Creating and editing sections in the global-variables-editor
How to declare a section within a global-object:
Go to tab Sections in the global-variables-editor.
From the context menu, select New Section . Alternative: Press the Ctrl-key and the +-key
Result: A new section is inserted.Correct the data of this section as follows:
For the columns Name and DMA:
C lick onto the respective column of the section.
Alternative: Use the respective command provided within the context menu under Edit or press the respective shortcut (if there is any).Column
Command under "Edit"
(Shortcut)Additional information
Name
Name
(F2-key)The name can be any identifier.
However, the following character is not supported for the name: 'DMA
DMA
The information for the " Direct Memory Access"" is intended for system integrators.
The following character is not supported for DMA: '
Enter the requested text.
Accept the change by pressing the Enter-key or clicking the primary mouse button outside of the current field . Press the ESC-key , if you want to discard the change.
For the columns CONSTANT and RETAIN: Click onto the check box to enable the attribute for the section.
To deactivate the attribute afterwards, click the check box again.
Observe: In the case of a checked box, all global variables of this section are made →constant and →retentive respectively.
See "Declaring and editing the global variables within the global-variables-editor" how to assign a section to global variables.