User interface

It allows you to understand the interface of Component Development Environment (CDE).

The CDE uses default C++ view and a Components view, in order to use the CDE. You can create an embedded component by selecting File-> New -> Embedded Component. In the figure below, the Project Explorer view displays the list of projects that are there in the workspace and the Components view displays the multiple components and interfaces. This view also enables to create or import more than one component or interface in the new or an existing project. You can add or import a component into an existing project in the Components view by popup menu. If you double-click on the component in the Components view, the Component Editor appears.

The CDE consists of three types of menus:

• Component Creation Menu
• Wizard Menu
• Configuration Menu

The few main menu items are described below:

• Component Creation Menu: select File -> New -> Embedded Component; it displays the New Component Wizard and starts the creation of a new component.
  Figure 2. Create new component screen
  
  
  
  
  The Target Project screen appears. Enter the name of the project.
  Figure 3. Target project screen
  
  
  
  
  Click Next. The New Component screen appears. Enter the name of the component and click Finish.
  Figure 4. New component screen
  
  
  
  
• Wizard menu: select File -> New -> Other...; the Select a Wizard screen appears. On expanding the CDE, it displays the following list of wizards:
  • Category: Adds or deletes categories
  • Embedded Component: Starts the creation of a new component
  • Inherited Component: Starts the creation of a component by using the inheritance wizard
    Figure 5. Wizard menu
    
    
    
    
• Configuration Menu: select Windows -> Preferences; it opens the Preferences window for setting the CDE preferences. In the Preferences window, under the Processor Expert node, select Paths; you can see the default path. Before you start work on Processor Expert, you need to set the path of PEx directory as <InstallDir>\MCU\ProcessorExpert.
  Figure 6. Preferences screen
  
  
  
  

  To view CDE specific preferences, select Component Development Environment under the Processor Expert node, as shown in the figure below.

  Figure 7. CDE preferences screen
  
  
  
  

This table explain the fields of CDE preferences.