doc/overview.rst
author Schlumpf <schlumpf@kr-ll.de>
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:27:43 +0100
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changeset 2532 b9d6f5d7e0f1
parent 810 707e2be17a43
child 3925 1d383b4c0a23
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Create a "Generate Program As..." menu to make the "Generate Program" toolbutton even more useful.

The behaviour is the same as "Save" and "Save As...". Now "Generate Program" uses the last filename
if known and "Generate Progam As..." asks every time.
Project overview
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In order to target the widest possible range of programmable devices and keep efficient, Beremiz use C code as an intermediate language. 

To be executed, C needs to be compiled. `GCC <http://gcc.gnu.org>`_ serve that purpose perfectly.

PLC program is expressed in languages defined in IEC-61131, including graphical languages. Thanks to PLCopen TC2, those graphical languages have a standardised representation, in XML.

To be continued.