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Friday, Jan 17, 2025

Eclipse 4diac Weekly #18

Enhancements and Fixes in 4diac IDE Enhancements Debugging Improvements: Add toggle value for all BOOL variables, including struct members. Editor Updates: Reworked System Editor: Added scrollbar for smaller screens. Moved applications and the system configuration to the top. Children of typed subapps are now correctly opened in the type editor. Added jump mode navigation for struct members. Programming and Formatting: Reworked comment auto-wrap in the ST formatter: Introduced fixed comment line width.

Friday, Jan 10, 2025

Eclipse 4diac Weekly #17

Enhancements and Fixes in 4diac IDE Improvements Added a separate warning for truncating literal conversions, including exceptions for semantically relevant cases. Improved type inference for nested binary expressions by ensuring operand types are converted to required unsigned or bit types before determining the common result type. Fixed the equivalent unsigned type for INT. Enhanced graphical editor appearance for fractional native scaling by using the exact swt.autoScaling parameter, improving drawing aspect ratios on non-integer scaling settings (e.

Friday, Jan 10, 2025

4 Weeks to the 4days of Eclipse 4diac Winter School

Why should you care about IEC 61499? Because it revolutionizes how we design distributed control systems by offering modular, reusable components that seamlessly integrate into various environments. Imagine developing a smart factory system where machines communicate efficiently and adapt to changes in real-time. With 4diac IDE, you’ll not only model these systems but also simulate, test, and deploy them effectively. Ever wondered how to manage complex industrial processes with minimal downtime?

Friday, Jan 3, 2025

Eclipse 4diac Weekly #16

Enhancements and Fixes in 4diac IDE Usability Enhancements Improved FB Debug View by using Watch colors consistently. Reworked Open Type Dialog to reduce blocking behavior, enhancing performance. Added new icon for library directories. Changed default Watch colors for better contrast on light themes and introduced styles for dark themes. Added settings for monitoring text colors. Error Handling and Validation Improved error handling in value converters to avoid null pointer exceptions (NPEs) and enhanced error messages during array and struct parsing.