
Now that we know what Connected Components Workbench is (and I have managed to shamelessly plug my course), let's see how to download and install Connected Components Workbench on our machines. I would never say that Connected Components Workbench is perfect, but I like it enough to use it in my free 5 day PLC Bootcamp course.

It comes with a built-in PLC simulator so you can test your applications even if you don't have a physical PLC.It is free to download and use (which is rare in the world of industrial software!).It's worth noting that Connected Components Workbench is not as powerful as other IDEs like Studio5000 or TIA Portal but I still recommend that beginners think about learning PLC programming using Connected Components Workbench for three key reasons: You use Connected Components Workbench to work with Allen-Bradley Component class devices which include Micro800 PLCs, PanelView Components HMIs, Powerflex 525 variables frequency drives, Kinetix 3 servo drives, configurable safety relays and more. Just in case you aren't sure, I will explain it quickly here before diving into the tutorial.Ĭonnected Components Workbench is an Integrated Development Environment created by Rockwell Automation.

If you are reading this guide, you probably already know what Connected Components Workbench is. With the introduction out of the way, let's get into it. If you think this sounds like a tutorial that shouldn't exist, I agree with you but Rockwell Automation's UI designers have made it very difficult to find the Connected Components Workbench installer so here we are.

What's up guys? This is Ken from KB Controls and in today's tutorial, I will be showing you how to download and install Connected Components Workbench, the free development environment from Rockwell Automation that is used to program Micro800 PLCs.
