Connected Components Workbench Software

Quick Tips
Project Instruction Central Themes Micro800™ Simulator Instruction Project
Organizer Toolbar Workspace Toolbar Toolbar Toolbox Organizer
Add Device
Selector

Right-click &
select Change
Controller to
switch between
controller types

Right-click to
add new Structured
Text/Ladder
Diagram/Function
Block Diagram

Drag and Drop

programs to different
positions in order to
change the execution
order

Themes Toolbar
IEC Instruction
Names
Logix
Instruction
Status Bar Add Device Workspace Names
Selector Properties
Going Online Structured Text Editor
Connect/Disconnect Test Logic Accept Cancel
Variable
Selector
Ctrl-I brings up the
Start/Stop
Build Download Upload Variable Selector, so you
Run Mode Change
can select a variable
instead of typing it
Micro800™ Simulator Toolbar
Start Simulator Fault Status

Instruction
Power On Sync Plug-in and Expansion I/O Block Selector
Ctrl-R brings up the
Import/Export Project and Archive Manager Block Selector

Archive Manager
Create and delete archive
Requires Developer Edition

Structured Text
Editor Toolbox
Drag and Drop of
language elements

Import/Export Project
Import or Export the entire project
including archives, as a CCWARC file type
User-defined Function (UDF) or User-defined Data Type (UDT)
User-defined Function Block (UDFB) Requires Developer Edition

Right-click on
Right-click and Data Types and Open
select Add

Select either user-defined

Arrays, Structures, or
Defined Words (constants)

Right-click on UDF
to add Parameters
For Structures, enter
name of new Data Type

Enter each field

Right-click on New Data Type will be available when

UDF to Rename a new variable is created
 Ladder Diagram
Instruction Toolbar Branching Keyboard Shortcuts
Mouse over Instruction Right-click Instruction to Add or Drop Branch around Ctrl-R enables/disables Variable
for description Remove from Favorites Instruction Selector after Drag and Drop of
Instructions
Scroll tabs Click to show
list of all
Instruction Drop
Groups Branch after
Instruction

Whole
Hit TAB key after entering Instruction name to Click to hide or unhide Instruction Toolbar or Branch is
auto-complete Branch Start (BST) and to ASCII Text Input Pane selected Status Bar
auto-create Instruction Block instance names

Zoom Variables
Zoom In Zoom to Fit All Single-click to select variables Select Instruction
Single level and hit F1 to invoke
of Branch context sensitive
selected help
Zoom Out Zoom to Page Width
Select Contact or Coil
• If toolbars are not visible, right-click on areas where Only and hit SPACEBAR
toolbars are to enable toolbars. From there, enable Zoom Instruction to scroll through
• Zoom is also available by holding down Ctrl and using selected available types
Double-click to declare new variable
mouse wheel

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