Integrated software: the use of the Asyst programming environment in science and engineering

The Asyst programming environment for the IBM PC, which greatly simplifies software development for both data acquisition and data analysis, is described. Asyst communicates with numerous data acquisition and GPIB cards, making data acquisition and control of laboratory instruments a straightforward and easy task. Asyst contains a wide variety of analytical routines for data manipulation and theoretical modeling. Data acquisition, graphics, and advanced mathematical routines are integrated into a single programming environment to facilitate development of user-specific software. An automatic code generator has been added to the latest available version of Asyst to provide a novice user with easy access to advanced acquisition, graphics, and analysis routines. A menu generator allows easy development of menu-driven programs. A language interface can be used to incorporate routines written in other languages directly into Asyst programs