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| =====MIStudio Getting Started===== | ===== MIStudio Getting Started ===== |
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| This page is a starting point for learning MIStudio. It links to beginner documentation, basic workflows, graphics documentation, data source examples, and common project setup topics. | This page is the starting point for learning MIStudio. |
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| ====Overview==== | Use this section if you are new to MIStudio and want to understand the basic workflow before moving into graphics, logic, servers, scripting, deployment, or advanced configuration. |
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| | ==== Overview ==== |
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| MIStudio is used to build dashboards, operator interfaces, and data-driven visual displays for industrial and manufacturing systems. | MIStudio is used to build dashboards, operator interfaces, and data-driven visual displays for industrial and manufacturing systems. |
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| Use this section if you are new to MIStudio and want to understand the basic workflow before moving into graphics, servers, scripting, deployment, or advanced configuration. | A typical MIStudio workflow starts with understanding the project structure, creating a project, creating an application, building the visual interface in the Design Editor, and connecting data sources and application logic in the Logic Editor. |
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| ====Beginner Topics==== | ==== Recommended Learning Flow ==== |
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| | ^ Step ^ Page ^ Description ^ |
| | | 1 | [[mistudio:getting_started:what_is_mistudio|What is MIStudio?]] | Learn what MIStudio is used for and how the main pieces fit together. | |
| | | 2 | [[mistudio:getting_started:opening_mistudio|Opening MIStudio]] | Learn how to open MIStudio and what to expect when it starts. | |
| | | 3 | [[mistudio:getting_started:project_structure|MIStudio Project Structure]] | Learn how the project tree organizes User Files, Images, Drivers, Targets, Components, and Applications. | |
| | | 4 | [[mistudio:getting_started:create_project|Creating a Project]] | Create a new MIStudio project. | |
| | | 5 | [[mistudio:getting_started:create_application|Creating an Application]] | Create an application inside a project. | |
| | | 6 | [[mistudio:design_editor:start|MIStudio Design Editor]] | Learn about the Design Editor and the graphics used to build an application screen. | |
| | | 7 | [[mistudio:getting_started:add_graphics|Adding Graphics to an Application]] | Add graphics to an application screen. | |
| | | 8 | [[mistudio:getting_started:edit_graphic_properties|Editing Graphic Properties]] | Change graphic settings such as text, color, value behavior, and visibility. | |
| | | 9 | [[mistudio:logic_editor:start|MIStudio Logic Editor]] | Learn how the Logic Editor is used for data sources, connections, and application logic. | |
| | | 10 | [[mistudio:getting_started:data_sources_overview|Data Sources Overview]] | Learn how data sources provide values to graphics and other application components. | |
| | | 11 | [[mistudio:getting_started:connect_data_source_to_graphic|Connecting a Data Source to a Graphic]] | Connect a data source so a graphic can update from a value. | |
| | | 12 | [[mistudio:getting_started:test_data_sources|Using Test Data Sources]] | Use test data sources to build and verify logic without a live external data source. | |
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| | ==== Beginner Topics ==== |
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| * [[mistudio:getting_started:what_is_mistudio|What is MIStudio?]] | * [[mistudio:getting_started:what_is_mistudio|What is MIStudio?]] |
| * [[mistudio:getting_started:create_application|Creating an Application]] | * [[mistudio:getting_started:create_application|Creating an Application]] |
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| ====Basic Graphics Workflow==== | ==== Design Editor Basics ==== |
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| * [[mistudio:graphics:start|MIStudio Graphics]] | The Design Editor is used to build the visual portion of an MIStudio application using graphics and controls. |
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| | * [[mistudio:design_editor:start|MIStudio Design Editor]] |
| * [[mistudio:getting_started:add_graphics|Adding Graphics to an Application]] | * [[mistudio:getting_started:add_graphics|Adding Graphics to an Application]] |
| * [[mistudio:getting_started:edit_graphic_properties|Editing Graphic Properties]] | * [[mistudio:getting_started:edit_graphic_properties|Editing Graphic Properties]] |
| * [[mistudio:getting_started:save_reopen_project|Saving and Reopening a Project]] | |
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| ====Data Source Basics==== | ==== Logic Editor and Data Source Basics ==== |
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| | The Logic Editor is used to work with data sources, connections, and application logic. |
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| | After creating the visual portion of an application, use the Logic Editor to connect graphics and other components to data. |
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| | * [[mistudio:logic_editor:start|MIStudio Logic Editor]] |
| * [[mistudio:getting_started:data_sources_overview|Data Sources Overview]] | * [[mistudio:getting_started:data_sources_overview|Data Sources Overview]] |
| * [[mistudio:getting_started:connect_data_source_to_graphic|Connecting a Data Source to a Graphic]] | * [[mistudio:getting_started:connect_data_source_to_graphic|Connecting a Data Source to a Graphic]] |
| * [[mistudio:getting_started:test_data_sources|Using Test Data Sources]] | * [[mistudio:getting_started:test_data_sources|Using Test Data Sources]] |
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| ====Related Documentation==== | ==== Related Documentation ==== |
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| * [[mistudio:graphics:start|Graphics Documentation]] | * [[mistudio:design_editor:start|MIStudio Design Editor]] |
| | * [[mistudio:logic_editor:start|MIStudio Logic Editor]] |
| * [[mistudio:servers:start|Servers and Data Sources]] | * [[mistudio:servers:start|Servers and Data Sources]] |
| * [[mistudio:manipulators:start|Manipulators]] | * [[mistudio:manipulators:start|Manipulators]] |
| * [[mistudio:how_to:start|MIStudio How-To Guides]] | * [[mistudio:how_to:start|MIStudio How-To Guides]] |
| * [[mistudio:troubleshooting:start|MIStudio Troubleshooting]] | * [[mistudio:troubleshooting:start|MIStudio Troubleshooting]] |
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