Exercise - Creating a Flowchart

The task is to produce a Flowcode flowchart that lights a lamp for ten seconds when a switch is pressed.
Although it may not be realistic to use a microcontroller in such a straight-forward application, it illustrates the technique of producing a Flowcode program.
The program itself may form part of a bigger program.

• Open Flowcode.
• On the Startup screen, click on 'New embedded project'. (See Opening Flowcode)

The Project Options dialogue box opens.

(Click on the link for a full explanation of all the options available.)

• Accept the default settings by clicking on 'OK'.

An empty flowchart window opens, which may contain other items such as a System Panel, Dashboard Panel, Properties Panel etc.

These can be revealed or hidden using the View menu.

• Set up the flowchart window so that you can see the System Panel and the Properties Panel.

• Drag and drop a 'Loop' icon between the Begin and End icons.

The 'Loop' icon makes the microcontroller repeatedly run through the program, (though the icon can be configured to limit the number of times this happens.)