IDE concepts

Here we describe the graphical concepts and items that are part of the BrainBuilder IDE.

Top menu bar

• File: for saving and opening projects
• Options: development board programmer type
• Firmware: to generate the new firmware and flash it the development board
• Cloud: to log in and out
• Tools: to autodetect the port where the development board is connected to
• Help: opens a browser with the documentation site

Left Sidebar / Project tree

This is were you find all the blocks grouped in the main folders (Project Info, Miscellaneous, Hardware, Logic, Screens).

Right Sidebar / Variable list

Here you'll find a list of variables for easy reference. It is maintained automatically.

ToDo info area

This lists the next actions to do. For example when starting a new project, the first thing to do is adding a development board. This will be shown here as a 'to do' item.