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OwnerDale A. Jordan, Lynne A. Fitzsimmons +3inventors
InventorsDale A. Jordan, Lynne A. Fitzsimmons, William A. Greenseth, Gregory L. Hoffman, David D. Stubbs
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A block diagram editor system and method is implemented in a computer workstation that includes a CRT and a mouse, graphics and windowing software, and an external communications interface for test instruments. The computer is programmed for constructing, interconnecting and displaying block diagrams of functional elements on the CRT. From prestored routines for each functional element, the software assembles and executes a program that emulates the functional operations of each element and transfers data from output from each element in turn to an input of a succeeding block, as determined by the block diagram configuration. The block functions include signal generating and analysis functions, and functions for control of various types of test instruments, which can be interactively controlled through the CRT and mouse. The computer converts desired outputs of the instruments into control settings and receives, analyzes and displays data from the instruments. Blocks can also be grouped into macroblocks.
A data processing system for generating, displaying and executing a block diagram program, at least one block of the program representing a predetermined function having at least one associated parameter with a predetermined range of values specifying an operating range for the function, the system comprising:
A method for generating, displaying and executing a block diagram program in a system, at least one block of the program representing a data processing predetermined function having at least one associated parameter with a predetermined range of values specifying an operating range for the function, the method comprising the steps of:
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