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	~~<sidebar>Sidebar: Flowcode Exercises:Ex1</sidebar>~~		For an excellent introduction guide, we recommend [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/education/ Introduction to microcontroller programming]
	~~This exercise looks at testing the flowchart 'Lamp1.fcf' which you developed in the exercise [[Exercise - Adding Devices to a Program\|Adding Devices to a Program]].<br />~~
	~~The first part of this process is to simulate the flowchart. This tests the program only, and not the hardware.~~
	~~It is done within the Flowcode program itself, and does not require that any hardware is present.~~
	For ~~more details about simulation, see [[Overview of Simulation]].~~


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	~~==Load the Flowcode Flowchart==~~

	* [[Opening an ~~Existing Flowchart\|Open the flowchart]] you created earlier called 'Lamp1.fcf' which you expanded upon in the exercise [[Exercise - Adding Devices to a Program\|Adding Devices to a Program]].~~



	~~==Run the simulation==~~
	* Click on the 'Run' icon, ~~(or hit the F5 function key).~~ [~~[File~~:~~Btn_Run~~.~~png\|border]]~~
	~~: The [[Simulation Debugger\|Simulation debugger]] window may open - ignore it for now!~~
	* Nothing happens until you switch the lamp on. ~~To do this, click momentarily on the push switch~~.
	~~: The lamp comes on and the 'Simulation Delay' window opens, as Flowcode simulates the ten second delay.~~
	~~: At the end of this, the lamp goes off.~~
	* You can repeat the process as many times as you like. When you are ready, click on the 'Stop simulation' icon, (or press the Shift and F5 keys). [[File:Btn_Stop.png\|border]]


	~~==Step through the simulation==~~
	~~: When things don't go according~~ to ~~plan, it is useful to simulate the program step-by-step, (meaning icon-by-icon.)~~
	~~: To do this:~~
	~~:* Click on the 'Step Into' icon, (or press the F8 key). [[File:Btn_Step_Into.png\|border]]~~
	~~:: A red box appears around the first icon in the flowchart.~~
	~~:: When you click on the icon again, the program executes that icon, and the red box moves onto the next icon.~~
	~~:: In this way, you can check whether or not the expected actions happen.~~
	* At any point, click on the 'Stop simulation' icon to end the simulation.
	~~: For more information, see [[Simulating Icons Step by Step]].~~


	~~==What next?==~~
	~~Once you have shown that the flowchart does what you want it to, the next step is to transfer the program to the~~ microcontroller~~, and test that it runs the hardware as you want it to. That is covered in the exercise [[Exercise - Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller\|Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller~~]].

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	<sidebar>Sidebar: ~~Overview of Simulation~~</sidebar>		<sidebar>Sidebar: Flowcode Exercises:Ex1</sidebar>
	This exercise looks at testing the flowchart 'Lamp1.fcf' which you developed in the exercise [[Exercise - Adding Devices to a Program\|Adding Devices to a Program]].<br />		This exercise looks at testing the flowchart 'Lamp1.fcf' which you developed in the exercise [[Exercise - Adding Devices to a Program\|Adding Devices to a Program]].<br />
	The first part of this process is to simulate the flowchart. This tests the program only, and not the hardware.		The first part of this process is to simulate the flowchart. This tests the program only, and not the hardware.

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	==What ~~Next~~?==		==What next?==
	Once you have shown that the flowchart does what you want it to, the next step is to transfer the program to the microcontroller, and test that it runs the hardware as you want it to. That is covered in the exercise [[Exercise - Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller\|Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller]].		Once you have shown that the flowchart does what you want it to, the next step is to transfer the program to the microcontroller, and test that it runs the hardware as you want it to. That is covered in the exercise [[Exercise - Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller\|Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller]].

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	==What Next?==		==What Next?==
	Once you have shown that the flowchart does what you want it to, the next step is to transfer the program to the microcontroller, and test that it runs the hardware as you want it to. That is covered in the exercise [[Exercise - Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller\|Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller]].		Once you have shown that the flowchart does what you want it to, the next step is to transfer the program to the microcontroller, and test that it runs the hardware as you want it to. That is covered in the exercise [[Exercise - Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller\|Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller]].


	~~==Link==~~
	~~To download the Flowcode program for this exercise, click on the following link [[File:xxx\|xxx]]~~

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	==What Next?==		==What Next?==
	Once you have shown that the flowchart does what you want it to, the next step is to transfer the program to the microcontroller, and test that it runs the hardware as you want it to. That is covered in the exercise [[Exercise - Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller\|Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller]].		Once you have shown that the flowchart does what you want it to, the next step is to transfer the program to the microcontroller, and test that it runs the hardware as you want it to. That is covered in the exercise [[Exercise - Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller\|Transferring a Program to the Microcontroller]].


			==Link==
			To download the Flowcode program for this exercise, click on the following link [[File:xxx\|xxx]]

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ReeceL at 14:29, 22 July 2013

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	It is done within the Flowcode program itself, and does not require that any hardware is present.		It is done within the Flowcode program itself, and does not require that any hardware is present.
	For more details about simulation, see [[Overview of Simulation]].		For more details about simulation, see [[Overview of Simulation]].

ReeceL at 14:01, 22 July 2013

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	==Load the Flowcode Flowchart==		==Load the Flowcode Flowchart==

	* [[Opening an Existing Flowchart\|Open the flowchart]] called 'Lamp1.fcf' which you expanded upon in the exercise [[Exercise - Adding Devices to a Program\|Adding Devices to a Program]].		* [[Opening an Existing Flowchart\|Open the flowchart]] you created earlier called 'Lamp1.fcf' which you expanded upon in the exercise [[Exercise - Adding Devices to a Program\|Adding Devices to a Program]].

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	==Load the Flowcode Flowchart==		==Load the Flowcode Flowchart==

	* [[Opening an Existing Flowchart\|Open the flowchart]], called 'Lamp1.fcf' which you expanded upon in the exercise [[Exercise - Adding Devices to a Program\|Adding Devices to a Program]].		* [[Opening an Existing Flowchart\|Open the flowchart]] called 'Lamp1.fcf' which you expanded upon in the exercise [[Exercise - Adding Devices to a Program\|Adding Devices to a Program]].

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	<sidebar>Sidebar: Overview of Simulation</sidebar>		<sidebar>Sidebar: Overview of Simulation</sidebar>
	This exercise looks at testing the flowchart 'Lamp1.fcf' which you developed in the ~~exercises [[Exercise - Creating a Flowchart\|Creating a Flowchart]] and~~ [[Exercise - Adding Devices to a Program\|Adding Devices to a Program]].<br />		This exercise looks at testing the flowchart 'Lamp1.fcf' which you developed in the exercise [[Exercise - Adding Devices to a Program\|Adding Devices to a Program]].<br />
	The first part of this process is to simulate the flowchart. This tests the program only, and not the hardware.		The first part of this process is to simulate the flowchart. This tests the program only, and not the hardware.
	It is done within the Flowcode program itself, and does not require that any hardware is present.		It is done within the Flowcode program itself, and does not require that any hardware is present.

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	==Run the simulation==		==Run the simulation==
	* Click on the 'Run' icon, (or hit the F5 function key). [[File:Btn_Run.png]]		* Click on the 'Run' icon, (or hit the F5 function key). [[File:Btn_Run.png\|border]]
	: The [[Simulation Debugger\|Simulation debugger]] window may open - ignore it for now!		: The [[Simulation Debugger\|Simulation debugger]] window may open - ignore it for now!
	* Nothing happens until you switch the lamp on. To do this, click momentarily on the push switch.		* Nothing happens until you switch the lamp on. To do this, click momentarily on the push switch.
	: The lamp comes on and the 'Simulation Delay' window opens, as Flowcode simulates the ten second delay.		: The lamp comes on and the 'Simulation Delay' window opens, as Flowcode simulates the ten second delay.
	: At the end of this, the lamp goes off.		: At the end of this, the lamp goes off.
	* You can repeat the process as many times as you like. When you are ready, click on the 'Stop simulation' icon, (or press the Shift and F5 keys). [[File:Btn_Stop.png]]		* You can repeat the process as many times as you like. When you are ready, click on the 'Stop simulation' icon, (or press the Shift and F5 keys). [[File:Btn_Stop.png\|border]]


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	: When things don't go according to plan, it is useful to simulate the program step-by-step, (meaning icon-by-icon.)		: When things don't go according to plan, it is useful to simulate the program step-by-step, (meaning icon-by-icon.)
	: To do this:		: To do this:
	:* Click on the 'Step Into' icon, (or press the F8 key). [[File:Btn_Step_Into.png]]		:* Click on the 'Step Into' icon, (or press the F8 key). [[File:Btn_Step_Into.png\|border]]
	:: A red box appears around the first icon in the flowchart.		:: A red box appears around the first icon in the flowchart.
	:: When you click on the icon again, the program executes that icon, and the red box moves onto the next icon.		:: When you click on the icon again, the program executes that icon, and the red box moves onto the next icon.