# 3. Getting Started

This chapter provides a quick and precise introduction to PIStudio.

It does not contain a comprehensive list of all possible functions, but includes all necessary information to use PIStudio’s main functions.

**This chapter consists of the following section:**

[Creating a project](/pistudio-manual/3.-getting-started/3.1-creating-a-project.md)

[Configuring communication](/pistudio-manual/3.-getting-started/3.2-configuring-communication.md)

[Configuring the screens](/pistudio-manual/3.-getting-started/3.3-configuring-the-screens.md)

[Compiling project](/pistudio-manual/3.-getting-started/3.4-compiling-project.md)

[Simulation](/pistudio-manual/3.-getting-started/3.5-simulation.md)

[Download project](/pistudio-manual/3.-getting-started/3.6-download-project.md)


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