What you are mentioning sounds like LabVIEW (http://www.ni.com/en-gb/shop/labview.html http://www.ni.com/en-gb/shop/labview.html). Incidentally it is widely use

What you are mentioning sounds like LabVIEW (http://www.ni.com/en-gb/shop/labview.html http://www.ni.com/en-gb/shop/labview.html). Incidentally it is widely used in semi-conductor industry.