into your ACE configuration:


  8. You will also find a "History" folder that contains copies of the .csv files that the tool has generated over time: