--- title: "Tools" canonical: "https://docs.cuesystem.com/space/CVCIDE/498533492/Tools" format: markdown --- > Macro (toc) --- # Application Loader ... This menu item starts CVC Application Loader - a standalone program allowing to upload applications to CUEunits without using CVC. Files for CVC Application Loader are prepared as described in the section Final. ![image](media://6b8ddc95-2e95-4ca9-ba59-bec23486e87c) CVC Application Loader allows to upload the following files: - Application package file *.cvcx contains compiled applications for all CUEunits included in the project. - Application File *.cvca contains compiled applications for specific CUEunit. # Terminal Terminal menu item launches Terminal application for serial communication testing. ![image](media://19d343e7-ee5d-423f-a3b4-3b556897dfe1) # Publish the device driver to the community cloud … This menu item is described in the [https://cue.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CVCIDE/pages/498761872/CUEunits+and+Devices#Publish-the-device-driver-to-the-community-cloud-%E2%80%A6](https://cue.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CVCIDE/pages/498761872/CUEunits+and+Devices#Publish-the-device-driver-to-the-community-cloud-%E2%80%A6) section. # Mobile Device Registration (aCUE, iCUE, pcCUE) ### Register ... This section serves for mobile device (aCUE, iCUE, pcCUE) registration to enable user application upload. Registration is based on a hardware ID of the device and you need to purchase a license key for old mobile applications. For more details see the appropriate manual. ![image](media://a4d2bb97-601a-49f8-a0f0-c49cd255211d) For registration provide the following steps: 1. Connect mobile device and PC running CVC to the same network 2. Make sure that both your Mobile Device and your PC are connected to the Internet. 3. Start runtime on the Mobile Device and CVC on your PC. 4. Check the current Mobile Device IP address assigned by the DHCP server. 5. In the Register Mobile Device dialog fill Mobile Device IP address, User Name, Country and Registration Key. 6. Click the button Register. ### Unregister ... ![image](media://9f5e32ba-9ae6-4173-bef3-342d193fbd77) For unregistration provide the following steps: 1. Connect mobile device and PC running CVC to the same network. 2. Make sure that both your Mobile Device and your PC are connected to the Internet. 3. Start runtime on the Mobile Device and CVC on your PC. 4. Check the current Mobile Device IP address assigned by the DHCP server. 5. In Unregister Mobile Device dialog fill Mobile Device IP address. 6. Click the button Unregister. # Scan CUEunits … This action searches for all CUE units on the same data network to which the PC running CVC is connected. The following list of units is displayed. ![image](media://55e8f977-706f-4510-be6d-15449acc330f) - At the top left, you can select the filter of displayed units by type. Select **Show all** or **Show touchONE only** or **Show Cue System only**. - **Double-click** on the selected unit to launch the default web browser and open the Admin Web of that unit. # Options ... Options… menu item displays an Options dialog box where you can customize many features of CVC IDE. ## Interface ### Application Here you can select color theme and how the MyProject Instances explorer will be split - horizontally or vertically. ### Dialogs and Toolbar In this section, some features of Dialogs and Toolbar can be set. ### XPL Editor Here you can set fonts, colors, and other options for the source code text editor. ## Folders In this section folders for CVC, data can be defined and changed. ## AutoRecover The CVC saves your project periodically and/or before every build. This saved data can be used for automatic project recovery if CVC shuts down unexpectedly. Parameters for project recovery can be set in Tools/Options/Project Recover. ![image](media://af9c38e0-05a1-4dd0-bcc4-84ca65b1b765) ## Backup This option is available since Cue Visual Composer 20.20. ![image](media://2534838d-b896-4277-a35e-cde7fdb205ad) Backup creates automatic backup of project files every time you save a project. Backup has three possible states: **None ** Backup is disabled. It is default state. **Create backup files to project folder** Backup is enabled and backup files are saved to the same folder as project **Create backup files to user folder** Backup is enabled and backup files are saved to the folder specified by user in the 'User folder for backup files' setting. Backup files has the following names. .cvcp..backup Example: Original project name MyExampleProject.cvcp Backup file name: MyExampleProject.cvcp.20230921_173858.backup Backup was created on the 21th of September 2023 at 17:387:58 **How to use backup file ** - Select backup file by name and date and time the a backup was created - Copy selected backup file to your destination folder - Rename copied backup file - remove extension backup and datetime of backup was created - Example: MyExampleProject.cvcp**.20230921_173858.backup** rename to MyExampleProject.cvcp - Open renamed file as a project in the Cue Visual Composer