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What is Flowcode

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Flowcode allows you to create simple microcontroller applications by dragging and dropping icons on to a flowchart to create simple programs. These programs can control external devices attached to the microcontroller such as LED's, LCD displays etc.

Once the flowchart has been designed, its behaviour can be simulated in Flowcode before the flowchart is compiled, assembled and transferred to a Chip.

To achieve this using Flowcode, perform the following steps:

1. Create a new flowchart, specifying the microcontroller that you wish to target.
2. Drag and drop icons from the toolbar onto the flowchart to program the application.
3. Add external devices by clicking on the buttons in the components toolbar, editing their properties, how they are connected to the microcontroller and call macros within the device.
4. Run the simulation to check that the application behaves as expected.
5. Transfer the application to the microcontroller by compiling the flowchart to C, then to assembler code and finally to object code.

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