Patent ID: 8046201
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a block diagram modeling environment, a computer-implemented method comprising: providing an executable block diagram of a system in said block diagram modeling environment, said executable block diagram including a system model; providing an executable hardware independent communication interface block connected to said system model in said executable block diagram of said system in said block diagram modeling environment, said communication interface block: receiving a selection of block parameters for said communication interface block from within said block diagram modeling environment; creating programmatically, by the communication interface block, in response to receiving said selection, an instrument object using said selection of said block parameters, said instrument object calling a driver based on said selection of said block parameters, said driver being: instantiating said instrument object during an initialization of said executable block diagram, said initialization involving processing said communication interface block, said instantiating occurring during said processing of said communication interface block; and communicating with said hardware interface of said control instrument using said instrument object, said communicating providing data to said executable block diagram of said system.