Tag Archives: C#

You can download the sample here: https://www.mesta-automation.com/Downloads/multithread.rar With WPF it’s almost a must to use multiple threads to keep the User Interface responsive, and debugging them can be a problem when they are complex. Usually i debug the background threads with the Console, while keeping the Main Window visible, like in ...

Get the lastest source code with examples from my github repository. Time ago i wrote a post on using a library that permitted to get strings from a database and using them as a resx resource to localize the application. As pointed out by Scott Whitlock, getting the strings in ...

Advanced HMI is an Open Source HMI (that you can transform in a more complete SCADA by adding your own code) that offers also Open Source drivers to connect to many PLCs. It’s written with Visual Basic .Net and you can use this project with C# and WPF too. You ...

This is a keypad that i often use in my applications. You can download the source code and a sample application from here:https://www.mesta-automation.com/Downloads/keypad.rar The original graphic and concepts has been taken from here: http://wosk.codeplex.com/ (check for the latest source code) and this control comes with the original license attached (it’s a free ...

Time ago i had to implement a sortable observable collection that was able to sort its members based on different parameters. After long and long searching i found this code, and i report it here so it can be useful for readers too. You can use the SortableObservableCollection in this ...

This article explains a very simple and straightforward approach to create a multi-page navigation with WPF. If you need to use dependency injection and DI containers, check this article on WPF navigation. When working in automation, you often use HMI devices that allow you to draw graphics pages and navigate ...