OpenTraceView Architecture

Technical overview of OpenTraceView's architecture and design.

Architecture

graph TD
    OV[OpenTraceView<br/>GUI Qt6 no Boost] --> OC
    OC[OpenTraceCapture<br/>Core Library] --> USB[libusb]
    OC --> SER[libserialport]
    OC --> NET[TCP IP Sockets]
    OV --> OD
    CLI[OpenTraceCLI<br/>Command Line] --> OC
    CLI --> OD

    OD[OpenTraceDecode<br/>Decoder Library Python runtime]
    subgraph Decoders
      PD1[Protocol Decoders<br/>Python modules]
      PD2[Utility Shared Blocks]
    end
    OD --> PD1
    OD --> PD2

    USB --> DAQ[Logic Analyzers<br/>Function Generators]
    SER --> DMM[Multimeters<br/>Power Supplies]
    NET --> OSC[Oscilloscopes<br/>LCR SCPI Instruments]

    OC -. samples frames .-> OV
    OC -. samples frames .-> CLI
    OV -. decoded buses fields .-> OD
    CLI -. decoded streams .-> OD

    subgraph Build And Runtime
      Q6[Qt6 Widgets QPA QML]
      MES[Meson And Ninja]
      PY[Embedded Python]
      NOBOOST[No Boost]
    end
    OV --- Q6
    OV --- MES
    OD --- PY
    OC --- MES
    NOBOOST --- OV

    style OC fill:#4f46e5,stroke:#312e81,stroke-width:3px,color:#fff
    style OD fill:#0ea5e9,stroke:#075985,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    style OV fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#4f46e5,color:#1e293b
    style CLI fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#4f46e5,color:#1e293b
    style USB fill:#e0f2fe,stroke:#0284c7,color:#0c4a6e
    style SER fill:#e0f2fe,stroke:#0284c7,color:#0c4a6e
    style NET fill:#e0f2fe,stroke:#0284c7,color:#0c4a6e
    style DAQ fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#b45309,color:#7c2d12
    style DMM fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#b45309,color:#7c2d12
    style OSC fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#b45309,color:#7c2d12
    style PD1 fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#15803d,color:#064e3b
    style PD2 fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#15803d,color:#064e3b
    style Q6 fill:#e5e7eb,stroke:#6b7280,color:#111827
    style MES fill:#e5e7eb,stroke:#6b7280,color:#111827
    style PY fill:#e5e7eb,stroke:#6b7280,color:#111827
    style NOBOOST fill:#fee2e2,stroke:#b91c1c,color:#7f1d1d

Coming Soon

This architecture guide is under development. It will cover: - Application structure and components - Signal rendering pipeline - Decoder integration - Plugin architecture For now, see the overview for general OpenTraceView information.