If you are new to Flowcode, you're in the right place. This document is the definitive guide to get you started with creating and programming with Flowcode 8. Using any of the supported hardware you should finish this course being able to program a variety of interesting and fun examples. The course covers two main sections:
This course can be used by anyone to see the examples in simulation, however to see the examples play out in hardware, the guide suggests you will require one of the following:
This comprehensive course uses Matrix's E-blocks and E-blocks2 hardware systems and contains a series of programming exercises supported by background information for
references. This can be used by Arduino or PIC users alike and covers a wide variety of microcontroller basics.
This course is also suitable for delivery of BTEC National, Level 3 in Engineering unit 6: Microcontroller Systems for Engineers.
The Flowcode 8 Wiki site provides you with a detailed glossary style overview of the aspects of the Flowcode environment broken down into relevant sections to aid in finding the knowledge you require to use Flowcode effectively. Use the Wiki to learn about components, download example Flowcode files or just to learn more about programming principles in general.
The Matrix forum provides an in-depth community of well established, long-term users of Flowcode and new Flowcode users sharing ideas and solving problems and issues encountered whilst using the software. Regularly attended to and updated by our own Engineers, the forum is one of our most popular support resources.
Flowcode purchasing is modular and users can select the feature packs they wish to utilise. Within each feature pack, are a range of components. This guide helps to explain further what is included in most of the feature packs available when you purchase Flowcode 8, with the exception of C code simulation and test and debugging.
The guide will cover the following topics:
This getting started guide goes through a quick explanation of how to start a new SCADA project within Flowcode and how to create and deploy the project
into a full standalone runtime. It does this by working through some comprehensive examples, using the BBC Weather RSS feed for one.
Below is a breakdown of the sections within the getting started guide:
For the first time, Flowcode 8 now supports the use of the Raspberry Pi as a target device. Whether you are working with a Raspberry Pi model 2B(v1.2), 3B or 3B+, it's an intuitive way to program for you, either at home or in the classroom.
This guide takes users through how you set up and execute your programs for the Raspberry Pi. Whilst Flowcode works with the Raspberry Pi as a standalone target, for extra simplicity and ease of use, you might wish to consider the E-blocks2 Raspberry Pi shield and bundles available.
The guide will cover the following topics:
