Interface wires for a measurement system diagram

摘要

A system and method for configuring objects in a system diagram to access interfaces of other objects are described. A first node and a second node may be displayed in the system diagram. The second node may implement one or more interfaces, where each interface includes one or more callable functions. An interface wire connecting the first node to the second node may be displayed in response to user input. The system may automatically configure the first node to access at least one of the one or more interfaces of the second node in response to displaying the interface wire.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
a computer system displaying a first node and a second node in a system diagram, wherein the first node comprises program code, wherein the second node implements one or more software object interfaces, wherein each software object interface includes one or more callable software functions, wherein the system diagram visually indicates one or more hardware devices on which the first node and the second node are deployed; the computer system adding and displaying a wire connecting the first node to the second node in response to user input; and the computer system automatically configuring the first node to access at least one of the one or more software object interfaces of the second node in response to said adding and displaying the wire, wherein said automatically configuring comprises automatically modifying the program code of the first node to enable the first node to use the one or more callable software functions of the second node, and wherein after said automatically configuring, the first node is operable to call the one or more callable software functions of the at least one software object interface at runtime to communicate with the second node; wherein the first node is implemented by a graphical program; wherein the computer system automatically configures the first node to access the at least one of the one or more interfaces of the second node by automatically modifying the graphical program.