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KvaserTRXalightweightIDEfordevelopingtprogramsforKvaserdevices

ThishelpfiledescribestheKvaserTRXlightweightIDE,whichyoucanusetodeveloptprogramsforsupportedKvaserdevices.

Forinformationaboutwritingtprograms,pleaseseetheKvasertprogramminglanguagemanual,whichcanbefoundundertheHelpmenuinKvaserTRXoronKvaser.com!

GettingstartedwithtprogramdevelopmentinTRX

WhenyoustartTRXthefirsttime,youreditorwillhaveasingletablabeled<New>.Asafirstprogram,tryentering:

onstart{

printf("HelloWorld!\n");

}

ThisaverybasicprogramthatreactsonanonstarteventandprintsHelloWorld!intheDeviceOutput.Itistheactualdevicethatsendsthe"HelloWorld!"tothecomputerwhereTRXreads.

NowcompilethetprogrambygoingtoRun->Compileinthemenubar,orbypressingF9.Tobeabletocompileyoufirsthavetosavethetprogram.TRXwillpromptyouforthis,itwillalsopromptyoutosaveaprojectfile.Picksuitablenamesandsave.Notethattheprojectoverviewpaneltotherightoftheeditorisautomaticallyupdatedwhenyoucompile.

Next,connectatprogramcapableKvaserdevice.YoucanseethatTRXcanuseyourdeviceifthecomboboxjustunderthemenubarhasthenameofyourKvaserdevicelisted.

Totestthetprogram,justgotoRun->Download,thiswilldownloadthetprogramtothedevice.Nextstepwillbetoactuallyruntheprogram.Run->Runwillstartheapplication,andhopefullyyouwillseetheprintfprintoutintheDeviceOutputwindowDeviceOutputpanelbelowtheeditor.(NB:Ifyoudon'tseesuchapanelitmayhavebeenhiddenbyaccident.Ifso,thengotoWindow->ToggleLowerPaneorpressF7totoggleitsvisibility!)

Ifeverythingworked,youarenowreadytodevelopmoreadvancedtprograms!Goodluck!

RelatedtopicsThemenubarThetoolbarThetoolbarTheprojectoverviewTheoutputpanelKeyboardshort-cuts

Programoverview

InthischapteryouwillfindanoverviewoftheTRXuserinterfaceandfeatures.

Contents:

ThemenubarProgrampreferencesProjectoptions.txefileviewerEnvvarviewer

ThetoolbarThecodeeditorTheprojectoverviewTheoutputpanel

Themenubar

Themenubaratthetopoftheprogramletsyouaccessthefollowingfeatures:

File:Inadditiontobasicfileoperations(createnew,open,save,andclosetprogramfiles),theTRXPreferencesareaccessedthroughthismenu.Search:UsethismenuforFindandFindNext,orusetheshort-cutsCtrl+FandF3respectively.Project:Thismenuletsyoucreate,openandsaveprojects,aswellasinspectingthecompiled.txefile,andmanageProjectOptions.Run:Inadditiontorunningandstoppingtheprogram,thismenuisusedtoCompilethetprogram,toDownloadittothedevice,andfortellingthedevicetoGoOnlineandGoOffline.Window:UsethismenutotogglethevisiblityoftheoutputpanebelowtheeditorandoftheEnvironmentVariableswindow,orusetheshort-cutsF8andF9respectively.Help:Inadditiontothishelp,thismenugivesyoueasyaccesstotheKvasertLanguageManual,theKvaserCANlibHelp,andtotheAboutwindowwhereyouwillfindtheTRXversionnumberandalinktotheKvaserwebsite,shouldyouneedtocontactsupport.

RelatedtopicsThetoolbarProgrampreferencesProjectoptionsEnvironmentvariablesKeyboardshort-cuts

Programpreferences

Thiswindowisusedtosetthefollowingprogramprefences:

Environmentsettings-setupthepathsto:Compiler(scc.exe)DatabaseEditor(dbe.exe)KvaserCANlibSDKHelp(canlib.chm)

Fileassociations-decidewhetherthesefilesshouldbeassociatedwithTRX:

KvasertProjects(.tprj)KvasertPrograms(.t)CompiledtPrograms(.txe)

IDEsettings-decideiftheIDEshould:useautocompletionofcommandsintheeditordisplayerrormessagesfromrunningtprogramsinDeviceoutputdisplaydebugmessagesfromconnecteddeviceinDeviceoutput(requiresfirmwarewithdebuggingenabled)

RelatedtopicsGettingstartedProgramoverviewProjectoptionsEnvironmentvariables/Envvars

Keyboardshort-cuts

Projectoptions

Thiswindowisusedtosetdifferentoptionsfortheprojectcompiler.

Thefollowingoptionsareavailable:

VerboseOutput:Whenset,thecompilerwillprintmoreinformationtothebuildlog.IncludeSourceCode:Whenset,thecompilerwillincludethesourcecodeofthetprograminthecompiled.txe-file.TheincludedsourcecanthenbeinspectedfromtheView.txewindow,accessiblefromtheProjectmenu.Encryptprogram:Whenset,compilerwillencrypttheprogramusinganasymmetrickey.IfnoCustomKeyisprovided,thecompilerwillgenerateoneatcompiletime.DefaultSlot:Thislistletsyouselectwhichofthefouravailableslotstouseasdefaultwhendownloadingthetprogramtoadevice.Comment:Thistextfieldletsyouenteranoptionaldescriptionoftheproject.

RelatedtopicsGettingstartedProgramoverviewInspectingthe.txe-filePreferences

Keyboardshort-cuts

Envvarviewer

Thiswindowisusedforinspecting"environmentvariables"orEnvvars,whichinthecontextoftprogramsarespecialvariablesthataresharedbetweentheprogramsrunningonadevice.ByusingtheCANlibscriptAPI,theenvvarscanalsobeaccessedfromacomputerconnectedtoadevicerunningatprogram.

TostarttrackinganenvvarintheEnvvarviewer,addittothewatchlistbytypingitsnameintheboxatthetopandpress"AddEnvvar".Press"Refresh"toupdatethevaluesandstatesofthetrackedenvvars.Ifyoucheckthe"AutoRefresh"boxTRXwillkeepthetrackedenvvarsuptodateautomaticallyrefreshingatregularintervals.Ifyouselectanenvvarfromthelist,afieldwillappearatthebottomofthewindowwhereyoucaneditthevalueofthatenvvar,orremoveitfromthewatchlist.Formoreinformationabouthowtouseenvvars,pleaserefertotheKvasertLanguageManual,availableintheHelpmenu.

RelatedtopicsGettingstartedProgramoverviewPreferencesProjectoptionsKeyboardshort-cuts

.txefileviewer

Thiswindowisusedtoviewinformationreadfromthecompiled.txefile.UndertheDetailstabinformationsuchasFileSizeinbytes,theCompilationDate,theCompilerVersionused,andthedescriptiveCommentaddedunderProjectOptions.Iftheprojectwascompiledwithsourcecodeincluded,thecodecanbeviewedundertheSourcetab.Iftheprogramwascompiledwithencryptionenabled,theviewwillbefilledwithgiberishuntiltheuserhaspressedthebuttonlabeledDecryption...andenteredthecorrectkey.SeeProjectOptionsforfurtherdetails.

RelatedtopicsGettingstartedProgramoverviewPreferencesProjectoptionsKeyboardshort-cuts

Thetoolbar

Thetoolbarallowsquickaccesstosomeofthemostcommonlyusedfeatures:

Thesebuttonsareusedtocreateanewtprogramfile,andtosavetheorclosethetprogramfileintheactivetab.Alternativelyyoucanusetheshort-cutsCtrl+NandCtrl+Stocreateanewtprogramfileandtosavethefileintheactivetab.

ThesebuttonsareusedtoundoandredoactionsintheeditorAlternativelyyoucanusetheshort-cutsCtrl+ZandShift+Ctrl+Z.

Thislistshowstheconnecteddevicesandassociatedchannels.Useittoselectadeviceandadefaultchannelforthetprogram.PresstherescanbuttontoreinitializeCanlibandscanfornew/removeddevices.

PressthisbuttontoCompile,GoOnline,DownloadandRunthetprogramontheselectedKvaserdevicewithasingleclick.

PressagaintoStopexecution.

Thisbuttonshowstheon-/offlinestatusoftheselecteddevice,andcanbeclickedtoswitchbetweenonlineandoffline.

RelatedtopicsThemenubarKeyboardshort-cuts

Thecodeeditor

Ifyouhavemanytprogramsopenatonce,eachisgivenitsowntab.Selectwhichtprogramtoworkonbyclickingthecorrespondingtab.Forconvenience,theeditorofferssyntaxhighlightinganddisplaysrow-numbersinthelefthandmargin.Tomakenavigatinglongprogramseasier,codeblockscanbefoldedbypressingthesmall'-'inthemargin.Foldedblockinsteadhavea'+'inthemargin;pressingthisunfoldstheblock.Iftheeditorstillfeelscrampedafteryouhavefoldedawaythecodeblocksyoudon'twanttofocusonrightnow,tryhidingtheDeviceOutputbygoingtoWindow->ToggleLowerPaneorpressingF7totoggleitsvisibility!

RelatedtopicsThemenubarThetoolbarTheprojectoverviewTheoutputpanelKeyboardshort-cuts

Theprojectoverview

Theprojectoverviewpanelissituatedtotherightoftheeditor.Thispanelprovidesaschematicoverviewoftheprojectfiletree.Everytimeyoutheproject,the.tfilesareparsed,andanyincludedfilesareaddedtofiletree.

RightclickinginthepanelbringsupamenuwhichletsyouAddorRemoveDatabasesandaccesstheProjectOptions.Ifyourightclickonafileinthetree,youarealsogiventheoptiontoOpenthefileforediting.Programfiles(*.t)areopenedintheTRXeditor,whereasdatabases*.dbcareopenedintheexternalKvaserDatabaseEditor,providedthatthepathtodbe.exehasbeensetupinthePreferences.

RelatedtopicsProjectoptionsThecodeeditor

Lowerpanel

Thelowerpanelisusedtodisplaydeviceoutput,buildmessages,andforcommunicatingwitharunningtprogrambysendingkeyevents.Iftheeditorfeelscramped,tryhidingthelowerpanelbygoingtoWindow->ToggleLowerPaneorbypressingF7totoggleitsvisibility!

DeviceOutput

Thistabisusedforlisteningtotheoutputfromtherunningtprograms.Eachoutputisprintedonasingleline,andhasanassociatedNumber(#),SlotandTime.TheslotiseitherSystemorthenumberoftheslotoccupiedbythetprogramthatissuedtheprintfcommand.

Thebuttonsabovetheoutputviewhavethefollowingfunctionality:

UsethisbuttontoSubscribeandUnsubscribetoErrorMessages,executionerrorsreportedbytherunningtprogram.SubscriptioncanalsobetoggledunderPreferences.

UsethesebuttonstotoggleAutoscrollandClearDeviceOutput.WhenAutoscrollison,TRXwillalwaysscrolldowntothelatestmessage.

Thedevicescanrunuptofourprogramsconcurrently,eachinadifferentslot.Thisdrop-downmenuletsyouSelectwhichoftheactiveslotsto

listento,makingtheDeviceOutputlesscluttered.PleasenotethateachTRXsessioncanonlyrunandcontrolonetprogramatatime.Torunmorethanonetprogram,eachhastobestartedseparately,eitherfromtheirownTRXsession,fromthecommandline,orauto-startedonthedevice.

BuildLog

Thistabshowstheoutputfromthecompiler,includingthefullcompilercommand.Compiletimeerrorsarehighlightedinred.Onclickinganerrormessagetheeditorwilljumptothelineofcodewheretheproblemwasdetected.Fordetailedoutput,activateVerboseOutputintheProjectCompilerOptions.

Sendingevents

ThetprogramscanbemadetoreacttoKeyEvents.Sendbuttoncanbeusedtosendsinglecharactersenteredintheinputboxtotherunningtprogram,thatwillbeinterpretedasKeyEvents.TickingthecheckboxtotheleftoftheinputboxtellsTRXtoforwardallkeypressestothetprogram,withouttheneedforpressingSend.Thisisusefulforinteractivelycontrollingtheflowofthetprograms.

RelatedtopicsProjectCompilerOptionsThemenubarThetoolbarTheeditor

Listofkeyboardshort-cuts

Fileoperations:Ctrl+N:NewtprogramCtrl+O:OpentprogramCtrl+S:Savetprogram

Editing:Ctrl+Z:UndoeditShift+Ctrl+Z:RedoeditCtrl+X:CuttextCtrl+C:CopytextCtrl+V:PastetextCtrl+A:SelectalltextineditorCtrl+F:FindstringineditorF3:FindnextinstanceofsearchstringF9:Compileproject

Other:Ctrl+P:OpenProgramPreferencesF1:OpenthishelpF7:TogglevisibilityoflowerpaneF8:TogglevisibilityofEnvvarviewerCtrl+Q:QuitTRX

RelatedtopicsThemenubarThetoolbar

Furtherresources

ThefollowingdocumentsareaccessiblefromtheHelpmenuinTRX:

TheKvasertLanguageManual:Thismanualcontainsdetailedinformationaboutthetprogramminglanguage.TheKvaserCANlibSDKHelp:ThishelpcontainsdetailsabouttheKvaserCANlibfunctionalityandAPI.

Forfurtherinformationandsupport,seetheKvaserwebsite:

www.kvaser.comThereyouwillfindthelatestversionsofourdriversandSDK,aswellasinformationaboutKvaserproducts,developerblogs,supportanddocumentation.

RelatedtopicsGettingstartedProgramoverviewKeyboardshort-cuts