PSC PT Program Generator - Manual (Page 4)

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PT Program Generator (PPG) v5.0
User Interface ......................................................................................................... 11
Menus and Toolbars ........................................................................................... 11
PPG Toolbar Buttons .......................................................................................... 11
Program Nodes Toolbar ...................................................................................... 12
Navigation .............................................................................................................. 13
Working with PPG Windows................................................................................. 13
Generating the Program.................................................................................................. 14
Downloading the Program ......................................................................................... 14
Transferring Data .................................................................................................... 14
PPG Application Design ........................................................................ 15
Overview ...................................................................................................................... 15
Designing the Application ................................................................................................ 15
Application Output ................................................................................................... 15
Application Structure................................................................................................ 16
Node Types and the Parent-Child Relationship ................................................................... 17
Creating Function Nodes ........................................................................................... 18
Frames ............................................................................................................ 18
Subroutines ...................................................................................................... 18
Using Your Flow Chart ........................................................................................ 18
Creating Operation Nodes ......................................................................................... 18
Actual vs. Virtual Display .......................................................................................... 19
Defining Program Flow ............................................................................................. 20
Sending and Receiving Files ............................................................................................ 20
Additional Resources ...................................................................................................... 21
The PPG Menubar ................................................................................. 23
Overview ...................................................................................................................... 23
File Menu...................................................................................................................... 23
Creating a New File (Ctrl+N) ............................................................................................................... 24
Opening an Existing File (Ctrl+O)....................................................................................................... 25
Closing a File .......................................................................................................... 25
Saving a File
(Ctrl+S) ........................................................................................................................... 25
Save As.................................................................................................................. 26
Printing a File
(Ctrl+P) ......................................................................................................................... 26
Page Setup ............................................................................................................. 27
Download
(Ctrl+D) ................................................................................................................................ 28
Customize Application (Ctrl+Z)........................................................................................................... 28
Customize Display (Ctrl+Y) ................................................................................................................. 31
Recent Files ............................................................................................................ 33
Exit
(Alt+F4)........................................................................................................................................... 34
Edit Menu ..................................................................................................................... 34
Selecting Objects..................................................................................................... 34
Moving Objects........................................................................................................ 35
Moving Links..................................................................................................... 35
Cut (Ctrl+X)............................................................................................................................................ 35
Copy (Ctrl+C)......................................................................................................................................... 35
Paste (Ctrl + V) ...................................................................................................................................... 35
Delete (Del) ............................................................................................................. 36
Properties ............................................................................................................... 36
Function Nodes ................................................................................................. 36
Operation Nodes................................................................................................ 37
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