Function Block Diagram main window - description of basic functions

Below is a view of the main program window with a description of its individual elements:

This topic is also described in the Simultus course (link).

Simultus training course - Part 1 - Main window of the function block diagram (duration 16:59 min.):

(NOTE: the appearance, location and presence of some components may slightly differ depending on the software version)

Main toolbox section. Here are the most important buttons for creating and editing the diagram and operating the controller. They are divided into thematic sections:

Diagram Editing section:

Function block alignment section:

My Blocks section allows you to create a block from a group, manage them, export blocks to a file or import ready blocks from files. Imported and created blocks are available from the 'my blocks' tab below the main menu.

Graphics section allows you to insert various graphic elements into the diagram, such as photos, geometric shapes and text comments:

View section is used to scale the block diagram view:

In the View section, you can also view individual elements of the main window, if they have been hidden:

The Program section is used to compile, transfer and run the created program on a virtual driver. Here you can also check the order in which the program calculates the function blocks status (button '123 ...'):

Controller section is used to connect the controller, change its status, and debug the program:

SCOPE section is used to handle the time waveforms graphs recorded with the SCOPE function block: