Simulation Settings

The Honeywell Spyder has three Simulation Types that can be made use of for testing the applications you create:

You can also choose to simulate at two speeds:

Note: If you change simulation settings when you are in the Simulation mode, the current simulation is restarted to reflect the changes you make. However, if you make changes to Simulation Settings in the Engineering or Online Debugging modes, the settings are saved and take effect the next time you enter simulation mode.

Time Simulation

Use this simulation type to simulate your application for a specified time period. The output values are calculated continuously until the specified time period is reached. To select the Time Simulation type:

  1. Click the SimulationSettings button on the toolbar. The Simulation Settings dialog box appears.
  2. Select Time Simulation under Simulation Settings.
  3. Enter the Time Period in Hours, Minutes, and Seconds. This specifies the time period over which the XL10Tool simulates the application logic.
  4. Select the Set Start Time As option to modify the date and time. You can modify the Date, Month, Year, Hour, Minute, AM/PM by clicking it and use the up and down arrows on your keyboard. This option enables you to define (not set) the starting time of the simulation.
    Example: If you want to simulate an application logic in another timezone at 00:00 hours, you can select the timezone and hours and minutes. The start time of the simulation is taken as 00:00 hours although the simulation itself begins once you click the OK button.
  5. Click OK save the changes you have made. The simulation of your application begins and the values of all Physical points, NV points, or Bacnet objects and function blocks are displayed on the wiresheet. Additionally, if you have selected points to be displayed in the Simulation Log Window, the values of such points are displayed in the Watch Window at the bottom of the wiresheet.

Note: You can use the Pause  and Resume buttons on the toolbar if you want to temporarily halt or resume the simulation.

  1. Click the Stop button on the toolbar to enter the Engineering Mode. You can click the Debug button on the toolbar to enter the Online Debugging Mode.

Continuous Simulation

Use this simulation type to simulate your application continuously. The output values are calculated continuously until you end the simulation. To select the Continuous Simulation type:

  1. Click SimulationSettings. The Simulation Settings dialog box appears.
  2. Select Continuous Simulation under Simulation Settings.
  3. The Time Period is disabled and you cannot modify it.
  4. Select the Set Start Time As option to modify the date and time. You can modify the Date, Month, Year, Hour, Minute, AM/PM by clicking it and use the up and down arrows on your keyboard. This option enables you to define (not set) the starting time of the simulation.
    Example: If you want to simulate an application logic in another timezone at 00:00 hours, you can select the timezone and hours and minutes. The start time of the simulation is taken as 00:00 hours although the simulation itself begins once you click the OK button.
  5. Click OK save the changes you have made. The simulation of your application begins and the values of all Physical Points, NV points, or Bacnet objects and function blocks are displayed on the wiresheet. Additionally, if you have selected points to be displayed in the Simulation Log Window, the values of such points are displayed in the Watch Window at the bottom of the wiresheet.

Note: You can use the Pause and Resume buttons on the toolbar if you want to temporarily halt or resume the simulation.

  1. Click the Stop button on the toolbar to enter the Engineering Mode. You can click the Debug button on the toolbar to enter the Online Debugging Mode.

Step Simulation

Use this simulation type to simulate your application one step at a time. In this simulation type, the application logic you have defined is simulated based on a specified number of steps. In each step, the values of the application logic is calculated once. To select the Step Simulation type: 

  1. Click SimulationSettings. The Simulation Settings dialog box appears.
  2. Select Step Simulation under Simulation Settings.
  3. Type the Number Of Steps.
  4. Select the Set Start Time As option to modify the date and time. You can modify the Date, Month, Year, Hour, Minute, AM/PM by clicking it and use the up and down arrows on your keyboard. This option enables you to define (not set) the starting time of the simulation.
    Example: If you want to simulate an application logic in another timezone at 00:00 hours, you can select the timezone and hours and minutes. The start time of the simulation is taken as 00:00 hours although the simulation itself begins once you click the OK button.
  5. Click OK save the changes you have made. The simulation of your application begins and the values of all Physical Points, NV points, or Bacnet objects and function blocks are displayed on the wiresheet. Additionally, if you have selected points to be displayed in the Simulation Log Window, the values of such points are displayed in the Watch Window at the bottom of the wiresheet.

Note: You can use the Pause and Resume buttons on the toolbar if you want to temporarily halt or resume the simulation.

  1. Click the Stop button on the toolbar to enter the Engineering Mode. You can click the Debug button on the toolbar to enter the Online Debugging Mode.