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|<div style="font-size:40px; color: #0093dd; line-height: 50px;">'''FBench'''</div>
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|valign="top" | FBench is an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for the simulation and visualisation of control systems. These systems are represented as function block diagrams which are edited from within the FBench application.
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==Project Details==
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|width="15%" | '''Category:'''
|Software Tools (SE)
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|'''Project Code:'''
|[https://www.ece.auckland.ac.nz/p4p/project_listings/index.php?id=19 19]
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|'''Supervisor:'''
|[mailto:v.vyatkin@auckland.ac.nz Dr Valeriy Vyatkin]
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|'''Second Examiner:'''
|[mailto:g.weber@cs.auckland.ac.nz Dr Gerald Weber]
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|'''Students:'''
|[[User:Ipar024|Inhoi Park]][[mailto:ipar024@ec.auckland.ac.nz email]] and [[User:Tmit019|Tom Mitchell]][[mailto:tmit019@ec.auckland.ac.nz email]]     
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!valign="top" align="left"|'''Description:'''
| A cool editor of visual programs (presented as function block diagrams) is much needed! There are several tool prototypes available but none of them is up to the modern level of graphical user interface design. Something as intuitive as iPhone’s GUI needs to be developed. The desired functions include quick and easy navigation in large networks of function blocks (zoom-unzoom, opening/exiting blocks), easy re-factoring, visualising of real-time data, etc. The editor will be a part of a bigger open –source tool called FBench, which has been developing through the past 2 years by the “Industrial Informatics” research group. The written in Java FBench is an integrated development environment for control systems. The functions are integrated using a simple mechanism of plug-ins similar to that of Eclipse. The editor need to be developed as plug-in for FBench . The required skills for this project are: strong enthusiasm and background about software design, especially in the area of human-computer interaction.
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==Goals==
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|'''Outcome:'''
|Visual editor for function block diagrams with advanced user interface.
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|valign="top"|'''Specific editor ideas:'''
(Preliminary - to be prioritised)
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|style="width:80px"|'''Priority'''
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|High
|style="background-color:#FF9900; width:80px; text-align:center"|Medium
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Low
|style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
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|style="width:80px"|'''Status'''
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
|style="background-color:#FF9900; width:80px; text-align:center"|On Hold
|style="background-color:#FFFF33; width:80px; text-align:center"|In Progress
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
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|'''Feature'''
|'''Priority'''
|'''Time estimate'''
|'''Status'''
|'''Actual time'''
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| [[SE401:Group19:Feature:Highlight connections | Highlight all connections coming out of the selected block]]
|style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 2 Weeks
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 3 Weeks
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| [[SE401:Group19:Feature:Library toolbox | Tool box for library elements]]
|style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 2 Weeks
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 2 Weeks
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| [[SE401:Group19:Feature:Zoom | Zoom ]]
|style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 1 Week
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 1 Week
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| [[SE401:Group19:Feature:Colouring connections | Colouring of connections on hover]] 
|style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 1 Week
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 1 Week
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| [[SE401:Group19:Feature:Label font | Make block type clearer (different font)]]
|style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 1 Week
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 1/2 Week
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| Selection of multiple elements
|style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 2 Weeks
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 3 Weeks
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| Allow the user to make connections by dragging the mouse
|style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 2 Weeks
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 2 Weeks
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| Widen lines that overlap 
|style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 2 Weeks
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Complete
| 2 Weeks
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| Allow independent zooming on different tabs
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|High
| 1 Week
|style="background-color:#FF9900; width:80px; text-align:center"|On Hold
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| Cut/Copy and Paste 
(Dependent on selection of multiple elements)
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|High
| 1 Week
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
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| Combine multiple selected function blocks into a composite block 
(Dependent on selection of multiple elements)
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|High
| 2 Weeks
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
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| Undo/redo 
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|High
| 3 Weeks
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
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| Layers 
|style="background-color:#FF9900; width:80px; text-align:center"|Medium
| 2 Weeks
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
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| Connection Buses 
|style="background-color:#FF9900; width:80px; text-align:center"|Medium
| 2 Weeks
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
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| Multi-point lines 
|style="background-color:#FF9900; width:80px; text-align:center"|Medium
| 2 Weeks
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
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| Have connections automatically avoid collision with blocks 
|style="background-color:#FF9900; width:80px; text-align:center"|Medium
| 3 Weeks
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
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| Edit blocks in place 
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Low
| 2 Weeks
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
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| Overall block hierarchy browser 
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Low
| 1 Week
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
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| Snap grid 
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Low
| 1 Week
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
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| Algorithm to optimally arrange blocks 
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Low
| 3 Weeks
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
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| Add connector pins to blocks 
|style="background-color:#33FF00; width:80px; text-align:center"|Low
| 1 Week
|style="background-color:#FF3300; width:80px; text-align:center"|Pending
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==Ideas for future development==
* Fully graphical arc connection and re-connection [VV]
* Consider possibility of showing FB interface [VV]
* Show (and browse through) the hierarchy of FBs (like tree) [VV]

==Project Documentation==

*[[SE401:Group19:Introduction_to_Function_Block Diagrams | Introduction to Function Block Diagrams]]
*[[SE401:Group19:Existing_Function_Block_Diagram_Editors | Existing Function Block Diagram Editors]]

==Project Progress==
Progress is outlined in the goals priority/status table above.

==Meeting Minutes==

*Team Meeting
#[[SE401:Group19:Team_Meeting:_20th_Mar_1pm | 20th Mar 1pm]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Team_Meeting:_27th_Mar_1pm | 27th Mar 1pm]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Team_Meeting:_31th_Mar_1pm | 31th Mar 1pm]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Team_Meeting:_2nd_Apr_1pm | 2nd Apr 1pm]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Team_Meeting:_9th_Apr_1pm | 9th Apr 1pm]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Team_Meeting:_14th_Apr_to_21st_Apr | 14th - 21st Apr]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Team_Meeting:_23rd_Apr_to_5th_May | 23rd Apr - 5th May]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Team_Meeting:_7th_May_to_21st_May | 7th May - 21st May]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Team_Meeting:_26th_May_to_18th_June | 26th May - 11th June]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Team_Meeting:_23rd_June | 23rd June]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Team_Meeting:_7th_July | 7th July]]



*Lecturer Meeting
#[[SE401:Group19:Lecturer_Meeting:_20th_Mar_1.30pm | 20th Mar 1.30pm]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Lecturer_Meeting:_4th_Apr_2pm | 4th Apr 2pm]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Lecturer_Meeting:_11th_Apr_2pm | 11th Apr 2pm]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Lecturer_Meeting:_29th_Apr_2.30pm | 29th Apr 2.30pm]] - Interim Report meeting.
#[[SE401:Group19:Lecturer_Meeting:_16th_May_3pm | 16th May 3pm]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Lecturer_Meeting:_23rd_May_2pm | 23rd May 2pm]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Lecturer_Meeting:_30th_May_2pm | 30th May 2pm]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Lecturer_Meeting:_13th_June | 13th June]]
#[[SE401:Group19:Lecturer_Meeting:_20th_June | 20th June]]

==Resources==
*SVN
**[https://subversion.sfac.auckland.ac.nz/svn/FBDG/ SVN address]
===Useful Links===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_61499 IEC61499 Wikipedia page]
*[http://www.ece.auckland.ac.nz/~vyatkin/fbench/index.html FBench]
*[http://www.oooneida.info/ OOONEIDA]

===References===

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