.NET Dashboard Suite Web Forms Edition - Summary

by Perpetuum Software - Product Type: Component / ASP.NET WebForms / .NET Class / 100% Managed Code

Summary

.NET Dashboard Suite Web Forms Edition by Perpetuum Software

Graphical components for digital dashboard creation. .Net Dashboard Suite is intended for real-time processes monitoring via key performance indicators. The suite includes Chart ModelKit – a library of 2D charts and diagrams, and Instrumentation ModelKit – a set of fully customizable gauges. The components are fully compatible with each other. Similar customization facilities, common data management and appearance customization methods allow easy creation of realistic digital dashboards and other real-time monitoring applications.

The .NET Dashboard Suite can be used to create digital dashboards. The product provides a complete set of data visualization tools: high-resolution ready-made gauges, charts, graphs, diagrams and more. The .Net Dashboard Suite is a package which includes two data visualization components: Chart ModelKit, a functional and effective charting component capable of creating 2D charts and Instrumentation ModelKit, a library of gauges and other instruments.

General Features:

The suite provides access to the following components: Instrumentation ModelKit and Chart ModelKit. A special component included into the package allows the simultaneous use of Chart ModelKit and Instrumentation ModelKit without adjusting the components to one another

All components are written in C# and contain only managed code

Compatible with .NET Framework 2.0

Compatible with the most popular .NET IDEs. All components work with Visual Studio.NET, Borland C# Builder, Delphi.NET, Sharp Develop, and other .NET IDEs. Components work without any IDE

Use of GDI+ advantages: gradient fills, alpha blending, etc

Ability to easily add custom languages. You can easily translate the interface of both products into your native language

Easy to deploy. In order to make your application using components work on a user's machine, simply copy a few DLLs to the program directory

Instrumentation ModelKit:

Instrumentation ModelKit is a library of gauges for creating key performance indicators, specific to any industry, Computer Assisted Training systems, SCADA systems and digital dashboards. The Instrumentation ModelKit library includes more than 80 ready-made gauges. The full-featured graphics editor allows you to create new visual components and functionality by means of only a few mouse clicks using the product library or from scratch. They can be common controls such as progress bars, meters, dials, sliders, gauges, odometers, thermometers, switches etc. or specialized elements for your industry: manipulators, scales, special-purpose devices and many others.

Instruments Design:

Easy-to-use designer allows you to visually create instruments with the help of simple elements and also to set and edit the separate properties of the primitives

Built-in expression language provides elements interaction and assigning the required gauge functionality

Expression Editor provides a convenient visual interface for writing expressions using all available expression language constructions and elements available for viewing and editing

Ability to create custom functions

Support for double buffering

Extensive package of 3D skins

Use of advanced GDI+ capabilities (gradient fills, alpha blending, antialiasing, etc.)

Elements such as RangedLevel, LinearLevel, Tank, ScaleTitle, ScaleMarks, Highlight, Gear facilitates the process of complex gauges creation

Template-based model of control design, the availability of the wizard, and the powerful graphics editor provides the opportunity to design unique visual controls in a couple of minutes

Full customization of instruments and their properties

Ability to save newly-created custom controls, as well as control templates, to a file for further editing and reuse

Wide range of export options – SVG, GIF, BMP, PNG, JPG, and Flash

Instrument Model:

The library includes controls such as progress bars, meters, dials, sliders, gauges, odometers, thermometers, switches, etc

The layout management system allows the creation of automatic layouts of such scale elements as ticks and labels taking into account specified values, font size, etc

Ability to assign interactive and complex behavior to any objects without coding

Ability to assign different styles from the collection or custom styles to the controls

Chart ModelKit:

Chart ModelKit provides developers with the ability to create charts according to user requirements without need for any special knowledge. The product features open architecture and intuitive charts object model,this provides the ability not only to combine elements arbitrarily, but to change their properties, behavior and appearance using the true WYZIWIG designer.

Data Binding Model:

Use of several data sources in one chart

Use of hierarchical data sources when every element of the upper level can be represented as a separate series built by the nested elements

Use of the expression language for assigning binding to a data source

Creation of bound and unbound charts

Chart Model:

Ability to use arbitrary number of diagrams, legends, labels, axes, etc

The library contains a comprehensive set of standard elements: axes, labels, legends, titles etc

A set of series types is available: Pie, Bar, Stacked Bar, Stacked100Bar, Spline, Line, Bubble, Area, Stacked Area, Stacked100Area, Stock, and Candle Stick

Use of images anywhere in the chart

GDI+ advantages: gradient fills, anti-aliasing, alpha blending, backgrounds etc

Ability to set color to series and separate values by using pre-defined sets of colors, line types, and figures

The .Net Dashboard Suite is available in the following editions:

Windows Forms Edition - contains Instrumentation ModelKit and Chart ModelKit for Windows Forms. These components provide a set of ready-made charts and gauges for creating digital dashboards. It is also possible to customize charts and gauges or design them from scratch

Web Forms Edition - contains Instrumentation ModelKit and Chart ModelKit for ASP.NET applications creation. Integrate intelligent digital dashboards into your Web application

Win+Web Edition – designed for the development of Windows and ASP.NET applications, this edition is the right choice for you. This edition contains Instrumentation ModelKit and Chart ModelKit for Windows and ASP.NET applications

Professional Edition - provides access to Instrumentation ModelKit and Chart ModelKit editions, supplied with full source code. Obtaining the source code will help you acquire total control over your application

Improvements in V3.7

Chart ModelKit 3.7

New: 3D effects support in PieSeriesView, PointSeriesView and BarSeriesView

New: An additional BarSeriesView option which allows you to display elements with round edges

New: An ability to display any picture in the BarSeriesView columns

New: New mechanism for frames setting allows you to create more attractive graphs and saves your time

New: The following frame types are available: oval, standard and rectangular frame. Rectangular frame features a lot of customizable parameters

New: The existing palettes are extended and new ones added

Improved: The library of templates is completely re-designed. Rich library enables you to build excellent graphs much more quickly

Instrumentation ModelKit 3.7

New: DigitalText instrument element. This element is intended for the display of text and numbers using LED markers

New: Mechanism for bevels setting makes the process of unique instruments development less time consuming

Improved: Custom functions are available in the visual expressions editor. By setting your own function for instruments creation you will save time and effort

PartNumbers: PC-518079-155195 518079-155195 PC-518079-155196 518079-155196 PC-518079-155197 518079-155197 PC-518079-155198 518079-155198 PC-518079-155199 518079-155199 PC-518079-155200 518079-155200 PC-518079-155201 518079-155201 PC-518079-155202 518079-155202

PurchaseOptions: .NET Dashboard Suite Web Forms Edition V3.8 1 Full Developer License - includes 1 year subscription (Updates, Upgrades and Free Technical Support) , .NET Dashboard Suite Web Forms Edition V3.8 1 Additional Developer License (requires that you already own a Full Developer License) - includes 1 year subscription (Updates, Upgrades and Free Technical Support) , .NET Dashboard Suite Web Forms Edition V3.8 1 Full Developer Renewal License - includes 1 year subscription (Updates, Upgrades and Free Technical Support) , .NET Dashboard Suite Web Forms Edition V3.8 1 Additional Developer Renewal License (requires that you own a Full Developer License) - includes 1 year subscription (Updates, Upgrades and Free Technical Support) , .NET Dashboard Suite Web Forms Edition V3.8 with Premium Support 1 Full Developer License - includes 1 year subscription (Updates, Upgrades and Premimum Technical Support) , .NET Dashboard Suite Web Forms Edition V3.8 with Premium Support 1 Additional Developer License (requires that you already own a Full Developer License) - includes 1 year subscription (Updates, Upgrades and Premimum Technical Support) , .NET Dashboard Suite Web Forms Edition V3.8 with Premium Support 1 Full Developer Renewal License - includes 1 year subscription (Updates, Upgrades and PremiumTechnical Support) , .NET Dashboard Suite Web Forms Edition V3.8 with Premium Support 1 Additional Developer Renewal License (requires that you own a Full Developer License) - includes 1 year subscription (Updates, Upgrades and Premium Technical Support)

Resources: Read the .NET ModelKit Suite User Guide help file, Read the .NET ModelKit Suite Class Reference help file, Read the .NET ModelKit Suite End User License Agreement, Download the .NET ModelKit Suite V3.8 evaluation on to your computer - Displays Nag Screens

Operating System for Deployment: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000

Architecture of Product: 32Bit, 64Bit

Product Type: Component

Component Type: ASP.NET WebForms, .NET Class, 100% Managed Code

Compatible Containers: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Visual Basic 2008, Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, Microsoft Visual C++ 2008, Microsoft Visual C++ 2005, Microsoft Visual C# 2008, Microsoft Visual C# 2005, C#Builder, .NET Framework 3.5, .NET Framework 3.0, .NET Framework 2.0

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