Product Features

Modeling Techniques

• Circuits - fast and numerically stable circuit simulation. Includes multilevel semiconductor modeling, and powerful data exchange between models.
• Block Diagrams - signal flow based models for linear, nonlinear, continuous, time-discrete hybrid-systems.
• State Machines - event driven approach for complex modeling and logic control (i.e. space vector control, PWMs)
• Equation Blocks - quickly include equation based modeling in the system
• State Space Modeling - based on External matrix of multi-domain components

Modeling Languages

• VHDL- AMS - IEEE standard 1076.1 is a true modeling language that provides extensive capability and exchangeable complex models for analog, mixed-signal, and multi-domain designs.
• C/C++
• Simplorer Modeling Language (SML)

Physics-based Modeling - A unique advantage of Simplorer is the ability to integrate finite element analysis generated models within a system simulation. Many components that comprise nonlinear dynamic systems such as sensors, actuators and electrical machines must be modeled using FEA to accurately represent the performance of the device. Simplorer provides a direct link to Maxwell®, Q3D Extractor®, RMxprt™, and PExprt™, ANSYS Icepak and ANSYS Mechanical software to directly couple detailed and full-accuracy physics-based models produced by the ANSYS finite element software to high-level system simulation.

Co-simulation - Simplorer allows the integration of proprietary C/C++ programs, MATLAB®/Simulink®, Mathcad® and other specialized programs such as ModelSim® and QuestaSim®. This allows Simplorer to utilize customized code and existing legacy designs. The direct integration of models in their native environment avoids model translation, saves design time and allows communication and model exchange across departments and between suppliers and OEMs.

Device Characterization Tools - Simplorer supports powerful device and system component characterization tools including IGBT Model generation and DC/DC Converter Model synthesis. These tools, developed in collaboration with industry leading experts, allow users to easily characterize IGBT's and DC/DC converters creating behavioral, average, and dynamic models for use in Simplorer.

Model Libraries & Manufacturer's Models - Simplorer provides a library of pre-modeled components of electric machines, mechanical, power and automotive components for fast development of simulations. Additionally, an on-line library of over 1,200 SPICE models is available.

Statistical Analysis and Optimization - Simplorer includes parametric, optimization, sensitivity, statistical and tuning analysis capabilities. These advanced analysis capabilities allows users to optimize the design based on a set of performance measurement criteria and provide insight into design variations and "trade-offs." Statistical analysis has fully integrated the SAE VHDL-AMS Statistical Package

Scripting - This powerful feature opens APIs in the Simplorer environment, allowing Simplorer to be embedded into existing design flows. The scripting capability is language independent so users can work with popular scripting languages, such as Visual Basic®, Java® and interact easily with other tools supporting the Microsoft Com interface.

Integrated Development Environment - Simplorer provides a powerful environment to develop virtual prototypes that can be shared among hardware and software design groups allowing users to simulate hardware and execute the software

Distributed analysis - Simplorer can leverage available computing power with distributed analysis options for fast turnaround of your largest designs.

Usability

• Scriptable User interface
• On-Schematic Reports
• Multi-page model definition with page ports
• Model Time Stamp on either encrypted or encoded text models
• Tool bar and menu customization
• Including datasets into projects files
• Including documentation files into projects files