Documentation::Simulator basics

The workspace of an empty project in PIC Development Studio is shown below. The workspace consist of three main parts:

Top All projects has the tab project tab here. As more components are added to the project, more tabs will appear.
 
Middle The project desktop is located in the middle. Component windows will be placed here.
 
Bottom General information about the current project. Run and pause buttons are also located here
 


The project tab

This tab will be added to all projects. In a way it's like the file menu in regular program.
 

New Project
Opens the project wizard and lets you create a new project
Open Project
Opens an other project
Run
To start simulation, click on the run button. This will start sending clock pulses to all the components in project
Pause
Stops the project simulation. To resume click on run again

Help
Brings up the Help Browser

The bottom panel
General information about the current project is display here

Run and pause buttons are also located here to enable quick access. Status if project is running or stopped is also displayed.

 

Shows the exact path where project file is stored

 

Shows how long the project have been running in micro seconds. It is the simulated time, not real time. First is the total time the project has been running. Inside the brackets is the running time since the last click on run. Very usable when timing loops.

 

Displays how fast the project is running compared to real time. The speed is depending on your system's performance. However, the project will be correctly simulated at any speed.