Tornado

Tornado 2.0
User’s Guide
Finding VxWorks Components and Configuration Macros
You can locate individual components and configuration parameters in the
component tree, based on their macro names with the Find Object dialog box. The
dialog box can be accessed with the context menu for the VxWorks view
(Figure 4-23).
Figure 4-23
Find Object
NOTE: The Find Object dialog box is particularly helpful in conjunction with
VxWorks documentation, which discusses VxWorks configuration in terms of
preprocessor symbols, rather than the descriptive names used in the project facility
GUI.
Displaying Descriptions and Online Help for Components
The component tree in the VxWorks view provides descriptive names for
components. You can display a component description property sheet, which
includes the name of the pre-processor macro for the component, by doubleclicking
on the component name (Figure 4-24).
To display online reference documentation, double-click on the topic of your
choice displayed in the Help Link box of the property sheet. The corresponding
HTML reference material is displayed in a Web browser (Figure 4-24).
Including and Excluding Components
VxWorks components that are not needed for a project can be excluded, and
components that have been excluded can be included again. The context menu
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