integer control - control flow of an integer to downstream modules

Name

     integer control - control flow of an integer to downstream modules

Summary

	TYPE	filter
	INPUT
		int
			
	OUTPUT
		int
		
	PARAMETERS
		Name		Type	 Default    Min/Max
		Integer Control	choice	 "control"  "control","int stream"
		send one int	boolean	   0

Description

	This module serves the same purpose as Field Control except for
	integers instead of fields. Its operation is identical. See Field
	Control for further info.
	An example of its use is to allow animate integer to remain 
	connected to a number of integer ports on one or several
	modules while allowing the user to select which of these 
	downstream modules will be effected. Provision is also
	made for manually sending single integer updates downstream.
	

Parameters

	Data Flow - this parameter determines how the module will
	behave.  If the user selects the "control" option, then the input
	will be passed along only when the "send one int" button
	is activated.  If the user selects "stream", then the data will
	go right down the chute as if the integer control module wasn't there.

Example

	One can use integer control to allow selective animation on
	different module ports. For example to interactively animate
	on one or more axis with the excavate module, while collecting 
	the images with animated filenames and write image.
	ANIMATED INTEGER
	    |			   
	    |
  	    +-----------------+-----------------+----------+
            |                 |	    		|	   |
     INTEGER CONTROL   INTEGER CONTROL   INTEGER CONTROL   |
	    |		      |	   	        |	   |
	    +-------------+   |  +--------------+	   |
	  	          |   |  |    		   	   |
		         (X) (Y)(Z)   	            INTEGER CONTROL
		    	  EXCAVATE			   |
	                      |			    ANIMATE FILENAME
	   	            TRACER		           |
                              |				   |
			      +--------------------+       |
                              |			   |       |
                       DISPLAY TRACKER	     FIELD CONTROL |   
						   |	   |
						  WRITE IMAGE

Author

     	Andy Jacobson, UCLA Dept. Pharmacology Nov. 10, 1993
	from the shutter module by:
	Wes Bethel Lawrence Berkeley Lab, 24 Jan 1992

Related modules

     	Field Control,shutter