CN115469852A - Graphical chip programming system, system operation method and computer readable medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a chip graphical programming system, system operation method and computer-readable medium, wherein the operation method includes: generating a chip resource tool display area, the chip resource tool display area includes a plurality of chip resource tool items; forming an icon box for editing In the chip resource tool display area, the click and drag operation of the chip resource tool item is received, and when the drag operation is detected in the icon box editing and display area, an icon corresponding to the chip resource tool item is generated In the icon frame editing and display area, arrange and connect multiple icon frames to represent the logical relationship between chip signal transmission and data processing; generate code editing and display area, and generate code editing and display area including The code segment corresponding to the symbol frame, and display the code nesting relationship with the logical relationship represented by the arrangement distribution and connection relationship of the symbol frame. The invention can realize chip programming only by clicking and dragging the chip resource tool item.

Description

Graphical chip programming system, system operation method and computer readable medium

technical field

The invention mainly relates to the field of visual programming, in particular to a chip graphic programming system, a system operation method and a computer readable medium.

Background technique

Chip programming is the program development based on the chip. The chip is hardware, and it can be realized by programming the chip with the part controlled by software with the support of surrounding peripherals. The current field of chip programming technology requires relatively high skills for developers. Developers need to complete tasks such as reading chip manuals, writing chip configuration programs and peripheral driver programs, and writing application control programs. This leads to the development cycle of products using chip programming. It is very long, and there are a lot of repetitive tasks, so the efficiency is low.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a simple and convenient chip graphical programming system and system operation method to shorten the development cycle of users.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a chip graphic programming system, a system operation method and a computer-readable medium, so as to solve the problems of complicated development steps and long development cycle in the chip programming process.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides a method for operating a chip graphical programming system, comprising the following steps: generating a chip resource tool display area, the chip resource tool display area including a plurality of chip resource tool items; forming an icon In the frame editing and display area, the click and drag operation of the chip resource tool item is received in the chip resource tool display area, and when the drag operation is detected in the icon frame editing and display area, generating an icon frame corresponding to the chip resource tool item; arranging and connecting a plurality of the icon frames in the icon frame editing and display area, representing the logical relationship between chip signal transmission and data processing; Generate a code editing and display area, the generated code editing and display area includes the code segment corresponding to the icon frame, and displays the code of the logical relationship represented by the arrangement distribution and connection relationship of the icon frame Nesting relationship; wherein, the code segment includes one or more code lines, each code segment has a corresponding marker, and the marker is associated with the icon box corresponding to the code segment where the code line is located and used for The position of the code line is indicated, and when a modification operation on the code line is received, the result of the modification operation is associated with the icon box according to the marker corresponding to the code line.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the operating method of the chip graphical programming system further includes, when a selection operation of an icon frame is received in the icon frame editing and display area, displaying the icon frame Corresponding code editing box; when the editing completion operation is received in the code editing box, the result of the code editing is updated to the code editing and display area; wherein, each line of code in the updated code have corresponding tags.

In an embodiment of the present invention, arranging and connecting a plurality of icon frames in the icon frame editing and display area, and representing the logical relationship between chip signal transmission and data processing include: In the symbol frame editing and display area, the horizontal connection between the symbol frames represents the nesting relationship between the code segments corresponding to the symbol frames, and the vertical connection between the symbol frames The connecting lines of represent the sequential execution relationship between the code segments corresponding to the symbol boxes.

In an embodiment of the present invention, between the steps of generating the chip resource tool display area, it also includes: presenting the new engineering project page, and receiving the board-level support package operation of importing the chip; presenting the chip configuration interface, the chip configuration The interface includes a chip resource list item corresponding to the board-level support package, receives a click operation on the chip resource list item, and determines the chip resource tool required for graphical programming.

In an embodiment of the present invention, arranging and connecting a plurality of icon frames in the icon frame editing and display area includes: when an icon frame includes icon frames nested with it, A nested display and operation mark is added to the corner area of the icon frame; when a click operation on the nested operation mark is received, a corresponding display or hide action is performed on the nested icon frame.

In an embodiment of the present invention, arranging and connecting a plurality of icon frames in the icon frame editing and display area includes: when receiving a selection operation on an icon frame, displaying the icon frame One or more link responders of an icon box; when an icon box to be connected is dragged to a link responder less than a first threshold distance value from the icon box, generating the A connection line between an icon frame and the icon frame to be connected.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the chip configuration interface includes a chip icon area corresponding to the chip resource list item, and when a click operation is received on the chip resource list item, the The pin of the chip where the above-mentioned selected chip resource list item is located and the function mark corresponding to the pin are rendered in a color different from that of the other pins and the function marks corresponding to the pin.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the marker includes a character mark and a serial number mark corresponding to the icon box corresponding to the code segment where the code line is located.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the operating method of the chip graphical programming system further includes, when an editing operation on one or more of the code lines in one of the code segments is received in the code editing and display area , the icon box corresponding to the code segment where the one or more code lines are located is marked as being edited in the icon box editing and display area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the marking the symbol box corresponding to the code segment where the one or more code lines are located as being edited includes: setting the outer frame of the icon box The color is displayed as a different color than the outline of the rest of the icon box.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention also provides a chip graphical programming system, including: a memory for storing instructions executable by a processor; and a processor for executing the instructions to realize a chip graphical programming system of the present invention How to program the system.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention also provides a computer-readable medium storing computer program codes, the computer program codes implement the operating method of a chip graphical programming system of the present invention when executed by a processor.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

In the operating method of the chip graphical programming system of the present application, by disassembling the resources on the chip into multiple chip resource tool items, chip programming can be realized only by clicking and dragging the chip resource tool items, which simplifies The development steps in the chip programming process are shortened, and the development cycle is shortened; the operation method of the chip graphical programming system in this application represents the logical relationship between chip signal transmission and data processing through the arrangement and connection relationship of icon boxes, which is convenient for users to visualize The programming improves the user experience; the operation method of the chip graphical programming system of the present application associates the icon frame with the code segment through the identifier, and the icon frame and the code segment can be synchronized in two directions, making the user development process more friendly.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings are to provide a further understanding of the present application, they are included and constitute a part of the present application, the accompanying drawings show the embodiments of the present application, and together with the description, serve to explain the principle of the present application. In the attached picture:

FIG. 1 is an exemplary flow chart of an operating method of a chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2A is a schematic interface diagram of an operating method of a chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2B is an interface display diagram of the operation method of the chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3A is a schematic diagram of a chip configuration interface of an operating method of a chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3B is a display diagram of a chip configuration interface of the operating method of the chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the icon frame connection display state of the operation method of the chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a schematic diagram of a hidden state of icon frame connections of an operating method of a chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the automatic connection of the icon frame of the operation method of the chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a system block diagram of a chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present application.

detailed description

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some examples or embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art can also apply the present application to other similar scenarios. Unless otherwise apparent from context or otherwise indicated, like reference numerals in the figures represent like structures or operations.

As indicated in this application and claims, the terms "a", "an", "an" and/or "the" do not refer to the singular and may include the plural unless the context clearly indicates an exception. Generally speaking, the terms "comprising" and "comprising" only suggest the inclusion of clearly identified steps and elements, and these steps and elements do not constitute an exclusive list, and the method or device may also contain other steps or elements.

The relative arrangements of components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application unless specifically stated otherwise. At the same time, it should be understood that, for the convenience of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. Techniques, methods and devices known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such techniques, methods and devices should be considered part of the Authorized Specification. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be construed as exemplary only, and not as limitations. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiment may have different values. It should be noted that like numbers and letters denote similar items in the following figures, therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not require further discussion in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that orientation words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "horizontal, vertical, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom" etc. indicate the orientation Or positional relationship is generally based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the application and simplifying the description. In the absence of a contrary statement, these orientation words do not indicate or imply the device or element referred to It must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, so it should not be construed as limiting the protection scope of the present application; the orientation words "inner and outer" refer to the inner and outer relative to the outline of each component itself.

For the convenience of description, spatially relative terms may be used here, such as "on ...", "over ...", "on the surface of ...", "above", etc., to describe the The spatial positional relationship between one device or feature shown and other devices or features. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "above" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "beneath" or "above" the other devices or configurations. under other devices or configurations". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can encompass both an orientation of "above" and "beneath". The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptions used herein interpreted accordingly.

In addition, it should be noted that the use of words such as "first" and "second" to define components is only for the convenience of distinguishing corresponding components. To limit the protection scope of this application. In addition, although the terms used in this application are selected from well-known and commonly used terms, some terms mentioned in the specification of this application may be selected by the applicant according to his or her judgment, and their detailed meanings are listed in this article described in the relevant section of the description. Furthermore, it is required that this application be understood not only by the actual terms used, but also by the meaning implied by each term.

The flow chart is used in this application to illustrate the operations performed by the system according to the embodiment of this application. It should be understood that the preceding or following operations are not necessarily performed in an exact order. Instead, various steps may be processed in reverse order or concurrently. At the same time, other operations are either added to these procedures, or a certain step or steps are removed from these procedures.

The embodiments of the present application describe a chip graphical programming system, a system operation method, and a computer-readable medium.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary flow chart of an operating method of a chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the operating method 100 of the chip graphical programming system of this embodiment includes the following steps:

Step S11: Generate a chip resource tool display area, the chip resource tool display area includes a plurality of chip resource tool items.

Step S12: Form the icon frame editing and display area, receive the click and drag operation of the chip resource tool item in the chip resource tool display area, when the drag operation is detected in the icon frame editing and display area, generate and The icon box corresponding to the chip resource tool item.

Step S13: Arranging and connecting multiple icon frames in the icon frame editing and display area to represent the logical relationship between chip signal transmission and data processing.

Step S14: Generate a code editing and display area. The generated code editing and display area includes the code segment corresponding to the icon frame, and displays the code nesting relationship with the logical relationship represented by the arrangement distribution and connection relationship of the icon frame.

The above steps S11-S14 will be described in detail below in conjunction with FIG. 1-FIG. 2B:

FIG. 2A is a schematic interface diagram of the operation method of the chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2A, according to steps S11-S14, the main page 20 of the chip graphical programming system of the present invention includes three areas, which are respectively a chip resource tool display area 21, an icon frame editing and display area 22, and a code editing and display area 22. Display area 23.

In step S11, the chip resource tool item is a component unit of the chip graphical programming program, and the chip resource tool item may include programming control function interface, user project driver list, BSP common interface, interrupt, custom tool item, compound tool item , header file, program block, tool directory driver list and public storage area and other tool items.

Wherein, the programming control function interface includes programming language logic statement control. The list of user project drivers includes peripheral drivers. Peripheral drivers include general peripheral drivers and user-loaded peripheral drivers. When needed, users can select the driver checked on the chip configuration interface to call the driver's function. BSP common interface contains some commonly used interfaces in functions. The interrupt includes all the interrupt service functions of the chip, and the user can call the corresponding interrupt service function connection for programming. Custom tool items include functions, global variables, local variables, and composite types. Users can add, query, modify, delete and other operations on custom tool items. Header files You can add some commonly used header files to the display area of the chip resource tool. The program block can write the required program in the tool item.

The tool directory driver list includes a system driver list and a custom driver list. The public storage area can store user-defined functions, and the functions in the public storage area can be used in new projects. The chip resource tool display area may include all chip resource tool items, and may also include some chip resource tool items, which is not limited in this application.

FIG. 2B is an interface display diagram of the operation method of the chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Exemplarily, as shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , the chip resource tool display area 21 includes a chip resource tool item programming control function interface 211 , a user project driver list 212 , an interrupt 213 and a custom tool item 214 .

As mentioned above, the programming control function interface includes programming language logic statement control. Specifically, the programming control function interface, for example, provides various types of control functions, such as judgment functions (such as while, if types), and selection functions (such as switch, case types).

In some embodiments, before the step S11 of generating the display area of the chip resource tool, the following steps are further included:

Step S110: presenting a new engineering project page, and receiving the operation of importing the board support package of the chip.

Step S111: presenting a chip configuration interface, the chip configuration interface includes a chip resource list item corresponding to the board support package, receiving a click operation on the chip resource list item, and determining the chip resource tool required for graphical programming.

In step S110, a new project can be created for each chip graphical programming program, and all file resources related to the chip graphical programming can be placed in this project, which is convenient for users to manage.

Specifically, the graphical programming system presents a new project page to the user, and the user can name the new project and select a storage path for the new project. At the same time, the newly-built project can receive the board-level support package operation of the imported chip.

The board-level support package refers to resources after abstraction and packaging of chip resources, and may include a software development kit (Software Development Kit, SDK development kit for short) and a resource description file.

The SDK development kit is a collection of development tools used by software developers to create application software for specific software packages, software frameworks, hardware platforms, operating systems, etc. It may be some files that provide an application programming interface (Application Programming Interface, API for short) for a certain programming language.

On the one hand, the resource description file completes the description and classification of resources and prepares for graphical configuration. On the other hand, the resource description file completes the initialization information configuration of the resource and prepares for code generation. Before importing the board-level support package operation of the chip, it is necessary to determine the chip model required for the new project of the graphical programming, and the graphical programming system presents the chip selection page to the user. Unit (Micro ControllerUnit, referred to as MCU) model list and other three parts, the filtering method list includes model search, type, package, advanced selection, etc.

Users of the chip graphical programming system (that is, users of the system) can search by the model of the chip, the type of the chip, the packaging method of the chip, or the size of the memory, the size of the main frequency, etc. Choose to search, this application is not limited to this.

The display bar includes a display box and buttons for specification, start project, etc. The MCU model list displays all MCU models and filtering results.

In step S111, after selecting a chip model in the MCU model list in step S110, click the "start project" button in the display column, and the graphical programming system will present the chip configuration interface to the user.

FIG. 3A is a chip configuration interface of the operating method of the chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3B is a display diagram of a chip configuration interface of the operating method of the chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , the chip configuration interface 30 includes a chip resource list item 31 and a chip resource configuration column 32 . The chip resource list item 31 includes a chip resource list 311 corresponding to the model board support package and a driver resource list 312 supported by the model. The chip resource list 311 displays all the chip resources of the model, and there is mutual exclusion between the chip resources, and mutual exclusion between the chip and the driver.

The driver resource list 312 includes five parts: system driver and user-defined driver, backup area, and user project driver list. The backup area saves the driver backup of the user project driver list and saves the existing configuration information of the driver.

The chip resource configuration column 32 is used to display configuration items of the currently checked chip resource list 311 or driver resource list 312 . The user can click on the resources in the chip resource list 311 or the driver resource list 312 as needed. When there is mutual exclusion between the chip resources, only one of the resources can be clicked, and the remaining resources will be unselectable. state.

When there is mutual exclusion between the chip resource and the driver, when the driver has already occupied the chip resource, the user can no longer configure the chip resource configuration; similarly, when the chip resource is selected first, the driver is in the non-selectable state.

The graphical programming system receives a click operation on the chip resource list 311 or the driver resource list 312, and determines the chip resource tool required for graphical programming.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , the chip configuration interface further includes a chip diagram area 33 corresponding to the chip resource list item 31 . The chip diagram area 33 is used to display the used driver picture and its configuration pin information, as well as the configuration pin occupancy information of the model. For example, the chip 335 and its pin information shown in the chip diagram area 33 of FIG. 3B . When the graphical programming system receives a click operation on the chip resource list item 31, the chip pin and the function mark corresponding to the chip resource list item 31 where the clicked chip resource list item 31 is located in the chip icon area 33 will be rendered as the same as The rest of the pins and their corresponding functions are marked with different colors.

For example, in FIG. 3B , it exemplarily indicates that clicking on the chip resource 318 in the chip resource list item 31 corresponds to the display and configuration of the chip resource configuration item 328 in the chip resource configuration column 32 and the chip icon area 33. The rendering and display of the chip pins corresponding to the chip resources and the function markers 338 corresponding to the pins.

In some embodiments, the user clicks the "Start Project" button in the display bar, before the graphical programming system presents the chip configuration interface to the user, the graphical programming system also presents a template selection interface to the user, and the user can create a blank template, It can also be modified and transformed into a required project based on the example template, which is not limited in this application.

In step S12, the chip resource tool display area receives the click and drag operation of the chip resource tool item, and when the drag operation is detected in the icon box editing and display area, an icon corresponding to the chip resource tool item is generated frame. Exemplarily, as shown in FIG. 2A , the chip resource tool display area 21 includes chip resource tool items, specifically including programming control function interface 211 , user project driver list 212 , interrupt 213 and custom tool item 214 .

System users can click and drag the chip resource tool item in the chip resource tool display area 21, when the icon box editing and display area 22 monitors that the programming control function interface 211 in the chip resource tool item is clicked , or when dragging from the chip resource tool display area 21 to the icon frame editing and display area 22, an icon frame 221 corresponding to the chip resource tool item programming control function interface 211 is generated. When the icon frame editing and display area 22 detects that the interrupt 213 in the chip resource tool item is selected, or is dragged from the chip resource tool display area 21 to the icon frame editing and display area 22, the chip resource tool item is generated The icon box 223 corresponding to the interrupt 213 in .

In FIG. 2B , the operation corresponding results from the chip resource tool item 219 in the chip resource tool display area 21 to the icon frame arrangement and connection relationship diagram 229 in the icon frame editing and display area 22 are shown exemplarily. The icon frame arrangement and connection diagram 229 in the icon frame editing and display area 22 is marked, and the corresponding relationship between the code segment 239 in the code editing and display area 23 reflects the visual intuition and graphics of the programming process. The smoothness of programming.

In summary of some embodiments, the icon box can also display a brief description of the function of the code segment corresponding to the icon box, so that the arrangement of the icon box and the connection diagram are clearer, as shown in the icon box in Figure 2B The arrangement and connection relationship diagram 229 is illustrated by each icon box.

In step S13, a plurality of icon frames are arranged according to the program logic, and then a plurality of icon frames are connected according to the connection rules. Logic. The connection rules can be the sequence relationship and nesting relationship between the connection lines between icon frames. The sequence relationship means that the code body of the connected icon frame is inserted after the code body of the current icon frame; the nesting relationship means that the code body of the connected icon frame Insert the code body of the symbol frame of the connected chip into the code body of the symbol frame, and this application does not limit the specific setting of the connection rules.

In some embodiments, in the icon frame editing and display area, the horizontal connection lines between the icon frames represent the nesting relationship between the code segments corresponding to the icon frames, and the vertical lines between the icon frames The straight lines represent the sequence running relationship between the code segments corresponding to the symbol boxes.

Specifically, the code segment corresponding to the icon frame on the right side in the horizontal direction is nested in the code segment corresponding to the icon frame on the left side of the connection line, and the code segment corresponding to the icon frame on the upper and lower sides in the vertical direction is in The code segment corresponding to the icon box on the upper side of the line is executed after the sequence.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the icon box connection display state of the operation method of the chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 4, in the icon frame editing and display area 22, the horizontal connection line H1 between the icon frame 41 and the icon frame 42 represents the nesting relationship between the code segments corresponding to the icon frame , the code segment corresponding to the icon frame 42 is nested in the code segment corresponding to the icon frame 41 .

The vertical line V1 between the icon frame 41 and the icon frame 43 represents the sequence relationship between the code segments corresponding to the icon frame, and the code segment corresponding to the icon frame 43 is in the code segment of the icon frame 41 Execute afterwards.

In some embodiments, the connection rule may be that icon frames in the horizontal direction and icon frames in the vertical direction cannot be connected because they belong to different levels of nesting logic. For example, as shown in FIG. 4 , the icon frame 42 and the icon frame 43 cannot be connected.

In some embodiments, when an icon frame includes an icon frame nested with it, a nested display and operation mark is added in the corner area of an icon frame; when receiving a click operation on the nested operation mark , perform the corresponding display or hide action on the nested icon frame.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the hidden state of the icon frame connection corresponding to Fig. 4, as shown in Fig. 5, the nested relationship between the icon frame 41 and the icon frame 42 (not shown) is in the hidden state, and the icon frame 41 has nested display and action markers S on the area.

The operation mark S can be at any position within the area of the icon frame 41 , and the application does not limit the position of the operation mark S.

When receiving the click operation on the nested operation mark S, the icon frame 41 and the icon frame 42 are displayed, in the display state as shown in Figure 4; when receiving the nested operation mark S in the display state When a click operation is performed, the icon frame 42 is hidden, and the nested display and operation mark S is regenerated on the area of the icon frame 41, returning to the hidden state shown in FIG. 5 .

In some embodiments, when a selection operation on an icon box is received, one or more connection responders of an icon box are displayed; when an icon box to be connected is dragged When a connecting line responder of a frame is smaller than the first threshold distance value, a connecting line between an icon frame and an icon frame to be connected is generated.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of automatic connection of icon frames of the operating method of the chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Exemplarily, as shown in FIG. 6, when the user presses the selection button on the icon frame 61, when the system receives a selection operation on the icon frame 61, a connection response symbol 61a will be displayed on the border of the icon frame 61, The number of connection responders 61a may be 4, or 1 or other numbers, and this application does not limit the number of connection responders.

At the same time, this application does not limit the position of the connection responder. When an icon frame 61 to be connected is dragged to the icon frame 62 that wants to be connected, when the interval value L1 between the icon frame 61 and the icon frame 62 is less than the first threshold interval value, the icon The connection line H1 between the symbol frame 61 and the symbol frame 62 will be automatically generated, and at this time, the symbol frame 61 and the symbol frame 62 will actually be connected together only when the selection button is released.

When the icon frame 61 is dragged to the icon frame 62 that wants to be connected, other icon frames, such as the icon frame 63, pass through other icon frames, when the distance value L2 between the icon frame 61 and the icon frame 63 is less than During the first threshold distance value, the connection line H2 between the icon frame 61 and the icon frame 63 can be automatically generated, and the selection button that is not released now, the icon frame 61 and the icon frame 63 will not be actual. connected together.

Continue to hold down the selection button and drag the icon frame 61 until the icon frame 61 is placed next to the icon frame 62, and then release the selection button to actually connect the icon frame 61 and the icon frame 62 together.

In step S14, the generated code editing and display area includes the code segment corresponding to the icon frame, and displays the code nesting relationship with the logical relationship represented by the arrangement distribution and connection relationship of the icon frame. Wherein, each code segment has a marker corresponding to the icon frame, and the marker is used to associate the code segment with the icon frame. A code segment consists of one or more lines of code with a start marker one line before the first code line of the code segment and a stop marker one line after the last code line of the code segment. Lines of code between the start tag and the end tag have the same tag.

If a symbol frame is nested with another symbol frame, it will be represented as a code segment nesting another code segment in the code editing and display area, and the nested code segment has its own marker.

When the user operates the icon frame in the icon frame editing and display area, the position of the code line of the code segment corresponding to the icon frame is located in the code editing and display area according to the marker associated with the icon frame and the code segment.

In some embodiments, the code line of the first line of the code segment corresponding to the icon box may be highlighted, or all code lines with the symbol may be highlighted, which is not limited in the present application.

The way of highlighting may be adding a background color, or displaying the code characters in a different color from other code characters, or other methods, which are not limited in this application.

When the code line is modified in the code editing and display area, the corresponding marker of the code line is associated with the icon box to which it belongs.

In some embodiments, the marker includes a character mark and a serial number mark corresponding to the icon box corresponding to the code segment where the code line is located. The character mark and the sequence number mark associate the code segment where the code line is located with the corresponding icon frame, and the sequence number mark can also represent the sequence position of the code line in the code segment, for example.

As shown in FIG. 2A , the icon frame editing and display area 22 has an icon frame 221 and an icon frame 223 . The code editing and display area 23 has a code segment C1 corresponding to the icon frame 221 and a code segment C2 corresponding to the icon frame 223 .

The icon box 221 and the code segment C1 are associated by a label S1. The symbol box 223 and the code segment C2 are associated by the symbol S2. The icon frame 221 and the icon frame 223 are in a nested relationship, and correspondingly, the code segment C1 and the code segment C2 are also in a nested relationship.

Exemplarily, the code segment C1 has a code line C100, the line before the code line C100 has a start marker S1a, and the line after the code line C100 has an end marker S1b. A code line C100 between a start tag S1a and an end tag S1b has a tag S1.

The code segment C2 is nested in the code segment C1. For example, the code segment C2 has a code line C200, the line before the code line C200 has the start marker S2a, and the line after the code line C200 has the end marker S2b. A line of code C200 between a start tag S2a and an end tag S2b has a tag S2. When the user operates the icon box 223, the system will automatically position the cursor on the code line C200 according to the marker S2 associated with the icon box 223 and the code segment C2, and at the same time highlight the code line C200. When the user operates the code line C200 in the code editing and display area, the marker S2 according to the code line C200 is associated with its corresponding icon box 223 .

In some embodiments, when an editing operation to one or more code lines in a code segment is received in the code editing and display area, the icon frame editing and display area will match the The icon box corresponding to the code segment is marked as being edited.

Exemplarily, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the user performs an editing operation on the code row C200 in the code editing and display area, the marker S2 according to the code row C200 is associated with its corresponding symbol box 223, and edited in the symbol box The icon box 223 corresponding to the code segment C2 where the code line C200 is located in the display area is marked as being edited.

In some embodiments, marking the icon frame as being edited may be to display the outer frame color of the icon frame as a color different from that of the rest of the icon frames, or may be displayed as the editing state in other forms , this application is not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the operating method of the chip graphical programming system further includes displaying a code editing box corresponding to the icon box when a selection operation of an icon box is received in the icon box editing and display area.

When the editing completion operation is received in the code editing box, the code editing result is updated to the code editing and display area. Wherein, each line of code in the updated code has a corresponding tag. Specifically, when a selection operation of an icon box is received in the icon box editing and display area, a code editing box corresponding to the icon box is generated and displayed to the user.

The user can edit the code in the code editing box. During the editing process, the edited code will not be updated in the code editing and display area. After the editing is completed and the user selects the save operation, the code editing result will be updated to the code editing and display area, and each code line in the updated code has a marker corresponding to the icon box.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2B , the operating method of the chip graphical programming system further includes a project item display area 24 , and the project item display area is used to display project item file views related to code segments.

The operating method of the chip graphical programming system of the present application disassembles the chip into multiple chip resource tool items, and only needs to click and drag the chip resource tool items to realize chip programming, which simplifies the chip programming process In the development steps, shorten the development cycle.

The operating method of the chip graphical programming system of the present application represents the logical relationship between chip signal transmission and data processing through the arrangement and connection relationship of icon frames, which is convenient for users to visualize programming and improves user experience.

The operation method of the chip graphical programming system of the present application associates the icon frame with the code segment through the identifier, and the icon frame and the code segment can be synchronized in both directions, so that when the user uses the system for program development, the visibility of the development process Greatly improved and made the development process friendlier and smoother.

The present application also provides a chip graphical programming system, including: a memory for storing instructions executable by a processor; and a processor for executing the instructions to implement any chip graphical programming system of the present application method of operation.

Fig. 7 is a system block diagram of a chip graphical programming system according to an embodiment of the present application. The chip graphical programming system 70 may include an internal communication bus 701 , a processor (Processor) 702 , a read only memory (ROM) 703 , a random access memory (RAM) 704 , and a communication port 705 . When applied to a personal computer, the chip graphical programming system 70 may also include a hard disk 707 . The internal communication bus 701 can realize data communication between components of the chip graphical programming system 70 . The processor 702 can make a judgment and issue a prompt. In some embodiments, processor 702 may consist of one or more processors. The communication port 705 can realize data communication between the chip graphical programming system 70 and the outside.

In some embodiments, the chip graphical programming system 70 can send and receive information and data from the network through the communication port 705 . Chip graphic programming system 70 can also include different forms of program storage units and data storage units, such as hard disk 707, read-only memory (ROM) 703 and random access memory (RAM) 704, which can store computer processing and/or communication usage various data files, and possibly program instructions executed by the processor 702. The processor executes these instructions to implement the main parts of the method. The result processed by the processor is transmitted to the user equipment through the communication port, and displayed on the user interface.

The above-mentioned operating method of the chip graphical programming system can be implemented as a computer program, stored in the hard disk 707, and recorded in the processor 702 for execution, so as to implement any operating method of the chip graphical programming system in this application.

The present application also provides a computer-readable medium storing computer program code, the computer program code implements any one of the above-mentioned operation methods of the chip graphical programming system when executed by a processor.

When the operating method of the chip graphical programming system is implemented as a computer program, it can also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium as a product. For example, computer-readable storage media may include, but are not limited to, magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disk, floppy disk, magnetic stripe), optical disks (e.g., compact disk (CD), digital versatile disk (DVD)), smart cards, and flash memory devices ( For example, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), card, stick, key drive). Additionally, various storage media described herein can represent one or more devices and/or other machine-readable media for storing information. The term "machine-readable medium" may include, but is not limited to, wireless channels and various other media (and/or storage media) capable of storing, containing and/or carrying code and/or instructions and/or data.

It should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative only. Embodiments described herein may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, middleware, microcode, or any combination thereof. For hardware implementation, the processing unit can be implemented in one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays ( FPGA), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and/or other electronic units designed to perform the functions described herein, or combinations thereof.

The basic concepts have been described above. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, the above disclosure is only an example and does not constitute a limitation to the present application. Although not expressly stated here, various modifications, improvements and amendments to this application may be made by those skilled in the art. Such modifications, improvements, and amendments are suggested in this application, so such modifications, improvements, and amendments still belong to the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of this application.

Meanwhile, the present application uses specific words to describe the embodiments of the present application. For example, "one embodiment", "an embodiment", and/or "some embodiments" refer to a certain feature, structure or characteristic related to at least one embodiment of the present application. Therefore, it should be emphasized and noted that two or more references to "an embodiment" or "an embodiment" or "an alternative embodiment" in different places in this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment . In addition, certain features, structures or characteristics of one or more embodiments of the present application may be properly combined.

Some aspects of the present application may be entirely implemented by hardware, may be entirely implemented by software (including firmware, resident software, microcode, etc.), or may be implemented by a combination of hardware and software. The above hardware or software may be referred to as "block", "module", "engine", "unit", "component" or "system". The processor can be one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DAPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), processors , a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, or a combination thereof. Additionally, aspects of the present application may be embodied as a computer product comprising computer readable program code on one or more computer readable media. For example, computer-readable media may include, but are not limited to, magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disk, floppy disk, magnetic tape...), optical disks (e.g., compact disk CD, digital versatile disk DVD...), smart cards, and flash memory devices ( For example, cards, sticks, key drives...).

In the same way, it should be noted that in order to simplify the expression disclosed in this application and thus help the understanding of one or more application embodiments, in the foregoing descriptions of the embodiments of the application, sometimes multiple features are combined into one embodiment, drawings or descriptions thereof. This method of disclosure does not, however, imply that the subject matter of the application requires more features than are recited in the claims. Indeed, embodiment features are less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment.

Although the present application has been described with reference to the current specific embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should recognize that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present application, and can be made without departing from the spirit of the present application. Various equivalent changes or substitutions are made, therefore, as long as the changes and modifications to the above embodiments are within the true spirit of the application, they will all fall within the scope of the claims of the application.

Claims (12)

1. A method for operating a chip graphical programming system comprises the following steps:

generating a chip resource tool display area, wherein the chip resource tool display area comprises a plurality of chip resource tool items;

forming an icon frame editing and displaying area, receiving clicking and dragging operations of the chip resource tool item in the chip resource tool displaying area, and generating an icon frame corresponding to the chip resource tool item when the dragging operations are monitored in the icon frame editing and displaying area;

arranging and connecting a plurality of icon frames in the icon frame editing and displaying area to represent the logical relationship between the transmission of chip signals and data processing;

generating a code editing and displaying area, wherein the code editing and displaying area comprises code segments corresponding to the icon frames and displays a code nesting relation of the logical relation represented by the arrangement distribution and connection relation of the icon frames;

the code segments comprise one or more code lines, each code segment is provided with a corresponding marker, the marker is associated with an icon frame corresponding to the code segment where the code line is located, and when a modification operation on the code line is received, the result of the modification operation is associated with the icon frame according to the marker corresponding to the code line.

2. The method for operating the chip graphic programming system according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a code edit box corresponding to an icon box when a check operation for the icon box is received in the icon box edit and display area;

when the code editing frame receives an editing completion operation, updating the result of the code editing to the code editing and displaying area;

wherein each line of code in the code being updated has a corresponding marker.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the operations of arranging and connecting the plurality of frames in the frame editing and displaying area are performed, and the logical relationship between the transmission of chip signals and data processing comprises:

in the icon frame editing and displaying area, a horizontal connecting line between the icon frames represents a nesting relation with the code segments corresponding to the icon frames, and a vertical connecting line between the icon frames represents a sequential operation relation with the code segments corresponding to the icon frames.

4. The method for operating the chip graphic programming system according to claim 1, further comprising, before the step of generating the chip resource tool exposure area:

presenting a new project page, and receiving a board-level support package operation of a lead-in chip;

and presenting a chip configuration interface, wherein the chip configuration interface comprises a chip resource list item corresponding to the board-level support package, receiving click operation on the chip resource list item, and determining a chip resource tool required by graphical programming.

5. The method for operating the chip graphic programming system according to claim 3, wherein the arranging and connecting the plurality of icon frames in the icon frame editing and displaying area comprises: when one icon frame comprises the icon frame nested with the icon frame, adding nested display and operation marks in the corner area of the icon frame;

and when receiving the clicking operation on the nested operation mark, carrying out corresponding display or hiding action on the nested icon frame.

6. The method for operating the chip graphic programming system according to claim 3, wherein the arranging and connecting the plurality of icon frames in the icon frame editing and displaying area comprises:

when a selection operation for one icon frame is received, displaying one or more link responders of the icon frame;

and when one icon frame to be connected is dragged to a connecting line responder which is less than a first threshold distance value from the icon frame, generating a connecting line from the icon frame to be connected.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein the chip configuration interface includes a chip graphic area corresponding to the list item of chip resources, and when receiving a clicking operation on the list item of chip resources, the chip graphic area renders the chip pin where the clicked list item of chip resources is located and the function mark corresponding to the pin to a color different from the color of the rest pins and the function marks corresponding to the pins.

8. The method for operating the chip graphic programming system according to claim 1, wherein the tag comprises a character tag and a serial number tag corresponding to an icon frame corresponding to the code segment where the code line is located.

9. The method for operating a chip graphical programming system according to claim 1, further comprising, when an editing operation for one or more of the code lines in one of the code segments is received in the code editing and displaying area, identifying an icon frame corresponding to the code segment in which the one or more of the code lines are located as an editing state in the icon frame editing and displaying area.

10. The method for operating the chip graphic programming system according to claim 9, wherein the identifying the icon frame corresponding to the code segment where the one or more code lines are located as the editing state comprises: and displaying the color of the outer frame of the icon frame to be different from the color of the outer frames of the rest icon frames.

11. A chip patterning programming system, comprising:

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor; and

a processor executing the instructions to implement the method of any of claims 1-10.

12. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer program code which, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any of claims 1-10.

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