Main Window
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Connected
Components
Workbench
Software Quick Tips
Find out more at the
Connected Components Workbench™ 7 8 9
software page
[Link]/ccw
Controller Organizer or
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Project Organizer
Boost programming Accelerate machine
efficiency with our development with Micro800™ Simulator
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self-paced tutorials at one integrated software Toolbar
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BEGIN
Organizer View
Themes Toolbar
IEC theme for
Choose between the Controller Organizer or
Project Organizer view Ladder Editor
Logix theme for
Ladder Editor
Project Organizer Controller Organizer
Available in Connected Components Workbench
Add Device Selector software version 13 or later Micro800 Simulator Toolbar
Right-click and select Start/Exit Simulator Fault Status
Memory Module Backup
and Restore to enable New organizer view
encryption on user for enhanced user
backup project* experience
Right-click and select Power On Sync Plug-in and
Change Controller to Expansion I/O
switch between
controller types Right-click to add Connection and Run Mode Change
new Task, routines
Right-click to add and interrupts Connect/Disconnect Upload Clean
Structured Text, Ladder
Diagram or Function
Block Diagram
Drag-and-drop Programs Program
to different positions arrangements and Verify Build Download
in order to change the edits are reflected
execution order in both views Test Logic Accept Discard
Expanded user-defined
Data Types (UDT) in Project tree
to simplify programming*
Start/Stop
Run Mode Change
*Available in Connected Components Workbench software version 20 or later
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Organizer View Data Grid Ladder Diagram Editor Structured Text Editor, Import/Export UDF or UDFB and UDT
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Data Grid
Available in Connected Components Workbench software version 13 or later Find the right tags easily with the
enhanced Variable Selector using
Switch between Local and variable scope and multiple filter
Global Variable data grid options*
*Available in Connected Components Workbench
software version 20 or later
Create multiple tags in one click
with Quick Declaration
Monitor individual status through Bit
addressing for all integer-type variables
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Organizer View Data Grid Ladder Diagram Editor Structured Text Editor, Import/Export UDF or UDFB and UDT
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Ladder Diagram Editor
Instruction Toolbar Keyboard Shortcuts Branching
Mouse over Instruction Right-click Instruction to Add to Ctrl-R enables/disables Variable Drop Branch around
Scroll tabs for description or Remove from Favorites Selector after drag-and-drop of Instruction
Instructions
Click to
show Drop Branch
list of all after
Instruction Instruction
Groups
Whole
Hit TAB key after entering Instruction name Click to hide or unhide Branch is
to auto-complete Branch Start (BST) and to Instruction Toolbar or Status Bar selected
auto-create Instruction Block instance names ASCII Text Input Pane
Zoom Variables
Zoom In Zoom to Fit All Single-click to select Select
variables Instruction Single level
and hit F1 to of Branch
invoke context selected
sensitive help
Zoom Out Zoom to Page Width
Select Contact
Only
• If toolbars are not visible, right-click or Coil and hit
Instruction
on area where toolbars are to enable SPACEBAR to
selected
toolbars. From there, enable Zoom scroll through
Double-click to declare
available types
• Zoom is also available by holding down new variable
Ctrl and using mouse wheel
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Structured Text Editor Import/Export Project and
Archive Manager
Variable
Selector
Ctrl-I brings up the
Variable Selector,
so you can select a
variable instead of
typing it
Archive Manager
Create and delete archive
Requires Developer Edition
Instruction
Block Selector
Ctrl-R brings up the
Block Selector
Structured Text
Import/Export Project
Editor Toolbox
Import or Export the entire
Drag-and-drop of project including archives, as a
language elements CCWARC file type
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Organizer View Data Grid Ladder Diagram Editor Structured Text Editor, Import/Export UDF or UDFB and UDT
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User-defined Function (UDF) or User-defined Data Type (UDT)
Requires Developer Edition
User-defined Function Block (UDFB)
Right-click on
Right-click Data Types and Open
and select
Add
Right-click on Select either user-defined
UDF to add Arrays, Structures, or
Parameters Defined Words (constants)
For Structures, enter name
of new Data Type
Enter each field
Right-click
on UDF to
Rename New Data Type will be
available when a new
variable is created
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