Categorised components list

• Behaviour/Learning
  • Association Learner - This component can learn mappings between an input and an output, and then return the learned output if the input is used again.

• Behaviour/Logic
  • Boolean Inverter - Inverts a boolean value.
  • Logic Gate - A general-purpose two-input logic gate.

• Behaviour/Queue
  • FIFOQueue - Allows a user to add and remove items from a queue.
  • LIFOQueue - Allows a user to add and remove items from a queue.

• Behaviour/Scripting
  • Dynamic BeanShell - BeanShell scripting component with run-time specified inputs and outputs.
  • Scripter Component - Scripted component based on BeanShell and Scripter application.

• Behaviour/Simple Mapping
  • BooleanToReal - A simple component which maps boolean (i.e.
  • FunctionFactory - Used to create components which can calculate functions.
  • PropertyMapper - Maps a key to a value.

• Behaviour/Timing
  • ArrayPlayer - Outputs one object at a time from a given array.
  • DelayLine - Propagates input to output after a delay, analogous to a digital delay-line.
  • PropertyExchangeTrigger - Simple component which copies an input property to an output property on receiving a trigger.
    
  • SystemTime - class for getting the system time - might be useful for setting the clock on sytems eg.
  • Timer - Produces timing signal at specified intervals

• Data/Dataspace
  • DataspaceInterface - A bean which interfaces directly to the installation dataspace, allowing values to be copied in and out.

• Data/Dictionary
  • DictionaryArrayMerge - A component which merges all of the values linked to its input into a single output array.
    
  • DictionaryFilter - Component allowing the specification of rules used to filter dictionary objects.
  • DictionaryMerge - A component which merges the values in its two input Dictionary items, eg for adding metadata to a value.
    
  • EmailFilter - Can be used to filter emails.
  • SmallDisplayStringExtractor - Extracts information from messages.

• Data/Numeric
  • RollingAverage - Calculates a rolling average of its input value.

• Data/Text
  • StringConcatenation - Concatenates two items of text together.

• Experimental/IPerG
  • IPerGObjectProxyFactory - An experimental factory component to interface to and replicate game objects from the IPerG PART platform.

• Experimental/Local GUI
  • Reminder - Reminder Bean outputs a reminder message at the specified date.

• Experimental/Video Analysis
  • VideoBarCode1D - Attempt to read 1D barcode from image - very unreliable (works with Media/Video/Analysis framework ).

• Hardware/Input
  • BluetoothDiscover - Attempts to discover nearby bluetooth device addresses using any local radio(s).
  • JoystickInterface - Automatic factory for JoystickProxy components, using Windows Joystick API.
  • MoteInstance - Represents a single Mote particle - created by MotesFactory.
  • MotesFactory - Factory to detect and manage deployed Smart-It devices.
  • SmartItsFactory - Factory to detect and manage deployed Smart-It devices.
  • SmartItsInstance - Represents a single SmartIt - created by SmartItsFactory.
  • TagIt - Tag-It RF-ID tag reader component

• Hardware/Input & Output
  • PhidgetInterfaceKit - Used to control a PhidgetInterfaceKit.
  • PhidgetRFID - Used to control a PhidgetRFID reader.
  • SMS - A component which can be used to send and receive SMS

• Hardware/Output
  • PhidgetLCD - Used to control a PhidgetLCD screen.
  • PhidgetServo - Used to control a 1-motor or 4-motor Phidget Servo board.
  • X10_OneWay - Interface to serial-connected X10 controller.

• Local Services
  • CSVFileReader - Reads from a CSV (ie comma-seperated) file
  • FileWriter - Writes or concatenates string inputs to a file.
  • RunProgram - A bean to run a native application.

• Media/Audio/Analysis
  • AudioAverage - Calculate average value of audio samples (part of Media/Audio/Analysis framework ).
  • AudioCaptureManager - Factory for AudioCapture components (part of Media/Audio/Analysis framework; uses JMF).
  • AudioProcessor - Configurable audio processor (part of Media/Audio/Analysis framework).
  • AudioSelectValue - Audio processor which exposes one sample from the input frame (part of Media/Audio/Analysis framework).

• Media/Audio/Output
  • Play3DSound - A 3-D sound component that plays an audio file.
  • TextToSpeech - Converts text input to a synthesized voice.

• Media/Display
  • SimpleMediaViewer - Simple frame for displaying media in the form of urls resources.

• Media/GUI
  • EventListener - Registers mouse and key events.
  • EventRobot - EventRobot manifests key and mouse events.
  • IPodInterface - Registers mouse and key events.

• Media/Video/Analysis
  • VideoARToolkitGlyphTracker - ARToolkit vision framework component, to track ARToolkit glyphs.
    
  • VideoBooleanPixelCount - Count 'true' pixels in input image (part of Media/Video/Analysis framework ).
  • VideoCaptureManager - Factory for JMFVideoCapture components (part of Media/Video/Analysis framework; uses JMF).
  • VideoProcessor - Configurable video processor (part of Media/Video/Analysis framework).
  • VideoFrameAverage - Calculates average pixel value in image (part of Media/Video/Analysis framework ).
  • VideoFrameExporter - Export image as URL on trigger (part of Media/Video/Analysis framework; see also Media/Video/Capture/Camera).

• Media/Video/Capture
  • Camera - Captures individual frames from a camera.

• Networked Services/Blog
  • AtomBlogger - Publishes a blog entry to an Atom blog.

• Networked Services/Email
  • EmailReceiver - A simple component which collects the latest email from a mail server.
  • EmailSender - This component is used to send email messages.

• Networked Services/RSS
  • RSSClient - Simple client and viewer for monitoring RSS feeds.

• Tutorials/Writing a Component
  • Alternate template component - This template is intended to support the quick building of simple I/O components.
  • Template component - This should be a very short summary of the component's function.