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Pointe Controller User Guide Chapter 5: Developing Controller Programs
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5.2.1 The Framework Editor toolbar
The framework toolbar is located at the top of the main Framework Editor
window. The buttons on the toolbar perform the following functions, from left
to right:
New Object
Open Object
Save Object
Save All Objects
These four buttons manage Flow Chart and Ladder
Diagram objects in the project workspace pane. [pages 131,
163]
Cut
Copy
Paste
Delete
These four buttons cut, copy, paste, or delete the currently
selected object (from the project workspace) or block (from
the currently open Flow Chart or Ladder Diagram). [pages
143, 168]
Print Object This button prints the object (Flow Chart, Ladder Diagram,
or Logic Memory table) that is currently selected in the
project workspace pane. [page 112]
Project Workspace This button shows/hides the project workspace pane
located on the left side of the framework editor. [page
109]
Check Integrity
Build Runtime
These two buttons check the structure and syntax of your
project and then compile a finished runtime program to
run on the Pointe Controller unit. [page 181]
Activate Monitor This button launches the PointeControl Monitor utility,
which is used to load, run, and debug compiled programs
on the Pointe Controller unit. [page 182]
5.2.2 The Project Workspace pane
The project workspace pane is located at the upper left
side of the main framework editor window. It keeps track
of all of the Flow Charts, Ladder Diagrams, and Logic
Memory tables that you create for your PointeControl
project .
Add and open resources with the buttons on the toolbar.
Resources appear in the project workspace as windows.
You can open multiple windows at once, which creates
many active windows and dialogs in the editor. Selections
from the Window menu cascade or tile these windows.
Many resource windows have their own set of tools. For
example, predefined blocks, selected from the
Flow Chart
toolbar , allow you to point-and-click to create a chart’s