Documentation and help

Introduction

PC SDK includes an extensive on-line help module, which is part of the SDK installation. After installing PC SDK, to access the documentation select PC SDK Documentation from the Start menu. The latest documentation is also available online at Developer Center.

Application manual

The Application manual explains how PC SDK works and includes code examples in C# that provides hands-on exercises. For a new user it is the recommended way to get started to the PC SDK development.

API Reference

The API Reference should be used while programming.

It makes up the complete reference to the class libraries in PC SDK. Method signatures are provided in C#.

Please note that they are not integrated with the Visual Studio Help function. Clicking F1 when pointing at code, for example, will open the Visual Studio Programmer’s Reference or the .NET Framework Class Library for the specific language and topic. Many times this is what you want, but if your problem is PC SDK related you need to open the appropriate API Reference to find a solution.

Note

We recommend you to keep the help open while programming, as you will frequently need them for PC SDK related issues.

User Forum

The ABB Robotics User Forums has a section for Developer Tools dedicated to discussions about PC SDK and other development related topics.

Here beginners as well as experts discuss code and solutions online. If you are facing a coding problem the User Forum should be your first choice, as there is a good chance that someone will give you the help you need to proceed.

Microsoft Learn

Microsoft Learn is a good source of documentation and training for programming in Visual Studio and .NET.

Learn C# provides free courses and tutorials for learning C#.