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		+	In Flowcode, simulation allows you to test and debug your embedded system designs without needing physical hardware. It provides a visual environment where you can run your program, interact with components, and observe their behavior in real-time. The simulation includes features like breakpoints, variable tracking, and real-time data display, helping you identify issues and optimize your design before uploading it to the actual hardware.
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		+	Flowcode's simulation feature offers a powerful environment for testing and debugging embedded system designs. Here’s more detail on its capabilities:
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		+	* Real-Time Simulation: You can run your design as if it were on actual hardware, with real-time updates on how components like LEDs, sensors, or motors behave in response to the programmed logic.
		+	* Interactive Testing: Many components allow user interaction during the simulation. For example, you can press virtual buttons, adjust sensor values, or modify inputs to see how the system responds.
		+	* Debugging Tools: The simulation includes essential debugging features like breakpoints, step-by-step execution, and variable tracking. This lets you pause and inspect your program at specific points to identify issues or optimize performance.
		+	* Graphical Feedback: Data like sensor readings or communication signals can be visualized using built-in graphs and data monitors, making it easier to observe trends and behaviors over time.
		+	* Component Visualization: Physical components, such as displays or motors, are visually represented, so you can see how they would react in a real-world scenario, enhancing understanding and design verification.
		+	* Error Checking: Flowcode provides error messages and warnings during simulation, helping catch issues like incorrect component configurations or logical errors in the code.
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		+	Simulation in Flowcode helps streamline the development process by allowing thorough testing before deployment to hardware, reducing errors and saving time in the prototyping phase.
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 | colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Panel.AddNewComponent|AddNewComponent]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Adds a new component to a panel
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 | colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | Position
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 | colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API File.Flush|Flush]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Writes all unwritten data to the file in one block
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 | colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | Buffer

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 | colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.AddListItem|AddListItem]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Alters or appends a list entries text for the property by named index
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 | colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetPanel|GetPanel]]
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 | colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Panel.Position.Camera|Camera]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Camera positioning for 3D panel
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 | colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | PCloud
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 | colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Panel.PCloud.Update|Update]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Manually refresh the screen the point cloud exists on
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 | colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | LinkBar
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 | colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Panel.LinkBar.EnableAuto|EnableAuto]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Sets whether Flowcode should automatically draw links for component object property types
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 | colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | TextLabel
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 | colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Panel.TextLabel.Update|Update]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Manually refresh the screen the label exists on
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 | colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | Collision
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 | colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Panel.Collision.GetMultiPos|GetMultiPos]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Returns the position to move Pos to so it does not collide with any other object - null if no collide
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 | colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | Graphics
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 | colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API File.Buffer.WriteArray|WriteArray]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Writes an array to the input stream
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 | colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | NVM
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 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Alters or appends a list entries text for the property by named index
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetPanel|GetPanel]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetPanel|GetPanel]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Returns the id of the panel hosting the component
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.SetInteractive|SetInteractive]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.SetInteractive|SetInteractive]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Sets whether a component can interact with the mouse
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetInteractive|GetInteractive]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetInteractive|GetInteractive]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets whether a component can interact with the mouse
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.SetVisible|SetVisible]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.SetVisible|SetVisible]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Sets whether a component can be seen on the panel
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetVisible|GetVisible]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetVisible|GetVisible]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets whether a component can be seen on the panel
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.SetSolid|SetSolid]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.SetSolid|SetSolid]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Sets whether a component is checked in collision detections
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetSolid|GetSolid]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetSolid|GetSolid]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets whether a component is checked in collision detections
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.SetCompile|SetCompile]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.SetCompile|SetCompile]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Sets whether a component is considered for compilation or not
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetCompile|GetCompile]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetCompile|GetCompile]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets whether a component will be compiled or not
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetInstance|GetInstance]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetInstance|GetInstance]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets the type-instance of the component, >= 1 is valid
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.FindChild|FindChild]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.FindChild|FindChild]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Finds a named object that is part of the component
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetRoot|GetRoot]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetRoot|GetRoot]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets the root component handle
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetTopParent|GetTopParent]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetTopParent|GetTopParent]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets the top-level owner of the component
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetParent|GetParent]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetParent|GetParent]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets the owner of the component
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetNext|GetNext]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetNext|GetNext]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets the next (younger) sibling of the components handle
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetLast|GetLast]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetLast|GetLast]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets the previous (elder) sibling of the components handle
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetChildHead|GetChildHead]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetChildHead|GetChildHead]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets the first (eldest) child of the component
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetChildTail|GetChildTail]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetChildTail|GetChildTail]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets the last (youngest) child of the component
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.GetOriginal|GetOriginal]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.GetOriginal|GetOriginal]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Gets the original definition of the component, returns Current if no original copy
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.Clone|Clone]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Clone|Clone]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Clones an existing object to another position on the panel
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-| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Property.Delete|Delete]]
+| colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | [[API Component.Delete|Delete]]
 | style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" | Deletes an existing object, removing it from the panel
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