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Simultaneously Flash 8 ECUs with LabVIEW and Vector

Flashing an ECU can be a time-intensive process, so it’s no wonder that automotive OEMs are looking for ways to speed up production. Luckily, Vector has released a set of C/C# API commands called vFlashStation. This library has the capabilit...


Creating a Password Protected SDF File from an Existing SQL Database

SQL Server Compact Edition is a compact relational database produced by Microsoft for applications that run on mobile devices and desktops. Embedding these databases into a Windows application in a portable file-ori...


A Properly Pleasing Primer Tutorial for WPF Prism - Part 3:  Modules

In Part 2 of this series, I introduced the Shell and the Bootstrapper components of a Prism application. The stage is set. The crew's in place. It's time for Lights! Camera! Action! But first, we need to hire some actors. Modules To quo...


A Properly Pleasing Primer Tutorial for WPF Prism - Part 2:  The Shell and Bootstrapper

In Part 1 of this series, I gave a quick summary of what Prism is, and when and why you would want to use it. The remaining parts of this series will address the "how" of using it. Since this series is largely an overview, I won&#...


A Properly Pleasing Primer Tutorial for WPF Prism - Part 1:  Introduction

The usage of design patterns is situational. Their purpose is to reduce the overall complexity of an application or to replace unfamiliar complexity with manageable equivalents. For a sufficiently simple application, however, using patterns is often ...


The Revit API: Creating Your First Add-In

Lately, I've gotten reacquainted with an old friend of mine: the Revit API. Revit is an incredible piece of architectural software from Autodesk, and one of its features is the ability to expand its functionality through the use of add-ins. Revit...


6 Easy Steps to Get Started with MVC Module Development in DNN 8

In the beginning of the year, DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) was updated to support MVC modules. MVC is the latest version of ASP.NET in which the Model-View-Controller paradigm is at the core. This article won't be a look into what MVC is o...


Querying the Active Directory

While developing a .NET application, you may find that you need to access data that is stored in the Active Directory (AD). In these cases, if you’re not experienced with querying the AD, you may be tempted to create a copy of the data you need...


Connecting Custom Applications to the Factory Floor

DMC has expertise in both industrial and PC-based software development. In other words, we do a great deal of projects involving PLCs; but we also write plenty of complex PC-based apps. But my personal favorites are projects that combine the two. ...


Visual Studio 2015 Debugging Tips

We had a great summer here at DMC's Chicago office. We got to watch the Air and Water Show at Belmont Harbor, go to the Circus, drink on a boat, and play some beach volleyball. However, for a .NET developer like me the real highlight of the summe...


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