Soft instrumentation uses graphical editors and application editors to control processing without hard wiring. Graphical editors allow creating panels with icons that can be wired together, application editors control processing textually or through task sheets assigned to graphical elements. Soft instrumentation can interface with hardware over COM and parallel ports sometimes with network support, and addresses issues like distributing applications, simulation, and using soft hardware. It will be an important future technology for withstanding challenges of increasingly complex designs and functionality.

1. SOFT INSTRUMENTATION

2. 1. INTRODUCTION 1. Hard instrumentation 2. Soft instrumentation

3. 2. GRAPHICAL EDITOR

4. 2.1 Creating Panels

5. 3. APPLICATION EDITOR

6. 3.1 Controlling the Processing The first method consists of wiring icons together The second method of controlling the processing within an application is textual. The third method of specifying how the application will function is to assign a 'task sheet' to eachgraphical element in a panel

7. 4. DEBUGGING to place breakpoints

8. 5. INTERFACING TO HARDWARE Most of the packages offer support for data transfer over the COM ports and the parallel ports Network support is not always available,

9. 6. OTHER ISSUES 6.1 Distributing Copies of Developed Applications 6.2 Simulation 6.3 Soft Hardware

10. 7. CONCLUSION Going to be one of the best future technology to withstand all challenges with increased complexity in design and functionality.

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