Observation tool for signal processing components

摘要

A method for operating a system having a plurality of software components includes an observation tool in the form of a control panel that is first attached to one of the components. The control panel then configures itself based on information derived from the component. The configuration consists of the discovery of all the externally accessible attributes of the component and the properties of the attributes such as name, data type, legal value and the like. The user may then effect changes in the component using this common mechanism. Since components have a common interface, an observation tool may interact with any component.