SoftWIRE - The Ease of Graphical Programming, the Power of Over 250 Controls

Graphical Programming Interface
for Visual Studio^Ž 2003

Over 250 Controls!

SoftWIRE 7.0 offers over 250 powerful controls, including 25 new Web Form controls.

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Analog I/O Controls
Temperature Controls
Digital I/O Controls
Counter/Timer Controls
GUI Controls
Database Controls
System Controls
Network Controls
Programming Controls
Math Controls
Statistics Controls
Excel Controls
Array Controls
Logic Controls
Serial IO Controls
Windowing Controls
Signal Processing Controls
Transform Function Controls
IIR Filter Controls
FIR Filter Controls
Spectral Measurement Controls
Curve Fitting Controls
Signal Generation Controls

Analog I/O Controls

Analog I/O Control Descriptions

AIRead	Reads a single analog input channel
AIScan	Scans a range of analog input channels
AITrigger	Reads a single analog input channel and waits until its value exceeds a specified threshold
AOUpdate	Writes a single value to an analog output channel
AOScan	Writes a set of values to a range of analog output channels

Temperature Controls

Temperature Control Descriptions

TempIn	Reads a temperature value from a single temperature input channel
TempInScan	Reads temperature values from a range of temperature input channels

Digital I/O Controls

Digital I/O Control Descriptions

DIReadByte	Reads the value from a single digital IO port
DOWriteByte	Writes the specified value to a single digital IO port
DIReadBit	Reads the value of a single bit on a digital I/O port
DOWriteBit	Writes the specified value to a single bit a digital I/O port

Counter/Timer Controls

Counter/Timer Control Descriptions

CTR8254Configure	Configures an 8254 counter
CTR9513Configure	Configures a 9513 counter
CTR9513Initialize	Performs chip-level initialization for a 9513 counter
CTRLoadValue	Loads the specified register on a counter with a count value
CTRReadValue	Reads the value of a counter
CTR9513ReadFrequency	Measures the frequency of a 9513 counter's input

GUI Controls

GUI Control Descriptions

Label	Displays text that cannot be typed over at run-time (when your program is running).
TextBox	Encapsulates an Edit control to display and enable the user to edit a text string.
Numeric TextBox	Allows users to enter numeric values and display numeric values that can be typed over at run-time.
Command Button	Enables users to begin, interrupt or end an operation or process by pointing-and-clicking on the button at run-time.
CheckBox	Enables users to enter and display values that can have one of two settings, such as True or False, Yes or No, On or Off, etc.
Radio Button	Enables users to enter and display values that can have one of two settings, such as True or False, Yes or No, On or Off, within a group where only one item can be "On" at a time.
Combo Box	Allows users to select a single value by pointing-and-clicking on the value from a drop-down list, or to select a single value by typing it in the text portion of the Combo Box.
List Box	Enables users to select a single value by pointing-and-clicking on it from a list of values.
Horizontal Scrollbar	Allows a window's content to be scrolled from Left to Right.
Vertical Scrollbar	Allows a window's content to be scrolled Up and Down.
Strip Chart	Dynamically displays data on one X-axis and from one to eight Y-axes. Each axis can display from 1 to 32 data plots.
LED	Represents the state of a binary variable by changing its color between off and on states.
Toggle Switch	Enables users to turn application/activity on and off (toggled) by clicking the left mouse button, pressing a key or by writing code to cause the on/off action.
Knob	An input control resembling a mechanical knob which you can rotate.
Analog Meter	Displays an analog value graphically by positioning a pointer along a circular scale.
Bar Meter	Displays an analog value graphically by positioning a pointer along a linear scale.
Slider	An input control which can be moved in a linear direction (horizontally or vertically) either by user action or by programming using a wire or code.
XY Graph	Displays from 1-to-32 static sets of X-Y values or arrays.
Bar Chart	Displays from 1-to-32 static sets of X-Y values or arrays, in bar-graph form.
Masked Edit	Enables the user to edit a formatted text string. The mask allows the application developer to restrict the format of the data input.
DateTimePicker	Allows the user to select a date and time, and to display that date-time in the specified format.
NumericUpDown	Contains a single numeric value that can be incremented or decremented by clicking the up or down buttons of the control.
Status Bar	Provides up to 4 panels of status text that can be docked at the bottom of the application form.

Database Controls

Database Control Descriptions

Read from Database	Opens a database and reads a value from a specified table, record and field.
Write to Database	Opens a database and writes a value to a specified table, record and field.
FindData	Searches a data source for a specified value.
StoredProcedure	Runs a stored procedure from a database.
Database ListBox	Allows users to access and display data directly from a set of records in one or more database tables (called a recordset).
Database ComboBox	Allows users to access and display data directly from a set of records in one or more database tables (called a recordset).
Query Database	Allows users to create and run a query.
Database Grid	Allows users to access and display data directly from a set of records in one or more database tables (called a recordset).
Filter DataTable	Filters an input recordset based on user-provided criteria.
Database TextBox	Allows users to edit a field of a recordset by capturing entries in an edit box and writing them to the recordset upon triggering.

System Controls

System Control Descriptions

Who Am I	Retrieves the user name information ("UserName") and computer name information ("ComputerName") from the Windows registry database, and outputs them as text values.
Timer	Allows users to trigger one or a group of control block operations at regular timed intervals.
Count	Begins counting from a set initial value and counts by a set value each time it is triggered.
Date/Time Function	Retrieves the current system date and time and outputs it in a variety of formats.
Read from File	Reads text, numeric data or array valuesone at a timefrom a specified file and makes them available to other controls.
Write to File	Receives text, numeric data, array values or recordset values from other controls and copies (writes) them to a specified text file, one line at a time.
Execute Program	Runs a specified executable program.
Error Catcher	Handles and displays all of the errors generated by all SoftWIRE control blocks in a single SoftWIRE application.
Validator	Enables users to verify that an input value meets specific criteria before it is passed to another SoftWIRE component.
FileSystemWatcher	Provides notification of when a specified file or group of files has been modified.
Beeper	Generates a simple tone at the specified frequency and duration using the computer's speakers.
CopyFile	Copies one or more files from one location to another on your computer.
DeleteFile	Deletes one or more files from one location on your computer.
MoveFile	Moves one or more files from one location to another on your computer.
OpenFileDialog	Displays a standard File Open dialog.
SaveFileDialog	Displays a standard File Save dialog.
PeriodicTimerEx	Version of the PeriodicTimer control with GUI programming interface.

Network Controls

Network Control Descriptions

Send E-mail	Allows users to create electronic mail-enabled SoftWIRE applications that allow users to compose and send e-mail messages using their default e-mail application.
Broadcast	Broadcasts data to one or more connected controls.
Tuner	Requests a connection to another Network control (usually a Broadcast control).
WebService	Provides the ability to call a webservice.

Programming Controls

Programming Control Descriptions

Start	Initiates a process within a program.
Sequencer	Sequentially fires its eight outputs in order from top to bottom.
String Builder	Allows users to generate formatted output which can be sent to a MessageBox, Label, file, etc.
InString	Enables users to find a string within a larger input string.
Trim String	Allows users to remove the leading white space (spaces, tabs or blank lines), trailing white space or both leading and trailing white spaces from a string.
Sub String	Allows users to divide an input text string into three substrings based on a specified position and length.
For Loop	Allows users to repeat a single block or a group of control block operations a specific number of times.
Do Loop	Enables users to repeat one or a group of control block operations until its Break pin is triggered or a Break control block is triggered.
If Then Else	Compares two data inputs based on a specified comparison (for example, X = Y) and follows one of two logic paths depending on the results of the comparison.
User Function	Incorporates a coded event procedure (written in the RunBlock event) into a SoftWIRE diagram. Enables users to perform custom operations.
Stop Program	Halts program execution and exits the running application.
Wait	Pauses program execution for a specified time interval.
Switch	Reads data in a lookup table in sequential order, searching for the data specified by an input value.
Lookup	Reads an input value and outputs a corresponding value based on reading one or more paired values in a lookup table.

Math Controls

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Math Control Descriptions

Add	Performs addition on numbers and concatenation on string values.
Subtract	Subtracts one number from another and outputs the difference.
Multiply	Multiplies two numbers and outputs the product.
Divide	Divides one number by another and outputs the quotient.
Modulus	Divides one number by another and outputs the remainder.
Not Equal To	Evaluates whether two values are equal.
Greater Than	Evaluates whether one value is greater than another.
Greater Than or Equal To	Evaluates whether one value is greater than or equal to another.
Equality	Evaluates whether two values are equal.
Less Than or Equal To	Evaluates whether one value is less than or equal to another.
Less Than	Evaluates whether one value is less than another.
Random	Generates a random number within a user-supplied range.
Constant	Provides a way to incorporate an unchanging value, or constant, into a SoftWIRE diagram.
MathConstants	Provides common constants used in measurement applications.
Variable	Allows users to latch data values and maintain status.
Statistics	Reads in an array of numeric ot text data and calculates and outputs the mean, standard deviation, average deviation and variance of the data.
Histogram	Calculates histogram values from a set of numbers.
AbsoluteValue	Computes the absolute value of an input.
Round	Returns the number nearest to an input value.
Ceiling	Returns the smallest whole number greater than or equal to the specified number.
Floor	Returns the largest whole number less than or equal to an input value.
Max	Returns the larger of two input values.
Min	Returns the smaller of two input values.
Degrees to Radians	Converts an input value from degrees to radians.
RadiansToDegrees	Converts an input value from radians to degrees.
ArcCosine	Computes the arc cosine of an input value where the input is in radians.
ArcSine	Computes the arc sine of an input value where the input is in radians.
ArcTangent	Computes the arc tangent of an input value where the input is in radians.
Cosine	Returns the cosine of the specified angle.
Sine	Returns the sine of an input angle.
Tangent	Returns the tangent of an input angle.
Square Root	Returns the square root of an input value.
Exponent	Returns e raised to the specified power.
Log	Returns the logarithm of an input value.
Log¹⁰	Returns the base 10 logarithm of an input value.
Log^X	Returns the base X logarithm of an input value.
Power	Returns an input value raised to the input power.
Formula	Parses a user supplied mathematical formula string and applies the formula to any of its eight inputs.
Function Generator	Generates a waveform data array containing X and Y values and having various waveform types.
PeakDetector	Calculates the location, amplitude, and second derivatives of peaks or valleys in the input array.
ThresholdPeakDetector	Analyzes the input sequence for valid peaks and returns the indices of all found peaks.
MathConstants	Provides common constants used in measurement applications.
PeakDetector	Calculates the location, amplitude, and second derivatives of peaks or valleys in the input array.
ThresholdPeakDetector	Analyzes the input sequence for valid peaks and returns the indices of all found peaks.

Statistics Controls

Statistics Control Descriptions

Mean	Computes the mean of the values in the input array.
Median	Computes the mean of the values in the input array.
Mode	Calculates the value which occurs most often in the input array.
Moment	Computes the moment about the mean of the specified order for the input array.
RootMeanSquare	Computes the root mean squared (rms) of the input array.
Mean	Computes the mean of the values in the input array.
Median	Computes the mean of the values in the input array.
Mode	Calculates the value which occurs most often in the input array.
Moment	Computes the moment about the mean of the specified order for the input array.
RootMeanSquare	Computes the root mean squared (rms) of the input array.

Excel Control

Excel Control Descriptions

Excel Read	Allows users to read numeric, text, or any other type of data that can be stored in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file.
Excel Write	Allows users to write numeric, text, array, and other types of data to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file.

Array Controls

Array Control Descriptions

GetElement	Gets the specified element of an array.
SetElement	Sets the specified element of an array.
AppendArray	Appends one array to the end of another array.
InsertArray	Inserts one array into another array.
UnpackArray	Extracts a column of data from an existing array.
SubArray	Extracts a range of values from an existing array.
ConcatArray	Combines two 1D arrays to form a larger 1D array.
GetIndex	Gets the index of a 1D array element that equals the specified value.
Collector	Builds an array based on single values.
GetRowCol	Gets the row and column of a 2D array element that equals the specified value.
ArraySize	Returns the size of a 1 or 2 dimensional array.
ArrayClip	Constrains the value of the elements of a 1D or 2D array between specified limits.
CopyColumn	Copies the specified column of a 2 dimensional array to a 1dimersional array.
CopyRow	Copies the specified row of a 2 dimensional array to a 1 dimensional array.
ArrayMaxMin	Returns the maximum and minimum values and indexes in a 1 or 2 dimensional array.
ArrayLinearScale	Scales each value in the input array using the relationship y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the offset.
ArrayPolynomialScale	Scales each value in the input array using a set of polynomial coefficients.
ArrayNormalize	Applies a formula to normalize the input array.
ArrayQuickScale	Allows you to quickly scale an array of numbers within the range [-1:1].
ArrayScale	Scales an array to the range [-1:1], and output an array of scaled values as well as the calculated offset and scale factor of the array.
ArrayShift	Shifts the position of the elements in an array.
ArraySum	Calculates the sum of the elements of the input array.
SplitColumns	Splits multiple columns in a 2 dimensional array into individual 1 dimensional arrays.

Logic Controls

Logic Control Descriptions

And	Performs a logical or bitwise AND on two inputs.
Nand	Performs a logical or bitwise NAND on two inputs.
Or	Performs a logical or bitwise exclusive OR on two inputs.
Xor	Performs a logical or bitwise exclusive OR on two inputs.
Nor	Performs a logical or bitwise NOR on two inputs.
Not	Performs a logical or bitwise complement of its input.
BitPack	Combines up to eight bits of data to form a numeric value.
BitUnpack	Converts a byte value into eight data bits.
Mux	Passes one of eight inputs to its output based on an index value.
Demux	Passes its input to one of eight outputs based on an index value.

Serial I/O Controls

Serial I/O Control Descriptions

SerialOpen	Opens the specified communications port on your computer.
SerialClose	Closes the specified communications port on your computer.
SerialIn	Reads data from the specified serial port on your computer.
SerialOut	Writes data to the specified serial port on your computer..

Windowing Controls

Windowing Control Descriptions

ScaledWindow	Applies a scaled window to a time-domain signal and outputs window constants for further analysis.
BlackmanWindow	Applies a Blackman window to the input signal.
BlackmanHarrisWindow	Applies a BlackmanHarris window to the input signal.
BlackmanNuttalWindow	Applies a Blackman Nuttal window to the input signal.
CosineTaperedWindow	Applies a Cosine Tapered window to the input signal.
DolphChebyshevWindow	Applies a Dolph Chebyshev window to the input signal.
ExactBlackmanWindow	Applies a Exact Blackman window to the input signal.
ExponentialWindow	Applies a Exponential window to the input signal.
FlatTopWindow	Applies a Flat Top window to the input signal.
ForceWindow	Applies a Force window to the input signal.
GaussWindow	Applies a Flat Top window to the input signal.
GeneralCosineWindow	Applies a General Cosine window to the input signal.
HammingWindow	Applies a Hamming window to the input signal.
HanningWindow	Applies a Hanning window to the input signal.
KaiserWindow	Applies a Kaiser window to the input signal.
TriangularWindow	Applies a Triangular window to the input signal.

Signal Processing Controls

Signal Processing Control Descriptions

AutoCorrelate	Calculates the autocorrelation of the input array.
Convolve	Calculates the convolution of the input arrays.
CrossCorrelate	Calculates the cross correlation of the input arrays.
Decimate	Decimates the input array by a decimating factor
Deconvolve	Calculates the deconvolution of the input arrays.
Differentiate	Calculates the discrete difference of the input array.
Integrate	Calculates the discrete integration of the sampled signal using Simpsons Rule.
PulseParameters	Analyzes an input pulse and generates the parameters which best describe the pulse.
UnwrapPhase	Unwraps a phase array by eliminating discontinuities whose absolute values exceed Pi.

Transform Function Controls

Transform Function Control Descriptions

CrossSpectrum	Calculates calculates the double-sided cross power spectrum of the input arrays.
FastHartley	Calculates the Fast Hartley transform of the input array.
FastHilbert	Calculates the Fast Hilbert transform of the input array.
ComplexFFT	Calculates the complex Fast Fourier Transform (FFT).
RealFFT	Calculates the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) of a real-valued array.
ImpulseResponse	Calculates the impulse response of a network based on time-domain signals, stimulus, and response.
InverseFastHartley	Calculates the Inverse Fast Hartley transform of the input array.
InverseFastHilbert	Calculates the Inverse Fast Hilbert transform of the input array.
InverseFFT	Calculates the complex Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (FFT).
InverseRealFFT	Calculates the Inverse FFT of a real-valued array.
PowerSpectrum	Calculates the power spectrum of an array.

IIR Filter Controls

IIR Filter Control Descriptions

BesselBandpassFilter	Implements an IIR Bessell Bandpass Filter.
BesselBandstopFilter	Implements an IIR Bessell Bandstop Filter.
BesselHighpassFilter	Implements an IIR Bessell Highpass Filter.
BesselLowpassFilter	Implements an IIR Bessell Lowpass Filter.
ButterworthBandpassFilter	Implements an IIR Butterworth Bandpass Filter.
ButterworthBandstopFilter	Implements an IIR Butterworth Bandstop Filter.
ButterworthHighpassFilter	Implements an IIR Butterworth Highpass Filter.
ButterworthLowpassFilter	Implements an IIR Butterworth Lowpass Filter.
ChebyshevBandpassFilter	Implements an IIR Chebyshev Bandpass Filter.
ChebyshevBandstopFilter	Implements an IIR Chebyshev Bandstop Filter.
ChebyshevHighpassFilter	Implements an IIR Chebyshev Highpass Filter.
ChebyshevLowpassFilter	Implements an IIR Chebyshev Lowpass Filter.
EllipticBandpassFilter	Implements an IIR Elliptic Bandpass Filter.
EllipticBandstopFilter	Implements an IIR Elliptic Bandstop Filter.
EllipticHighpassFilter	Implements an IIR Elliptic Highpass Filter.
EllipticLowpassFilter	Implements an IIR Elliptic Lowpass Filter.
InverseChebyshevBandpassFilter	Implements an IIR InverseChebyshev Bandpass Filter.
InverseChebyshevBandstopFilter	Implements an IIR InverseChebyshev Bandstop Filter.
InverseChebyshevHighpassFilter	Implements an IIR InverseChebyshev Highpass Filter.
InverseChebyshevLowpassFilter	Implements an IIR InverseChebyshev Lowpass Filter.

FIR Filter Controls

FIR Filter Control Descriptions

EquiRippleBandpassFilter	Implements an EquiRipple Bandpass FIR Filter.
EquiRippleBandstopFilter	Implements an EquiRipple Bandstop FIR Filter.
EquiRippleHighpassFilter	Implements an EquiRipple Highpass FIR Filter.
EquiRippleLowpassFilter	Implements an EquiRipple Lowpass FIR Filter.
KaiserWindowFIRBandpassFilter	Implements a KaiserWindow Bandpass FIR Filter.
KaiserWindowFIRBandstopFilter	Implements a KaiserWindow Bandstop FIR Filter.
KaiserWindowFIRHighpassFilter	Implements a KaiserWindow Highpass FIR Filter.
KaiserWindowFIRLowpassFilter	Implements a KaiserWindow Lowpass FIR Filter.
WindowedFIRBandpassFilter	Implements a Windowed Bandpass FIR Filter.
WindowedFIRBandstopFilter	Implements a Windowed Bandstop FIR Filter.
WindowedFIRHighpassFilter	Implements a Windowed Highpass FIR Filter.
WindowedFIRLowpassFilter	Implements a Windowed Lowpass FIR Filter.

Spectral Measurement Controls

Spectral Measurement Control Descriptions

ACDCEstimator	Estimates the AC and DC levels of an input signal.
AmplitudePhaseSpectrum	Calculates the sin