Dataq Software XControls Instrument Pack
27 ActiveX Controls that are commonly used to provide a realistic virtual instrument environment
● Custom component sizing
● Realistic look and feel
● Royalty-free distribution when designed into your applications
● Efficiently designed using compact code
● Custom themes may be created and saved
XControls is a collection of software modules that are compatible with popular 32-bit versions of Microsoft ArchiveX and Borland VCL development environments. They allow programmers and non-programmers alike to produce stunning graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for their data acquisition applications. This may be accomplished from a programming language such as Visual Basic, Visual C++, C++ Builder, and Delphi, or a non-programming environment such as Excel. Controls is provided in two versions: the Instrument Pack and the Professional Pack.
The Instrument Pack provides 27 controls that are commonly used to provide a realistic virtual instrument environment. These include such controls as rotary knobs, 7-segment displays, LED bars and spirals, linear gauges, thermometer gauges, rotary switches, toggle switches, waveform plotter, and many more. If your development needs will exceed these basic controls, the Professional pack adds 26 more controls to those provided by the Instrument Pack to deliver tank and valve icons, sliding scale gauges, threaded and unthreaded timers, and much more.
This vast array of controls may be combined on a virtual panel and organized in any manner dictated by the application to deliver a realistic and completely customized view of the data acquisition process being monitored. XControls is compatible with all DATAQ Instruments data acquisition hardware, WinDaq data acquisition software, our family of ActiveX controls for data acquistion, and WinDaq/XL.
The instrumentation pack is made up of two libraries of components: the analog library and the digital library.
The Analog Library of Components is a collection of 16 ActiveX components intended for the display or input of analog and real-number based data. Each component is designed for high-speed and robustness. All components include double, triple, or quadruple-buffering to improve display performance with a low impact on processor usage. These components are also included in the Professional Pack. They are: Knob, Slider, Angular Gauge, Odomoeter, Linear Gauge, LED Bar & Spiral LED, Thermometer, Analog Display, Analog Output, Seven Segment Analog, Gradient, Label, Strip Chart, Switch Panel, and Mode Combo Box.
The Digital Libary of Components is a collection of 11 ActiveX components intended for the display or input of digital-base data. Each component is designed for high-speed and robustness. All components include double, triple, or quadruple-buffering to improve display performance with a low impact on processor usage. These components are also included in the Professional Pack. They are: LED Round & LED Rectangle, Sevent Segment Integer, Binary, Hexadecimal, Clock, Character, LED Switch, Slider Switch, Toggle Switch and Rotary Switch.
Product Highlights
| Features | Benefits |
| LinkedCell property | Allows any control to be "Linked" to a specific Excel cell in real time. The cell may contain raw data, or a formula. The LinkedCell attribute brings the power and flexibility of XControls to Excel without programming. |
| Custom component sizing | Click and drag to perfectly size any component without loss of graphic quality. |
| Realistic look and feel | Simplifies XControl implementation and makes their use intuitive. |
| Royalty-free distribution when designed into your applications | Dramatically lowers the cost of multiple designs |
| Efficiently designed using compact code | Adapts well to higher speed applications, without impacting overall application performance. |
| Easy setup using Property and Theme editors | Themes give you a head start when creating professional looking component designs. With very little effort they teach you aboat the capabilities of each component, showing the many possibilities that are available. |
| Custom themes may be created and saved | You can create and save your own themes for use later in other projects, or you can trade your themes with other users to simplify component setup in any programming workgroup. |