• Sequence functions
  • Clear separation of transferred (input/output) data from the internal, implicitly local variables. This
    helps avoid common mistakes such as accidently changing an iteration index in the calling
    sequence
  • Declaring
  • Description
  • Library
  • Password mechanism
  • Drag&Drop
  • File extension ".sqf".
• Import and export of imc FAMOS configurations
  • imc FAMOS global options, menu layouts
  • Favorites, data sources and Panel-templates
  • Data filters, pre-defined sequences and libraries
  • All kinds of templates for projects, curve configurations, sequences, reports, logos etc.
  • Import to or installation on the target system can even be executed via console command line ("xconfig -i PathToFamosCfgZip")
• Functions
  • Video functions
    • VFOpen()
    • VFAppendPanelSnapshot()
    • VFAppendCwSnapshot()
    • VFAppendFrame()
    • VFAppendRGBData()
    • VFClose()
    • Video player:
  • Videoplayer
    • VpGetImages()
  • Variable/Properties
    • VerifyVar()
  • Exceptions and error handling
    • OnError()
    • ThrowError()
    • LogSetup()
    • LogTrace()
    • GetLastError()
• Operating the editor
  • While holding down the CTRL-key, you can use Drag&Drop on a sub-sequence to move it from the Sequences tree diagram to "SEQU name" in the input window; with classic sequences, this saves the effort of typing the sub-sequence's name.
  • While holding down the CTRL-key, you can use Drag&Drop on a sub-sequence to move it from the Sequences tree diagram to the input window opens the call mask of the subsequence functions.
  • Copy/Paste for sub-sequences/sequence functions (in the context menu of the sequence tree diagram): This provides a quick way to generate variants of sub-sequences.
  • Supplemental Debugger option: "Always break on error". This allows the preset for OnError () to be overwritten.
  • Direct declaration of text boxes now possible
• Curve window
  • Fills the area below a line in a graph
• Marker-Order line
  • The curve window is now able to display order lines and hyperbola functions. For this purpose, the Marker-menu has been supplemented with the item Order line.
• Picture as a variable
  • The data format has been supplemented with a "Colors-flag ". This enables the mathematics functions in FAMOS to interpret values as RGB values (for 4-Byte unsigned Integers) or grayscale (for 1-Byte unsigned Integer values).
• Freely defined texts
  • The page "Text" of the Display dialog provides the ability to position any desired texts, e.g. for captions, headers and footers, or general comments. For this ASCII/EXCEL Import Assistent
• ASCII/EXCEL Import Assistant
• Datenformat
  • Colors-Flag
  • HDF5 and Matlab 7.3

• Performance
  • New data format, version 3 with faster loading and viewing of large files
  • Accelerated structure of the data browser
  • Accelerated curve window display
• Sequence Editor
  • Convolution of code blocks
  • Syntax highlighting: different styles for functions, flow controls, texts, constants and comments can be defined individually
  • Improved search function: search with regular expressions, marking of all found places in the text
  • More new features:
    • Optimized selection options in the Sequence Editor
    • Selection of an entire line using keyboard shortcuts
    • Move selected areas by Drag & Drop
    • Moving breakpoints and bookmarks with the mouse
• Projects
  • Projects with import filters: Import/export files, ASCII/EXCEL export templates and import filters can be saved in the project
  • Project Explorer column "Date of last change".
• imc FAMOS Panels as Apps
  • Panels can be used as stand-alone dialogs ("modal")
  • Tab key for changing focus between widgets
  • Password protection for panels
• Curve Windows
  • Your own ticks with labels in the curve window
  • Legend font size is now independent from other elements
• New Functions
  • XXlWbOpen(): Excel files can now also be opened with password.
  • XlWbGetCount(): The number of currently open Excel files is determined.
  • XlWbGetName(): The name of an open Excel file is determined.
  • XlWbExist(): Checks whether an Excel file with a given name is currently open.
  • XlSheetGetCount(): The number of sheets in the active Excel file is determined.
  • XlSheetGetTitle(): The title of a sheet in the active Excel file is determined.
  • XlSheetExist(): Checks if there is a sheet with a given title in the active Excel file.
  • XlSheetInsertCopy(): The copy of a sheet is inserted into the active Excel file.
  • XlSheetMove(): The position of a sheet in the active Excel file is changed or a sheet from another Excel file is moved to the active Excel file.
  • XlSheetRename()Rename a sheet in the active Excel file.
  • XlSheetSetOption(): Sets display and print options for the active sheet.
  • XlSelectRange(): Selects a cell or cell range.
  • XlGetSelectedRange(): Excel: Query selected range.
  • XlPaste(): Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the active sheet.
  • XlFind(): Searches the current sheet for text.
  • Cutting data sets using the gren or cut function with absolute time specifications
  • SpeakText: speech output of texts, instructions, states and resultslWbOpen(): Excel files can now also be opened with password.
• More new features
  • Dialogs:
    • For dialogs there is a new element "Option group (Radiogroup)".
    • Dialogues: Focus change via Tab key between the widgets
  • New Functions:
    • GrExpand(): Expand data group
    • PnShowPage(): Control the visibility and usability of a panel page.
    • PnRemovePage(): Delete a panel page
    • RenameMeasurement(): The name of a measurement in the data browser can be renamed now
  • Extended functions:
    • GetSystemInfo("Famos.IsKitAvailable", ...): Query if a special extension kit exists
    • SetOption("DLLImport.DefinitionFile", ...): Activate definition file for external DLL functions via sequence
    • GetOption("Dir.DefinitionFiles"): Returns the directory for definition files.
    • FileLoad(): It is now possible to use import filters that are currently deactivated.
    • Dialog(): It is now possible to specify a panel file, which is executed "modal".
    • FileOpenDSF(), FileSave(), FileLoad() support the new imc Version 3 format
    • FileOpenSave() can now also use the "imc/Text" and "imc/Video" formats when loading.
    • A new parameter for the font style of the user-defined legend and ticks has been added to the function library of the curve kit

• Interface / Usability
  • Variable list with column display
  • Sorting and filtering by columns (metadata)
  • Extended tree display
  • Sequence editor
  • Status barr
• New possibilities in the panel
  • File Explorer on the panel
  • New widget: Radio button (options field)
  • Storage for panel pages and widgets
  • Widget "simple button" now also colored
• Widgets in general
  • Alignment
  • Shortcuts
• New functions
  • Matrix functions
  • The functions around matrix calculation have been significantly extended through the following functions:
    • MatrixEigen: Determine eigenvalues, eigenvectors and zeros of polynomials
    • MatrixInit: Zero or unit matrix
    • MatrixPart: The function returns a partial matrix. The area of rows and columns to be cut must be completely within the matrix.
    • MatrixGet: Query elements of a matrix. Linearization of a data set via a 2-dimensional characteristic curve field.
    • MatrixSet: Set elements of a matrix as counter function to MatrixGet.
    • MatrixMerge: Copy a smaller matrix to a larger one at a specific position.  
    • MatrixChangeDim: Change dimensions, insert and delete rows or columns.
    • MatrixAdd: Addition and subtraction of two matrices or vectors, including their transposed ones.
    • MatrixIpol: Factors to be specified multiply the data points (resolution) of a matrix along rows and columns by interpolation.
  • Determining values from characteristic maps
  • Determine eigenvalues of matrices and zeros of polynomials
  • Advanced statistics functions: R-connection
• Report & documentation
• New export interface to PowerPoint
• Optimized PDF export

imc FAMOS 7.2

• Standard Variable List
  • Configurable columns
  • Complex filter options
  • Hierarchical representationg
• Panel
  • New Widget: "File Explorer"
  • New Widget: "Option Group/RadioGroup"
  • New Widget: "Simple Button"
  • Widget storage
  • Page templates and filing
• New functions
  • Enhancement of matrix calculation
  • Kit: "R-Kit"
  • Kit: "PowerPoint Kit"
  • Additional e.g.,
    • Appendloop: Fast appending of samples
    • Monoflop: Extend pulses
    • Rosette: For strain gauge rosettes, the main strain and the main stress are determined from the measured strains.t
• Sequence Editor
  • New option: Display line number
  • New "Go to line" command
  • Option "Automatic indent" extended
• GUI general
  • Function Wizards: Filling parameters via drag&drop
  • Projects: all settings of the standard variable list (e.g., column configuration, tree structure, filter, sorting) are part of the project.
  • Status bar: Number of variables
• PDF Export
  • Bitmap or new vector export
    • Documents with a large amount of text and simpler curve graphics generate the smaller file using the vector method.
    • Documents with complex curve graphics and a high number of symbols generate the smaller file using the bitmap method.
    • Vector: texts and graphic parts exported as single objects, texts searchable and copyable, graphic in best and scalable quality.

imc FAMOS 7.1

• Calculation of measurement uncertainties
  • Calculation of the propagation of measurement uncertainties
  • Determination of measurement uncertainties of results of a mathematical evaluation
  • Applying interference to signals
  • Analysis of the effect of disturbances on existing algorithms
  • Testing the robustness of algorithms
• Optimized handling of physical units
• Editor with subsequences
• 4D diagrams in the curve window
• Split mode in curve window
• Debug mode for panel pages
• Bitwise operations
  • BitAND, BitOr, BitNot, BitShift, BitSet, BitGet
• Working with measurements
  • MeasNames: Determine existing measurement
  • MeasChanNames: Determine existing channels of a measurement
  • SelMeasListSetName: Set entry in measurement list of data selector
  • SelListControl: Various data selector actions (Empty, Update)
• New function in the spectral kit:
  • Savitzky-Golay-Filter: Filtering for smoothing signals
• New function in the classification kit:
  • ClsQuantile: calculation of quantiles of a distribution given in form of a histogram
•  

imc FAMOS 7.0

• 64-Bit version
  • Data records larger than 2 GB
  • Use of more than 2 GB RAM
• New design of the user interface
  • Panel is now an integrated part of the standard interface.
  • Variable window and data browser are now integrated in one window.
  • The interface was equipped with ribbon menus
  • Different skins for display
  • The complete user interface can be adapted by drag & drop to your own needs and, for example, to use several monitors.
• New functionality, e.g.,:
  • Multi-instances: Several instances of FAMOS can now be executed on one PC.
  • The free edition of imc FAMOS Reader no longer requires registration.
• The ASCII Import Wizard can now also be used for EXCEL files.
• A new option "Attach to existing file" has been added to the PDF export for panels and reports.
• New features in the curve window
  • The menu arrangement has been revised
  • Zoom: The size of the displayed area can now be changed with the mouse wheel.
  • Move area: The displayed area can be moved by holding down the left mouse button.
  • Y-axis remains automatic: The Y-scaling now remains set to "auto" even when scrolling.
  • Dynamic updating of maps: If a map is selected as the background, it can now be updated automatically via the Internet using the scaling function.
  • Export as graphic (bmp, jpg, png, pdf) for current curve window.

imc FAMOS 6.3

• New commands for sequence control in sequences like FOR, FOREACH, ELSEIF, SWITCH, CASE, etc.
• Text variables can now contain more than 2 billion characters.
• New elements for the panel such as single-line and multi-line lists, drop-down lists, combination lists.
• Buttons, input fields and lists can now be hidden automatically in printouts.
• New display form "Boxblot" for displaying position and dispersion of a distribution.
• New function kit for remote control of Microsoft Excel.
• Function extension of the curve kit.
• New, simplified functions for saving and loading files.
• Official support of Microsoft Windows 8.

imc FAMOS 6.2

• File format can now directly contain metadata.
• Many import filters included at no extra cost.
• ASAM-ODS ATFX Format - Import and Export.
• Recorded complete CAN bus data traffic (CAN log files) can be read in as channels (via suitable DBC file).
• 3D space curve.
• Dimension line markers, markers for harmonic and periodic signals.
• Time-synchronous video data with measurement data in the data browser.
• New/extended functions (many functions for XY data).

imc FAMOS 6.1

• License manager and new USB dongle
• Official support of Microsoft Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
• Free data viewer - imc FAMOS Reader
• Software packages ("Editions")
• Simultaneous use of German and English commands
• New/Extended Functions
• New curve window functions
• New Markers
• Curve Window - Polar Diagram
• Curve window - background images and maps
• Filtering the Variable List

imc FAMOS 6.0

• Data browser (tool for quick and easy visualization of measurement data)
• Curve window - 3D representation
• Curve window - sound output
• Curve window - Operation
• Curve window - move, change markers
• Report generator - multi-page reports
• New/Extended Functions

imc FAMOS 5.0

• User-defined dialogs (GUI for sequences, etc.)
• Project management
• Curve window - Operation
• Curve Window - Display Settings and Options
• Logical operators and arithmetic comparisons
• Import/Export Matlab
• Report generator - PDF export
• New/Extended Functions

imc FAMOS 4.0

• New user interface
• New integrated sequence editor
• Tree and list display of functions
• Plugin concept ASAM ODS browser and video player
• New/Extended Functions
• Export/Import Excel/ASCII
• Curve window - color chart, tables, representation of timestamp ASCII data
• Curve window - post-processing signals
• Report generator - export to different graphic formats (JPEG, PNG, Bitmap, Metafile)
• New kit functions
• Order Analysis Kit
• Video player for synchronous playback of measurement data and videos