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First Project

Start with a shipped project before you create one from an empty folder.

Use:

examples/tutorials/12_hmi_pid_process_dashboard

Open it:

code examples/tutorials/12_hmi_pid_process_dashboard

Walkthrough

  1. Install truST from the Marketplace.
  2. Open the shipped tutorial in VS Code.
  3. Open src/main.st and src/config.st.
  4. Choose Simulator in the truST sidebar and press Start.
  5. Open Live Values.
  6. Toggle %IX0.0 and confirm PumpRunning changes in Live Values.
  7. Open /hmi from the same running project and confirm the dashboard updates.
  8. Set one breakpoint and press F5 to verify the debugger path.

The shipped tutorial gives you a working runtime, browser HMI, and debug path without guessing about project layout or missing config files.

What Success Looks Like

  • VS Code shows truST commands and diagnostics.
  • Live Values connects to the simulator.
  • %I and %Q values move when you toggle tutorial inputs.
  • /hmi opens for the same project.
  • A breakpoint stops in the tutorial code.

When To Create A New Project Instead

Go straight to Create A New Project when you already know the target layout, runtime config, and deployment path you need.