SIMPLORER User Manual V6.0 - FER-a

SIMPLORER 6.0 — Manual 527
Term Description
Simulation parameter parameter used to control the simulation process.
Simulator software for the analysis of the behavior of a system using a simulation model.
Simulator coupling direct link of one or more simulators using the SIMPLORER simulation backplane
technology.
Simulator interface special software interface for the integration of external simulators into SIM-
PLORER.
.smd file SIMPLROER Model Agent file; containing data of a model library.
SML SIMPLORER Modeling Language, ASCII model description language of SIM-
PLORER.
.sml file file containing the model description of a simulation run.
SML key word special terms used to determine the sections of an SML description.
Smooth analysis method in the DAY Post Processor.
Solver algorithm for the computation of model components without the capability to
roll back steps.
SSC commander SIMPLORER application manager, project manager and communication interface.
.ssc file SIMPLORER project file, containing all information about a project.
.ssh file SIMPLORER schematic file, containing the graphical representation of a model
and simulation data.
State basic element of state graphs; defines properties and activities in a certain system
state.
State graph combination of states and transitions; modeling language for discontinuous
systems.
State Graph Module
(SGM)
SIMPLORER sub simulator to analyze simulation models described using state
graphs basing on the PETRI net theory.
Status line displays the present state of a SIMPLORER application.
Subsheet a SIMPLORER sheet embedded into another SIMPLORER sheet, connected via
pins, automatically creates a macro inside the .sml file.
Sub-simulator SIMPLORER internally coupled simulator.
Sub-skeleton file containing rules for the creation of a non-SIMPLORER description language.
Successive Approximation
optimization method of the Experiment Tool with automatic parameter variation
and target function determination.
Symbol editor SIMPLORER application for the creation or modification of a symbol.
Symbol level group of drawing elements of an animated symbol displayed together depending
on the input value or the user activity on a interaction pad.
Symbols elements of the Schematic, placed from the model library; can be modified using
the symbol editor.
Synchronization update of a schematic from an older SIMPLORER version to the latest symbols.
Synchronization detection of events in a state graph.
System quantity any quantity computed by the simulator.
System simulation simulation level, where models from different physical domains are simulated
at the same time.
System variable predefined variables inside SIMPLORER that cannot be used as a variable
name or a specifier.
Task analysis to be performed as part of an experiment; can contain several simulation
runs.
Template predefined structure for a SIMPLORER application.
TEND simulation parameter that determines the simulation end time.
Text Editor SIMPLORER application for the definition of models in SML language.
Time Function Module
(TFM)
SIMPLORER sub simulator for the computation of time dependent functions.
Time limited a license of the simulation software for a certain (limited) time period.