Simulator Control for Unknown CPU
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This dialog box is shown if the simulator does not know which CPU type should be simulated.
This is the case for example in the following situations:
Representation of the dialog box:
CPU Front Plate
The virtual CPU front plate shows the current state of the CPU and the project in a two line display.
The first line shows the current state of the CPU and can contain the following texts:
Text in the first line
The simulated CPU is in state...
Meaning
NOCONF
NOCONF (no configuration)
No user project loaded or the loaded project is invalid.
IDLE
IDLE
The project loaded on the CPU has not been started or reset with the Reset button.
STOP
STOPPED
No project is running. However, the loaded project was in RUN state at least once.
RUN
RUN
A project with at least one task is running.
HALT
HALT
An error has occurred in the project. The simulated CPU must be reinitialized or reset using the Reset button.
ERROR
ERROR
An unrecoverable detected error has occurred in the project. This means communication is no longer possible. The simulated CPU must be reset using the Reset button.
The second line shows the current state of the project and can contain the following texts:
Text in the Second Line
Meaning
INVALID
No user project loaded or the loaded project is invalid.
CHECKED
The project was checked formally and found to be valid. However, the CPU has not been configured using this project.
CONF
The project was checked formally and found to be valid. The CPU has been configured using this project.
Events
With this button, you can open and close the event dialog box.
The button is shown if I/O events are defined in the project currently loaded (if the project uses event tasks).
Reset
With this button, you can reset the simulated CPU. This corresponds to a cold start of the CPU (the connection between Control Expert and the simulator is broken, project variables are reset).
This button corresponds to the reset button on a real CPU.
Power Cycle
With this button, you simulate a warm start of the CPU. It means that the connection between Control Expert and the simulator is broken, the current project variables remain and the simulator goes into the state RUN (autostart active) or STOP (autostart deactivated).
A power cycle corresponds to a power off and power on of a real power supply.
Simulation
Dialog box fields: Host PC name: DNS name of the host PC for the simulator. If the PC has multiple network cards, only the first is shown. Host IP address: TCP/IP address of the host PC for the simulator. If the PC has multiple network cards, only the first is shown. Project name: Name of the project loaded in the simulator.
Clients Connected
The list shows current clients connected with the PC (PCs which are connected via TCP/IP with the host PC of the simulator). The DNS name and TCP/IP address are shown for each client.