Glossary

Application A Grafchart program.
Command Line Argument Parameters passed to a program when it's started to customize its behavior.
Compile Check an application for errors and prepare it for execution.
Custom IO An implementation of the digital and analog inputs and outputs. Which implementation to use is specified by a command line argument to JGrafchart.
Grafchart The programming language that all applications in JGrafchart are written in.
Local IO Same as Custom IO.
Scan Same as Scan cycle.
Scan Cycle The application is executed periodically with an application specific period time. One such execution period is called a scan cycle. The period time has many names, e.g. scan cycle interval, scan cycle period, and scan cycle time.
Startup Script The files used to start JGrafchart. They are located in bin/.
Top-level Workspace The topmost workspace of an application. Each application has exactly one top-level workspace.
Workspace The working area for a part of an application.