SIMPLORER User Manual V6.0 - FER-a

5 Modeling with Block Diagrams
SIMPLORER 6.0 — Manual 201
Transfer Blocks in SIMPLORER are defined by an internal identifier, the name and a set of parameters;
Blocks have no conservative nodes. A block is a linear or nonlinear transfer element
with a defined static or dynamic response characteristic. The block output signal does not influence
the block input quantity (non-reacting).
Block components appear in the Blocks folder of the «Basics» tab. The blocks are subdivided
into continuous, discrete, and source blocks as well as signal processing and mathematical
blocks. Select the folder Blocks, open one of the folders, click a name, drag the component
onto the sheet and release the mouse button.
Block diagrams with typical transfer behaviors can be modeled
for control and cybernetic systems by means of the available
blocks.
The block output signal and the specific block dependent parameters
can be used as outputs. The block output signal is
represented by the «VAL» entry; the other parameters by their corresponding name.
Connecting Transfer Blocks
X Y
Block
Non-reacting block
The structure of the block diagram is created in the Wire mode (CTRL+W or CONNECT>WIRE
menu). Schematic tests the pins during the routing and will not allow invalid connections
(e.g., between two inputs or two outputs).
Invalid connection
Invalid
between two block outputs connection
If an input or an output in the block diagram is not connected, the «Build» Info Window displays
a warning. To avoid this warning, you can hide any unused pins of an element. Open
the property dialog and clear the check box of the pin you want to hide, either at the «Parameters»
or «Output/Display» page. The pin is invisible on the sheet and the warning no longer
occurs. See also 3.3.2 “Using Pins” on page 44.
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Invisible pin