User interface and programming interface
LOGO!Soft Comfort V6.0 starts with the empty user interface of LOGO!Soft Comfort. Click on this icon:
Result: LOGO!Soft Comfort creates a new, empty circuit program.
You now see the complete user interface of LOGO!Soft Comfort. The programming interface for creating your circuit programs occupies the greater part of the screen. The icons and logical links of the circuit program are arranged on this programming interface.
To help you to maintain an overview of large circuit programs, the right side and the bottom of the programming interface contain scroll bars, which you can use for vertical and horizontal scrolling of the circuit program.
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Menu bar |
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Standard toolbar |
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Programming interface |
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Info box |
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Status bar |
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Programming toolbar |
Menu bar
The menu bar is located at the top of the LOGO!Soft Comfort window. Here, you can find various commands for editing and managing your circuit programs, as well as functions for defining your default settings and for transferring of the circuit program to and from LOGO!.
Toolbars
LOGO!Soft Comfort provides the following three toolbars:
Standard toolbar
Programming toolbar
Simulation toolbar
Standard toolbar
The standard toolbar is located above the programming interface. After its start, LOGO!Soft Comfort shows you a reduced standard toolbar that provides only the essential functions.
The standard toolbar provides direct access to the essential functions of LOGO!Soft Comfort.
After you have opened a circuit program for editing on the programming interface, you can see the complete standard toolbar.
You can use the icons to create a new circuit program or to download, save and print out an existing program, cut/copy and paste objects, or initiate data transfer to and from LOGO! devices.
You can use the mouse to select and move the standard toolbar. The toolbar is always snapped onto the top of the menu bar when you close it.
Programming toolbar
The programming toolbar is located at the left of the screen. Its icons can be used to change to other editing modes, or for quick and easy creation or editing of a circuit program.
You can drag and drop the programming toolbar to another location with the mouse. The toolbar is always snapped onto the top of the menu bar when you close it.
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The LAD Editor no longer contains the Basic function (SF) icon, because you create logical "AND" and "OR" links by interconnecting individual blocks. |
Simulation toolbar
This toolbar is only relevant for the simulation of circuit programs. Further information is found here.
Info box
The Info Window, located at the bottom of the programming interface, displays information and notes, as well as the LOGO! devices recommended by the Tools -> Determine LOGO! function for use in your circuit program.
Status bar
The status bar is located at the bottom of the program window. It shows the currently active tool, the program status, the zoom factor, the page number of the circuit diagram and the selected LOGO! device.