Contents


Contents:


Introduction

Getting Started

Working with flowchart files

Creating and editing flowcharts

Adding and editing components

Working with macros and variables

Simulating a flowchart

Compiling flowcharts to Chips

Virtual Networks


Introduction

       Introduction

       New In Version 4

       Chips

       Technical Support

Getting Started

       Developing a flowchart for a Chip

       Flowcode's tools and views

       Zooming the view

       Selecting a target chip

       Project Options

Working with flowchart files

       Running Flowcode

       Creating a new flowchart

       Opening an existing flowchart

       Saving a flowchart

       Printing flowcharts

       Saving Flowchart images

       Closing Flowcode

       Global options

Creating and editing flowcharts

       Adding an icon to a flowchart

       Selecting icons

       Moving, deleting, copying and pasting icons

       Undo and Redo

       Supplementary code

       Editing icon properties

       Using masks

       Input icon properties

       Output icon properties

       Delay icon properties

       Decision icon properties

       Switch icon properties

       Connection point icon properties

       Loop icon properties

       Macro icon properties

       Component Macro icon properties

       Calculation icon properties

       String manipulation icon properties

       Interrupt icon properties

       Code icon properties

       Comment icon properties

Adding and editing components

       Adding components

       Editing component connections

       Component help files

       Component Properties

       Panel Creator

               Personalizing the Panel

               Panel Properties

               Text Properties

               Image Properties

               Shape Properties

               Bevel Properties

               Line Properties

       Code customization

               Customizing Component Macro Code

               Customize Code Window

               Edit Code Window

Working with macros and variables

       Creating variables

       Changing variable types

       Parameters and Local variables

       Creating a new macro

       Editing and deleting macros

       Exporting a macro

       Importing a macro

       PICmicro Custom Interrupts

       AVR Custom Interrupts        

       ARM Custom Interrupts

       String manipulation functions

Simulating a flowchart

       Starting flowchart simulation

       Simulating icons step by step

       Changing the speed of a simulation

       Pausing and stopping a simulation

       Adding and using breakpoints

       Watch window

       Call stack window

       In Circuit Debugging

       Editing Key Mappings

Compiling flowcharts to Chips

       Specifying a target Chip

       Configuring the Chip

       Compiling a flowchart to a Chip

       Specifying compilation options PIC

       Specifying compilation options AVR

       Specifying compilation options ARM

       Adding support for a third party programming tool

       Viewing Code output

Virtual Networks

       Vnet Server

       Hosting a Vnet

       Joining a Vnet

       Exposing components to the Vnet

       Vnet Connections Diagram

       Simulating the Vnet