Once a project has been loaded, or a new one created from an auto-detect, the list of boards are presented in stack order on the left hand side of the window. Notice that the list of boards is presented in stack order, and numbered. The currently selected board will show a small selection of menu items below the board name in the list, while showing the contents of the board nodes and their current configuration on the main right-hand side of the screen. The currently selected board name is shown at the top of the node list. In this case, the current board is the 7-Segment Module (the first in the stack and therefore also the MASTER board). It has been given a default name of "mySEG1" and the nodes are shown as empty.

 

To navigate between the boards, simply click on a board on the left-hand list. The display will refresh to show the details and nodes of that particular board.

The menu options shown below the current board in the list allow you to change the name of the board, view used and free nodes on the board, perform test functions specific to that board type, and change the connection COM port for your boards (master board only).

To change the name of a board:

• Click on the "Name" item
• Enter a new name for the board. We strongly recommend you prefix your board name with "my" to help avoid confusion with internal variable names.

 

To view the details of a given node, simply click on the node itself in the main node list. For example, the image below shows the details associated with Digit Number 1 of the currently selected 7-Segment board. The same principle of navigation between boards and nodes applies to all board types in your list.

 

Click "Next" to continue...