Flowcode 7: Simplifying Microcontroller Programming These days the most commonly used device in electronic systems is the microcontroller: it is hard to find a piece of electronics without one, and you use thousands of them a day. In this article, John Dobson, managing director at Matrix TSL, introduces Flowcode 7 and explains how you can use it for your next microcontroller-based design.
Starting with making your waffles first thing in the morning, and ending with setting the alarm clock last thing at night. In terms of programming these systems it is likely that you are familiar with Assembly code, BASIC, C, C++ and traditional languages. But we want to present to you a quick and simple way of programming microcontrollers-using flowcharts.
The great thing about flowcharts is that everyone can use them. It's true that some computer science purists prefer state diagrams, but even business analysts understand the simple flowchart, which describes-using a simple range of icons-the use of flowcharts to control systems. Flowcode 7 is an electronic product development environment that allows you to drag and drop flowchart icons, click twice on them to enter properties, design a virtual circuit or system on screen, and simulate the flowchart's effect on the system to ensure functionality. Then, once the design is complete, you can produce hex code for more than 500 microcontrollers, including PIC8, PIC16, PIC32, AVR, Arduino, and ARM microcontrollers. Read the Entire Article |
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