Tools Menu

Command	Description
Oscilloscope	Show the soft oscilloscope
Compile (Ctrl + B)	Compile the whole project
Compile & Download (Ctrl + F7)	Compile the whole project and download it to the controller.
User Options	Open the User Options dialog box.

Table 4-5: Tools Menu Commands

User Options

AKD GUI Scope Settings

The check box found in this dialog enables/disables the “Load at startup” option in the AKD GUI "Graphical User Interface" A GUI is a type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer and computer-controlled devices Scope “settings” tab.

AutoSave Recovery File Settings

This option Enables / Disables automatically saving project recovery files at a specified interval. Once set, this applies to all further project recovery files for the user. The stopwatch icon in the bottom right corner of the KAS IDE "Integrated development environment" An integrated development environment is a type of computer software that assists computer programmers in developing software. IDEs normally consist of a source code editor, a compiler and/or interpreter, build-automation tools, and a debugger indicates whether AutoSave Recovery Files is active or disabled . See How does file recovery work? for information about recovery files.

Backup File Settings

This option configures the automatic backup of KAS project or library files when the project or library is saved. The maximum number of backups is specified by the “Backup File Count” spinbox. Backup files are stored in the same directory as the KAS project or library that is being saved.

The backup files have the extension “.backupnn.kas" or “.backupnn.kal” where “nn” represents two digits. The most recent backup of a KAS project will be “.backup01.kas”; the next most recent backup is “.backup02.kas”, and so on.