Adept Scientific has announced the release of VisSim Version 6.0 for Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP from Visual Solutions Incorporated (VSI).VisSim 6.0 is the latest version of the award-winning, Windows-based program for the modelling and simulation of complex nonlinear dynamic systems. It combines an intuitive drag and drop block diagram interfacewith a powerful simulation engine, making it the fastest and easiest-to-usesimulation and embedded system design software available.VisSim Version 6.0 adds new blocks, an improved simulation engine, andenhanced user interface. The new blocks read and write audio from . WAVfiles or a Windows audio device enable the user to control the delay forthe ‘on’ and ‘off’ commands found in process control. Other new blocksidentify the location and value of the minimum and maximum elements of amatrix, give the time of day, and display a coloured bit for every elementin a matrix.
The new Maple interface blocks communicate with Maple mathematicalproblem-solving software. These blocks allow the reading and writing ofscalar and matrix data to the Maple workspace, as well as execution of Maple scripts. This brings a fast smooth interface between VisSim andMaple.The new add-on ‘Knobs and Gauges’ block set lets the user specify variousblocks to give high quality graphical behaviour of interactive gauges,meters, dials, switches and knobs. This allows the user to create a‘dashboard’ face plate to drive and monitor your VisSim model.VisSim 6.0 brings an improved user interface. The addition of the VisSimTutor allows the user to annotate a VisSim diagram with interactive helpballoons so that the user can read and understand it better.
The new VisSim Diagram Explorer Window now allows the user to explore theVisSim menu hierarchy. This makes it very convenient to insert blocks fromdeeply nested menu trees.Simulation engine enhancements include:
* Subsystem Superclocking, which allows all blocks within a compound blockto run at a user defined rate faster than the overall sym rate. It allowsfor containment of high frequency components, iterating through matrices,or modelling of partial differential equations.
* Two new adaptive integration methods for solving stiff systems.
* A real time scale factor which allows the user to run real timesimulations at multiples or fractions of real time.
* Auto check pointing lets the user automatically save diagram state to afile name with a time stamp suffix. The file contains the current state ofall variables in the diagram at that point of the simulation. This isuseful for operator training, allowing the operator to go back in time andre-simulate questionable decisions.VisSim 6.0 is supplied and supported in the UK and Ireland by AdeptScientific.