User interface

Use the
FactoryTalk Design Workbench
 user interface (UI) to create projects, specify which panes to view, and reset to the default layout if necessary.
FactoryTalk Design Workbench user interface
FactoryTalk Design Workbench user interface
Items on the UI
Item
Name
Description
callout_orange1
Contains the menu items for
FactoryTalk Design Workbench
 and the active window.
callout_orange2
Toolbar
Contains the
Save
 and
Online center
 buttons.
callout_orange3
Displays the devices, I/O configurations, and program elements of the project in an organized tree view.
callout_orange4
Contains the button toggles you use to show or hide specific panes.
callout1
Contains:
  • A
    Console
     page that displays the added devices, their connection status, and log entries.
  • An
    Error list
     page that displays the descriptions, locations, and time stamps of errors, warnings, and messages.
  • A
    Log
     page that displays the log descriptions and time stamps.
callout2
Contains the logic elements and instructions that can be added to the opened language editor.
callout3
Displays the properties of a selected item.
You can edit the properties in the
Properties
 pane.
callout4
Connection pane
For each added device, the
Connection
 pane contains:
  • The device name and catalog number.
  • The connection path to connect to the device if any.
  • The toggle to connect to or disconnect from the device.
  • The
    Controller mode
     list to view and change the controller connection mode.
  • The
    Fault
     button to open the
    Micro800
     controller's fault diagnostics page.
  • The
    Secure
     button to open the pages to set, clear, or change the controller password.
callout5
Workspace
Contains the options to configure devices and build programs. The content varies with the page you open.
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