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Install ABB 800xA Engineering environment

Install Control Builder Classic components

Configure AC800M Device Library

Connect engineering station to control network

Open Project Explorer and start a new application project

Windows engineering PC

ABB 800xA system (optional for monitoring)

Network access to AC800M controller

ABB software installation media

Fieldbus drivers if needed

*.cfg for hardware

*.mwp for applications

*.lib for function block libraries

*.tsp for tasks

*.fw for controller firmware

No native CLI for programming

800xA supports command-line tools for deployment

Some scripts for firmware loading

Automation via ABB utilities possible

Version control typically external (SVN/Git)

Supports multiple engineering languages

Library elements readable across locales

Operator graphics handled via 800xA

Exportable project documentation

Universal IEC language symbols

Keyboard shortcuts for most operations

High-visibility block coloring

Zoom tools for editors

Configurable fonts

Clear iconography for hardware modules

Classic Windows engineering UI

Color-coded blocks in FBD

Structured editors for ST/SFC

Toolbars for hardware navigation

Diagnostics windows

Controller memory managed internally

Persistent variables stored in nonvolatile RAM

Tasks maintain execution order

Programs track internal states

Online changes update state dynamically

Global and local variables

I/O binding to hardware modules

Buffers for fieldbus communication

Structured data types

Persistent memory for runtime data