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Old 03-03-2013, 05:25 PM   #51
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Hey I offered to help with that!

I'm of course interested.


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Old 03-04-2013, 09:22 AM   #52
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I made it with Visual Studio and no, you wouldn't be able to make something like this without a good programming knowledge. However, I have been thinking about making it available as a customizable program that others could use. I currently have it setup to allow changing colors, fonts, sizes & locations of all the objects on the screen and saving the layout. A non-programmer would easily be able to customize it and add graphics for their own system. I'd like to see if there is much interest in a customizable front end like this if I were to make it available (for a nominal charge).
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Old 03-05-2013, 01:39 AM   #53
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I would be very interested in a custom front end.
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Ditto even.
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Old 03-11-2013, 04:12 AM   #55
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would love to contribute to this! Truly great work here Jon. I am ordering a BCS right now for my build with the idea of using this interface.
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Old 03-11-2013, 05:14 AM   #56
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Things are moving good on this. Still adding more features. I've been trying to find a nice instrumentation package to spruce up the gauges, but they're all $500-$1000! At this point I'll probably just go with LED style displays.
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Im in.
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You had me at "hacking". In.
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I made it with Visual Studio and no, you wouldn't be able to make something like this without a good programming knowledge. However, I have been thinking about making it available as a customizable program that others could use. I currently have it setup to allow changing colors, fonts, sizes & locations of all the objects on the screen and saving the layout. A non-programmer would easily be able to customize it and add graphics for their own system. I'd like to see if there is much interest in a customizable front end like this if I were to make it available (for a nominal charge).
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I'm in. Great stuff, Jon. I'm in the process of building my single-tier system and I'm borrowing liberally from your 3-pump design. Thank you!


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