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9.
4D Systems - Workshop 4 IDE
Workshop 4 is a comprehensive software IDE that
provides an integrated software development
platform for all of the 4D family of processors and
modules. The IDE combines the Editor, Compiler,
Linker and Downloader to develop complete 4DGL
application code. All user application code is
developed within the Workshop 4 IDE.
The Workshop 4 IDE supports multiple development
environments for the user, to cater for different user
requirements and skill levels.
The Designer environment enables the user to
write 4DGL code in its natural form to program
the range of 4D Systems intelligent displays.
A visual programming experience, suitably called
ViSi, enables drag-and-drop type placement of
objects to assist with 4DGL code generation and
allows the user to visualise how the display will
look while being developed.
An advanced environment called ViSi-Genie
doesn’t require any 4DGL coding at all, it is all
done automatically for you. Simply lay the
display out with the objects you want, set the
events to drive them and the code is written for
you automatically. This can be extended with
additional features when a Workshop4 PRO
license is purchased from the 4D Systems
website. Extended Advanced features for Visi-
Genie are available in PRO version of WS4.
Further details explained in
A Serial environment is also provided to
transform the display module into a slave serial
module, allowing the user to control the display
from any host microcontroller or device with a
serial port.
The Workshop 4 IDE is available from the 4D Systems
website.
For comprehensive manuals on the Workshop 4 IDE
Software, the language, and its environments, refer
to the documentation from the 4D Systems website,
on the
9.1.
Workshop4 - Designer
Choose the Designer environment to write 4DGL code
in its raw form.
The Designer environment provides the user with a
simple yet effective programming environment
where pure 4DGL code can be written, compiled and
downloaded to the range of 4D Systems intelligent
display modules.
Designer is a very powerful environment, for those
use to developing without any form of GUI aid, or for
those developing complex systems where no aid is
required.
9.2.
Workshop4 – ViSi
ViSi was designed to make the creation of graphical
displays a more visual experience.
ViSi is a great software tool that allows the user to
see the instant results of their desired graphical
layout. Additionally, there is a selection of inbuilt
dials, gauges and meters that can simply be placed
onto the simulated module display. From here each
object can have its properties edited, and at the click
of a button all relevant 4DGL code associated with
that object is produced in the user program. The user
can then write 4DGL code around these objects to
utilise them in the way they choose.
