Using the Project Explorer

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The project explorer allows the user to quickly and easily manage their program by giving an overview of the current project. Macros and variables can easily be added, edited or deleted.


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Users can hover over items in the Project Explorer which causes an arrow to appear, when this arrow is clicked, a menu will appear with various selectable options.


Ports

The project explorer shows the available ports for the currently selected device. You can directly reference these ports in calculations or other expressions.


Globals

This section shows all the global constants and variables used in the project. Globals are visible to any macro in the project. You can add, edit and delete both global constants and variables from this section.


Macros

Displayed is a list of all the macros in the current project, each macro can be expanded and the specific parameters, constants and variables associated with that macro are shown. You can navigate straight to the specific macros, showing them as flowcharts or as source as well as adding, deleting and editing any parameters, constants or variables associated with each macro. Macros in the Project Explorer can be dragged and dropped into the main flowchart.


Components

In this section there will be a list of all the components used in the project, you will be able to edit the properties, connections and custom code of each individual component. Components in the Project Explorer can be dragged and dropped into the main flowchart.