SIMPLORER User Manual V6.0 - FER-a

Appendix
A.1 Glossary
SIMPLORER 6.0 — Manual 523
Term Description
AC simulation harmonic analysis of a model.
AC simulator SIMPLORER simulator for AC analysis.
Action type defines how an action in a state is processed.
.afa file Analytical Frequency Analysis file; containing data of an analytical frequency
analysis.
Analytic frequency step SIMPLORER module to compute frequency step response information for a giv-
response
en transfer function.
Animated Symbol symbol for a component or a macro that changes to reflect changes in values
assigned to it. The symbol can be modified by the user with an interaction button
or by a system value during the simulation. Animated symbols can be generated
using the Symbol Editor.
.aws file Simulator file; containing initial values of capacitors and inductors.
Backplane common communication and control structure for all SIMPLORER simulators.
Basic version SIMPLORER basic version without any optional modules.
Basics SIMPLORER library containing the basic modeling elements for the SIMPLOR-
ER simulators.
Behavioral model smallest model unit that cannot be subdivided further.
Best representation function for scaling all output channels of a graph window to maximum size.
Bezier Bezier curves are used in computer graphics to produce curves which appear
reasonably smooth at all scales. The curves are constructed as a sequence of
cubic segments, rather than linear ones. Bezier curves use a construction in
which the interpolating polynomials depend on certain control points. The
mathematics of these curves is classical, but it was a French automobile engineer
Pierre Bezier who introduced their use in computer graphics.
Block linear or nonlinear transfer function, basic element of block diagrams.
Block diagram combination of blocks to describe the dynamic behavior of systems.
Block Diagram Module
(BDM)
SIMPLORER sub simulator to analyze simulation models described using block
diagrams. Uses Euler formula and distributed integration algorithms.
Bookmark can be used in the SIMPLORER editor to mark a position and find it again.
.brs file External Schematic file to parametrize a model sheet.
Call back function
(UBF)
function type for the definition of C/C++ simulation models.
Call sub function (UCF) function type for the definition of C/C++ simulation models.
Characteristic function or data set to describe a nonlinear characteristic of a SIMPLORER
component, block or other model.
Characteristic values analysis method in the DAY Post Processor; provides a list of frequently used
characteristic values of a system quantity.
C-Interface C/C++ programming interface for the integration of user defined nonlinear
models or components into the simulation model.
Color scheme predefined or user defined color settings for screen outputs or printing.
Compiler program for the translation of the SML description of a simulation model into a
simulator specific format.
Computation sequence sequence in which blocks in a simulation model are computed.
Connection rule rule determining which element can be connected to another under certain
conditions.
Conservative node connection of two or more circuit component terminals.
Coordinate system reference system for the display of numerical values; can be linear or logarithmic.