Thursday, May 23, 2013

miniBlas android version

Blas is an engineering tool for the COSME platform. It allows to periodically read the values of the chosen COSME application variables organized in bags. Each bag contains an update period and a customized list of variables in which we are interested. It is possible to have different bags, each one focused in different parts of your application (e.g. one bag for inputs, another for the pneumatic stuff, etc.)
miniBlas running on an old HTC Hero phone (android 2.3.7)

Blas is an invaluable tool for designers to debug and fine tune their COSME control applications, but as good as it can be in your desktop computer, there was an important piece missing which miniBlas-android comes to fill. This android version allows you to go deep into your application using your android phone/tablet on the go.
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Now you can really have all the relevant information at your fingertips!!
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miniBlas-android is being developed by four of our students (Alberto Azuara, Julián Guillén, Iván Pita and Luis Rodríguez) for their subject "Proyecto Software"

Is this app any good? We'll soon know, their exams are in a few weeks time... :-)