SIMPLORER User Manual V6.0 - FER-a

7 Using Measuring Instruments
SIMPLORER 6.0 — Manual 249
SIMPLORER provides measuring instruments for different physical domains. These meters
provide through and across quantities as well as power for every physical domain used in a
simulation model. All meters are ideal components, that means, no relevant quantities are assumed
to be '0'.
Except for the position sensors of the velocity-force representation, meters have no user-defined
parameters. They have at least one conservative node and are connected with a specific
physical domain circuit.
The meters can provide the measured value at a special output pin, which can be connected
with input parameters in the Schematic.
Measuring instruments can be used for modeling in several ways.
• For physical domain components, measuring instruments can provide through, across,
and power quantities for controlled sources and components.
• For blocks, measuring instruments can provide setpoints, disturbances and reference values.
• For state graphs, measuring instruments can provide values to define comparison functions
and synchronization signals.
Meters for following domains are available:
• Electrical
• Fluidic
• Magnetic
• Mechanical
• Thermal
Measuring instruments appear in the Measurement folder of the «Basics» tab. Select the folder
Measurement, open one of the physical domain folder, choose a meter for the corresponding
quantity, drag the component onto the sheet and release the mouse button.
You cannot use fluidic, magnetic, mechanical, and thermal components in AC and DC simulations.
To leave the components on the sheet, select the components and choose ELE-
MENT>DON’T ADD TO MODEL DESCRIPTION. When you want to process a transient simulation,
you can change this option.