Contents

Overview

• Introduction

User Guide

• Quick Start
• User Interface Overview
  • User Interface Components
  • Principle User Interface views
  • Layout View
  • Attribute View
  • Panel Popping
• Working With a Design
  • Adding a Block to a Design
  • Removing a Block from a Design
  • Working with the Block Palette
  • Specifying Block Attributes
    • Types of Attributes
    • Obtaining Information About an Attribute
    • Setting a Block Attribute
    • View/Edit Button
    • Dropdown List
    • Text Input
    • Checkbox
    • Exporting Attributes
    • Local vs. Server Parameter Attribute State
    • Attribute Change Lifecycle
  • Complex Attributes
    • Identifying Table Attributes
    • Specifying Attribute Table Content
    • Static vs. Dynamic Attribute Tables
  • Working with Block Methods
    • Obtaining information about Method execution
  • Block Ports
  • Linking Blocks
    • Creating a Block Link
    • Interrogating Link Attributes
    • Removing a Link
    • Constraints When Using Links
  • Saving a Design
  • Opening an Existing Design
• Monitoring Attribute Values
  • Working With Charts
    • Interactive Chart Functionality
    • Enhanced Chart Interactivity
    • Exporting a Chart For External Presentation
    • Data Retrieval and Chart Update Frequency
  • Working with Numerical Tables
    • Data Retrieval and Table Update Frequency
• Understanding Attribute State
  • Normal State
  • Processing State
  • Locally Edited State
  • Update Error State
  • Warning State
  • Error State
  • Invalid State
  • Disconnected State
  • Presenting Status Information

Reference

• Glossary