/*! @page gs Getting Started

@section gs_help Using the QP™ Help
<p>You can use this QP&trade; Help in various ways: either sequentially from beginning to end or just by quickly locating the interesting topic.
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@image html qp_help_using.jpg "QP Documentation View Features"


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@subsection gs_help_seq Reading QP&trade; Help Sequentially
You can move from topic to topic by means of the <span class="strong underline">Next:</span> link at the bottom of each page.


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@subsection gs_help_random Quickly Locating a Topic of Interest
You can use the following elements:

- the @ref gs_tree_view "Tree View" pane on the left-hand side of the browser;

- the **Table of Contents** box in the top-right corner of the page;

- the **Search** box in the upper-right corner of the browser window


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@subsection gs_tree_view Using the Tree View
The *Tree View* pane on the left-hand side of the browser displays the hierarchical Table of Contents, which can be either **linked-to** or **unlinked-from** the *Current Topic* displayed on the right-hand side. You can toggle between the two modes by pressing the **Link/Unlink Current Topic** icon at the top of the *Tree View* pane.

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When the *Tree View* is **linked** to the Current Topic, the *Tree View* will always follow the currently viewed topic, by expanding and highlighting the pertinent section of the hierarchical Table of Contents.

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When the *Tree View* is **unlinked** from the Current Topic, the *Tree View* will show only the explicitly selected section of the hierarchical Table of Contents and will **not** follow the topics activated by internal documentation links.


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@section gs_an Getting Started with QP/C App Note
The Quantum Leaps Application Note <a class="extern" target="_blank" href="http://www.state-machine.com/doc/AN_Getting_Started_with_QPC.pdf"><strong>Getting Started with QP/C</strong></a> provides step-by-step instructions on how to download, install, and get started with QP/C quickly. The application note also contains a **QP/C Tutorial**, in which you build a simple "Blinky" application.

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Application Note: Getting Started with QP/C
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@section gs_files Directories and Files

The following annotated directory tree lists the top-level directories provided in the standard QP/C distribution.

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  <li><span class="img folder">qpc/</span>
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    <li><span class="img folder">3rd_party/</span> &mdash; Third-Party code used in the QP/C @ref ports "ports" and @ref exa "examples"
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    <li><span class="img folder">examples/</span> &mdash; @ref exa "QP/C Examples"
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    <li><span class="img folder">ports/</span> &mdash; @ref ports "QP/C Ports"
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    <li><span class="img folder">include/</span> &mdash; Platform-independent QP/C API (see <a href="dir_d44c64559bbebec7f509842c48db8b23.html"><strong>include</strong></a>)
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    <li><span class="img folder">source/</span> &mdash; Platform-independent QP/C source code (see @ref <a href="dir_b2f33c71d4aa5e7af42a1ca61ff5af1b.html"><strong>source</strong></a>)
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@note
The standard QP/C distribution contains many @ref exa "Example Projects", which are specifically designed to help you learn to use QP/C and to serve you as starting points for your own projects.

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