Difference between revisions of "Exercise - Configuring Icons and Variables"

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For an excellent introduction guide, we recommend Introduction to microcontroller programming CP4375 which can be found at https://www.matrixtsl.com/learning/

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-:* Double click on the [[Input Icon Properties|Input icon]].
+For an excellent introduction guide, we recommend Introduction to microcontroller programming CP4375 which can be found at https://www.matrixtsl.com/learning/
-:: This opens the 'Properties: Input' dialogue box, allowing you to configure the way the program treats information from the switch.
-:: This information will be contained in a variable called 'switch'.
-::* Click on the down arrow at the right-hand end of the 'Variable:' box to open the variables dialogue box.
-::* Hover to the left of the 'Variables' label and click on the down arrow that appears.
-::* Click on the 'Add new' option to open the 'Create a New Variable' dialogue box.
-::* [[Creating Variables|Create a new variable]] named "switch" with initial value "0" and description "Copies the state of the switch"
-::* Leave the 'Variable type:' as 'Byte'.
-::: (For more information about variables, see [[Creating Variables]] and [[Variable Types]].
-::: (The resulting dialogue box is shown opposite.)
-[[File:gen_exerciseFirstFlowchart_inputprops_01.png|250px|right]]
-:* Finish configuring the input properties as follows:
-::* Change the 'Display name:' to "Read the switch".
-::* In the 'Variable:' box, type the name of the variable you created "switch".
-::* Leave the 'Port:' as PORT A.
-::* Select to 'Input from:' 'Single Bit' and choose bit 0.
-::: (The resulting dialogue box is shown opposite.)

Difference between revisions of "Exercise - Configuring Icons and Variables"

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