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I don't know if this helps (or if I can uplaod it) but this PowerPoint presentation contains the complete design of an app I delevered years ago. It contains 64 pages of "nuts-n-bolts" with every state machine included as well as notes (see the notes pages!) telling you everything that that goes on in every state. The final code was implemented as shown with those images included in the final app. The customer's "Ben" did not like my auto-scaling so that code was modified from what is shown in the doc. I hope this helps, Ben System Architecture5.ppt About that app: That app was designed to characterize TPV diodes (Thermo-Photo-Voltaic Diodes) who's characteristic curve is afftected by both temperature and light. I had to control the temp via HP power-supplies driving a pelier crystal, the lihgt via another PS, ramp the lamp through steps and ramp the light through steps while acquiring curves. Lots of parallel process that needed coordinated. When I presented this design to replace an existing HP-VEE app one of the scientist said "why such a complicated design?" I replied that the HP-VEE implementation fialed due to lack of multiple threads, I want this one to work!".

As a moderator, one of my jobs is to occasionally spend some time in the old LAVA 1.0 Content area and migrate topics across to a more appropriate area in the new structure (only 9,059 Topics to go!) and, as I look through all those older threads, I'm reminded of the combined intellect we have here at LAVA. So, thanks to everyone for a good 2009, and here's to a great 2010!