User manual

UM0036 Simulator features
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In the display area, value changes for selected items are displayed as:
● Bus – a bar containing the integer value of an item and/or sub-item.
● Digital – a continuous line that indicates the item value as high or low.
The default color for plotted items is green, but the color can be configured to improve
visibility of selected items. A darkened plot indicates that the simulation did not provide
information to plot the item and the value is unknown. You can modify the display properties
of all items to improve the readability of your plot (see Modifying item display characteristics
on page 217).
In addition to the Main Marker (blue), you can add markers to your display. Markers are
visible in all tabs. Add, delete and show markers using the commands in the tab contextual
menu, which provides access to the commands listed in Ta bl e 64.
Name column
This column shows the names of the items that you have selected for plotting, the sub-items
that compose them and the names of any items that you have imported. Here you can select
items, reorder them, change their display properties (see Modifying item display
characteristics on page 217) and cut/copy and paste items (see Creating and deleting
display tabs and items on page 215).
To expand items in order to view the sub-items that they include, click on the “+” next to the
item icon. For example, the AdcValue variable has been expanded in Figure 156 to view the
values of each of the eight bits that it is composed of.
To change the order of first-level items, click on them and drag them to a new position. To
sort them in ascending or descending order, click on a sort button, or select
Tools>Sort>Ascending/Descending from the menu bar. Sub-items (second-level items)
Table 63. Tab contextual menu
Tab Description
Add New Tab
Adds a new empty tab (no information is plotted) in the plotter window with a
default name.
Remove Active Tab
Removes the active tab from the plotter window. The active tab is the tab
whose contents are currently displayed in the Plotter window. Any tab can
be removed, however one tab must always remain in the window. It is not
possible to delete all of the tabs.
Rename Active Tab
Allows you to rename the active tab. You cannot rename a tab to have the
same name as another tab in your project.
Table 64. Display area contextual menu
Marker Description
Add New Marker
Adds a marker, which will be visible in all tabs. Opens a dialog box that
allows you to specify the color and name of the marker.
Remove Marker
Removes the marker that you have right-clicked on in the tab. This
command cannot be used to remove the blue Main Marker.
Remove All Markers
Removes all the markers from the display except the blue Main Marker. It is
impossible to remove this marker.
Show Markers When checked, the vertical line for each marker is visible in the display.