Exercise - Exporting the LED Component

Create a LED component as shown in the Exercise - Create a LED component.

Setting the category

Select category Description and other details

Declaring the interface

• Move the mouse cursor over the System Panel, and right-click.

• Select the option 'Export component'. The Component Management dialogue box opens. This replicates the settings, Settings Manager, Interface Manager and Resources Manager available on the Panel Properties.

• Configure this for the LED component. In particular, click on the 'Interface' tab, and set the 'LEDoff' and 'LEDon' macros as 'Component' macros. The 'PinChange' macro is a 'Hidden' macro.

• Click on 'OK'.

Saving the component

• You may be asked if you want to save the current flowchart. Do so if you wish.

• The 'Save As' dialogue box opens. This will automatically point to a destination Flowcode will search for components. Select a suitable name for the component.

• Click 'Save'. The component file is saved with a '*.fcpx' extension.

Testing the component

Select to create a new flowchart from the main menu.

Go to the category your component was assigned to be in. If you did not select a category you will find the component inMisc.

Drag your component onto a panel, or double click on it.

Create a test flowchart