Abstract: A machine control system (130) includes a computer (132) that generates, edits and displays a continuous multi-block flowchart representing a program and compiles the program from the flowchart to control the operations of a machine (140). The system (130) also includes a debugger (146) for displaying the flowchart in a debugger window (170) for runtime execution control of the program.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 17, 1998
Date of Patent:
June 5, 2001
Assignee:
NemaSoft, Inc.
Inventors:
Frank G. Logan, III, Kenneth W. Bunch, Teddy Martin Davis, Jeffrey M. Achesinski