Computer interface for learning and using virtual instrument

Abstract

Computer interfaces representation, design and implementation as the computer software outward window had a large impact on software learning and using, especially for virtual instrument. Several types of virtual instrument developing software are available for the virtual instrument development and parts of them have great influence in the instrument science field. However, only a limited number of inexperienced or previous untrained people are able to well utilize them. Part of the limitation stems from the difficulty in learning how to use them and part of from the demand of software developing expertise background or hardware design abilities. Therefore, user friendliness of virtual instrument software is needed for a great number of people who are without expertise background or hardware design abilities. There are a number of features in the software described in this article would server to meet the need, such as requirement-driven idea from human-computer interface implementation aspect helped step obstacles encountered by users with limited experience. An experimental interface design has been developed to use an advanced object-oriented development environment, thus allowing a great deal of flexibility in implementing changes and adding new features in order to provide a friendliness operation interface to actual users. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.