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author Daniele Nicolodi <nicolodi@science.unitn.it>
date Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:22:13 +0100
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+<p>
+  Blocks of type "LTPDA Block" (MBlock), "Subsystem Block" (MSubsystem), "MATLAB Expression Block" (MATBlock), 
+  "Terminal Block" (MTerminal) all have input ports or output ports, or both. 
+</p>
+<p>
+  These ports are connected together with "pipes" (MPipe is the underlying java class). Output ports
+  can have more than one pipe connected; input ports can have only one pipe at a time. The binding object
+  between a port and pipe is a "node" (MNode is the underlying java class). Nodes are displayed as small
+  black circles.  
+</p>
+<br>
+<br>
+<img src="images/block_connections.png" alt="Block Connections" border="3">
+<br>
+<br>
+</p>
+<p>
+  To connect these blocks together, do one of the following:
+</p>
+  <il>
+    <li> Click and drag from one port to another.</li>
+    <li> Click and drag from one output node to an input port.</li>
+    <li> Click and drag from one output port to a block. Connection is made to the first free input (if there is one).</li>
+    <li> Click and drag from one output node to a block. Connection is made to the first free input (if there is one).</li>
+    <li> Select a source block, then ctrl-left-click a destination block to join the two. There must be at least one free
+      input on the destination block. On the source block, the next free output is used, or the first output if no free 
+    outputs are available.</li>
+  </il>
+