Master Simulation

Master Simulation allows operations such as transmitting headers to slave nodes.
Select Master Sim. in LIN Simulation Mode of Simulation Window to use this function.

Basic Operation of Master Simulation​

The following describes the setup flow when using schedule transmission in Master Simulation.

1. Select Master Sim. in Simulation Window
   Open Simulation Window from menu/toolbar and select Master Sim. in Simulation Mode.
   Master Simulation is now available.

2. Open schedule settings
   Click Schedule tab.

3. Enable schedule
   In the schedule list on the left, select a schedule and turn ON the leftmost checkbox on that row.
   The selected schedule becomes active, and frames registered in that schedule are shown in the frame list on the right.

4. Open LIN Frame Setting dialog
   Click in Simulation Window.
   LIN Frame Setting dialog appears.

5. Configure frame information
   Set frame information in Frame Setting of LIN Frame Setting dialog.

Minimum required items and examples:

Item	Description	Example
Delay	Enter transmission interval from previous frame.	250
Dir.	Select frame type.	Tx
ID	If Dir. is Tx or Rx, enter LIN ID.	38
Data	If Dir. is Tx, enter response data.	F7 E6 D5 C4 B3 A2 91 80

6. Register frame information
   Click in LIN Frame Setting dialog.
   Configured frame is registered and shown in frame list of Simulation Window.

If the leftmost checkbox of a frame row in frame list is OFF, that frame is treated as disabled and will not be transmitted.
Checkbox states can be changed even during monitoring.

7. Start monitoring
   Click on toolbar (or select Command - Start from menu bar, or press F5).
   Monitoring starts and registered frames are transmitted.

Master Simulation Screen Description​

Schedule Tab​

Item		Description	Notes
Schedule setting area (Area 1)	Schedule List (Area 2)	Displays configured schedule information.	See Schedule List.
	button	Opens LIN Schedule Setting dialog and edits schedule selected in Schedule List.	Double-clicking a schedule row in Schedule List (excluding checkbox cell) opens the same dialog.
	button	Opens Copy Schedule Table dialog and copies frame information registered in selected schedule to another schedule (schedule information itself is not copied).	All frame information in destination schedule is deleted.
	button	Shows delete dialog and deletes selected schedule information in Schedule List (all frame information is also deleted).
	button	Shows the following menu when clicked. Selecting Load All Pattern loads in bulk the pattern files configured for frame information whose Ptn. check box is ON in Frame List across all schedules. Selecting Import From LDF imports in bulk the frame information of the schedule selected in Schedule List from the loaded LIN Description File (LDF). At that time, all frame information registered before the import is deleted.
Frame setting area (Area 3)	Frame List (Area 4)	Displays frame information registered in schedule selected in Schedule List.	See Frame List.
	button	Moves selected frame in Frame List down by one position.	You can also move frame position by dragging and dropping selected frame row in Frame List (excluding checkbox cell).
	button	Moves selected frame in Frame List up by one position.
	button	Opens Frame Setting dialog and registers a new frame.
	button	Opens Frame Setting dialog and edits selected frame in Frame List.	Double-clicking a frame row in Frame List (excluding checkbox cell) opens the same dialog.
	button	Opens Frame Setting dialog and registers a new frame based on selected frame in Frame List.
	button	Shows confirmation dialog below. Click Yes to delete selected frame in Frame List.

Schedule List​

Displays configured schedule information. You can also set schedule enable/disable and whether schedule transmission repeats.

Double-clicking a schedule row (excluding checkbox cell) opens LIN Schedule Setting dialog, same as clicking .

Item	Description
Valid (Area 1)	Sets schedule enable/disable. ON = enabled, OFF = disabled.
Name	Displays schedule name.
Repeat	Sets whether schedule transmission repeats. ON: after transmitting the last frame in frame list, transmission returns to first frame and continues sequentially. OFF: transmission stops after transmitting the last frame.
Event	Displays trigger condition for schedule switch event.
To	Displays transition destination when schedule switch event occurs.

LIN Schedule Setting Dialog​

Item	Description
Name	Sets schedule name. Up to 14 characters.
Event Setting	Sets behavior when schedule switch event occurs. Options are: Change to this schedule: when schedule switch event occurs, transitions to this schedule. Change to ...: if this schedule is currently running and schedule switch event occurs, transitions to schedule specified in pull-down menu.
Event Trigger	Sets trigger condition for schedule switch event. See Event Trigger.

Event Trigger​

Sets trigger condition for schedule switch event.

Item	Description
None	No schedule switch event occurs.
Time	Event occurs after configured time has elapsed since monitoring start or last schedule transition. Available ranges by unit: ms: 50-86400000 (multiples of 50 only) sec: 1-86400 min: 1-1440 hour: 1-24
Ext Trigger	Event occurs by external port input. This function is under development and unavailable.
Log Trigger	Event occurs when configured log is detected.
Key Trigger	Event occurs on configured key input. Configurable keys: Main key: A-Z, 0-9, F1-F12, SPACE Sub key: Alt, Ctrl, Shift

Copy Schedule Table Dialog​

Copies frame information registered in selected schedule to another schedule in bulk (schedule name and event settings are not copied).

Item	Description
Copy From	Select source schedule.
Copy To	Select destination schedule.
OK	Executes copy with current settings.
Cancel	Closes dialog (copy is not executed).

Frame List​

Displays the frame information registered in the schedule selected in Schedule List. You can also configure whether frame transmission is enabled, whether pattern data is repeated, and related settings.

Item	Description
Valid (Area 1)	Sets whether frame is transmitted. If OFF, that frame is not transmitted.
Once	Sets whether frame is transmitted repeatedly. If ON, that frame is transmitted only once during monitoring (not retransmitted until monitoring is stopped).
Delay	Displays transmission interval from previous frame.
Dir.	Displays frame type.
ID	Displays frame LIN ID in hexadecimal.
D1-D8	If frame type is Tx, displays per-byte frame data in hexadecimal.
Error	Displays frame error type.
Ptn.	Sets whether to use a pattern file for the per-byte data of the frame. The meanings of the ON/OFF check box state are as follows. ON: Uses Pattern Setting in the Frame Setting dialog. OFF: Uses Frame Setting in the Frame Setting dialog.
Rep.	Sets whether to apply the pattern data list repeatedly. ON: When a pattern change event occurs after reaching the bottom of the pattern data list, processing returns to the top. OFF: Once the bottom of the pattern data list is reached, pattern change events remain disabled until monitoring stops.
Trigger	Displays the occurrence condition of the pattern change event.
Pattern Log File	Displays the file name of the pattern file to load.

Frame Setting Dialog​

Item		Description	Notes
Frame Setting	Delay	Sets transmission interval from previous frame in milliseconds. Range: 1-3600000.
	Dir	Sets frame type. Pull-down options: Tx: transmit both header and response. Rx: transmit header only. Wakeup: transmit wakeup signal. Sleep: transmit sleep command.
	ID	Sets frame LIN ID in hexadecimal. Range: 00H-3FH.	If out-of-range value (40H or higher) is set, value is automatically corrected to value right-shifted by 8 bits. Example: 57H is corrected to 05H. If Dir. is Wakeup or Sleep, this field is hidden.
	Data	Sets response data per byte in hexadecimal.	Hidden when Dir. is not Tx.
	Error	Sets error enable/type for frame. Options depend on Dir: Tx: None, SyncBrk. Long, SyncBrk. Short, SyncField Err., Parity Err., Checksum, ShortMsg. (1Byte)...ShortMsg. (8Byte), Framing(Data1)...Framing(Data8), Framing(CS) Rx: None, SyncBrk. Long, SyncBrk. Short, SyncField Err., Parity Err.	Hidden when Dir. is Wakeup or Sleep.
Pattern Setting	Source File	Displays full path of pattern file selected via file dialog from button.	You can also set pattern file by direct full-path input.
	button	Opens file dialog and selects pattern file to load.	Selected file is not loaded until button is clicked.
	ID Filter	Sets whether to filter pattern data contained in loaded pattern file. If ON, pattern data that matches none of the following is treated as invalid and not displayed in pattern data list: - ID equals value in ID Filter (value set in dialog ID) - Type is Wakeup - Type is Sleep
	Default Data	Sets default data (hex) used when data length in loaded pattern data does not match ID definition in ID Definition tab of Device Setting.
	Missmatch DL	Sets behavior when data length in loaded pattern data does not match ID definition in ID Definition tab of Device Setting. Options: Use Default: if ID-definition length is larger than pattern data length, default data fills missing bytes. Ignore: that pattern data is treated as invalid and not shown in pattern data list.	Example for Use Default: ID definition length: 4 bytes Pattern data: 08,4C (2 bytes) Default data: 11,22,33,44,55,66,77,88 In this case, bytes 3 and 4 use default data, so pattern data becomes 08,4C,33,44.
	button	Loads pattern file shown in Source File and displays its pattern data in pattern data list.
	button	Clears all pattern data shown in pattern data list.
	button	Opens file dialog and saves pattern data shown in pattern data list as a pattern file with any file name.
	Pattern data list (Area 1)	Displays pattern data contained in loaded pattern file.
Pattern Change Trigger		Sets trigger condition for pattern change events.	See Pattern Change Trigger.
button		Saves configured frame information and closes dialog.
button		Discards configured frame information and closes dialog.

Dialog title bar changes depending on operation used to open it.

Operation	Title
Click
Click
Click

Pattern Change Trigger​

Sets trigger condition for pattern change events.

Item	Description
Timer	Event occurs each time configured interval elapses.
Ext Trigger	Event occurs by external port input. Currently under development and unavailable.
Log Trigger	Event occurs when configured log is detected.
Key Trigger	Event occurs on configured key input.

Timer​

UI Item	Description	Notes
Time value (Area 1)	Together with unit, sets cycle for pattern change event. Ranges by unit: ms: 50-3600000 (multiples of 50 only) sec: 1-3600 min: 1-60	With spin button, only when unit is ms, value changes in 50 ms steps.
Time unit (Area 2)	Together with time value, sets cycle for pattern change event. Options: ms, sec, min

Log Trigger​

UI Item	Description
Event condition (Area 1)	Displays log information configured as event trigger condition. Double-clicking this area opens Trigger Setting dialog to configure condition log information.
button	Opens Trigger Setting dialog to configure condition log information.

For details of the Trigger Setting dialog, see Trigger Setting dialog description.

Key Trigger​

UI Item	Description	Notes
Main key (Area 1)	Sets key used as event condition. Options: None, A-Z, 0-9, F1-F12, SPACE	If None is set, key-input event does not occur.
Sub key (Area 2)	Sets sub key combined with main key. Options: None, Alt, Ctrl, Shift Set None when no sub key is used.	Sub-key-only event detection is not supported.

Interrupt Tab​

UI Item		Description
Schedule Info	Current Schedule	Displays currently running schedule. If a schedule is selected from pull-down options, after one full cycle of frames in current schedule is transmitted, transition occurs to selected schedule.
Status Command Interrupt	button	Transmits wakeup signal when clicked. If system is in sleep mode, wakeup signal cannot be transmitted by this button.
	button	Transmits sleep command and enters sleep mode when clicked. If Not Sleep by Sleep Command(3C) checkbox in Bus Status tab is ON, sleep mode transition does not occur even when sleep command is transmitted.
Interrupt List	Interrupt Frame List (Area 1)	Displays configured interrupt-frame information. See Interrupt List.
	button	Transmits interrupt frame selected in Interrupt List.
	button	Opens Interrupt Setting dialog and registers new interrupt frame.
	button	Opens Interrupt Setting dialog and edits selected interrupt frame in Interrupt List. Double-clicking an interrupt-frame row in Interrupt List (excluding checkbox cell) opens same dialog.
	button	Opens Interrupt Setting dialog and registers a new interrupt frame based on selected one in Interrupt List.
	button	Shows confirmation dialog below. Click Yes to delete selected frame in Interrupt List.

Interrupt List​

Displays registered interrupt-frame information. You can also set frame transmission enable/disable.

Item	Description
Valid (Area 1)	Sets whether interrupt frame can be transmitted. If checkbox is OFF, frame is not transmitted.
Trigger	Displays trigger condition of interrupt-frame transmission event.
Dir.	Displays interrupt-frame type.
ID	Displays interrupt-frame LIN ID in hexadecimal.
D1-D8	If interrupt-frame type is Tx, displays per-byte frame data in hexadecimal.
Error	Displays frame error type.

Interrupt Setting Dialog​

Item	Description	Notes
Dir	Sets frame type. Options: Tx: transmit header and response. Rx: transmit header only. Wakeup: transmit wakeup signal. Sleep: transmit sleep command.
ID	Sets frame LIN ID in hexadecimal. Range: 00H-3FH.	If out-of-range value is set, button becomes disabled. If Dir. is Wakeup or Sleep, this field is hidden.
Data	Sets response data per byte in hexadecimal.	Hidden when Dir. is not Tx.
Error	Sets frame error enable/type. Options depend on Dir: Tx: None, SyncBrk. Long, SyncBrk. Short, SyncField Err., Parity Err., Checksum, ShortMsg. (1Byte)...ShortMsg. (8Byte), Framing(Data1)...Framing(Data8), Framing(CS) Rx: None, SyncBrk. Long, SyncBrk. Short, SyncField Err., Parity Err.	Hidden when Dir. is Wakeup or Sleep.
Event Trigger	Sets trigger condition for interrupt-frame transmission event.	See Event Trigger.
button	Saves configured interrupt-frame information and closes dialog.
button	Discards configured interrupt-frame information and closes dialog.

Dialog title bar changes depending on operation used to open it.

Operation	Title
Click button
Click button
Click button

Event Trigger​

Sets trigger condition for interrupt-frame transmission event.

Item	Description
None	No event occurs.
Ext Trigger	Event occurs by external port input. Currently under development and unavailable.
Log Trigger	Event occurs when configured log is detected.
Key Trigger	Event occurs on configured key input.

Log Trigger​

UI Item	Description
Event condition (Area 1)	Displays log information configured as interrupt-frame event trigger condition. Double-clicking this area opens Trigger Setting dialog to configure condition log information.
button	Opens Trigger Setting dialog to configure condition log information.

For details of the Trigger Setting dialog, see Trigger Setting dialog description.

Key Trigger​

UI Item	Description	Notes
Main key (Area 1)	Sets key used as event condition. Options: None, A-Z, 0-9, F1-F12, SPACE	If None is set, key-input event does not occur.
Sub key (Area 2)	Sets sub key combined with main key as event condition. Options: None, Alt, Ctrl, Shift If sub key is not used, set None.	Sub-key-only event detection is not supported.

Bus Status Tab​

UI Item		Description
Not Sleep by Sleep Command(3C)		Sets whether transition to sleep mode occurs when sleep command is transmitted/received. ON: does not transition to sleep mode even if sleep command is transmitted/received. OFF: transitions to sleep mode when sleep command is transmitted/received.
Status Command Interrupt	button	Returns from sleep mode when clicked. Wakeup signal is not transmitted.
	button	Transitions to sleep mode when clicked. Sleep command is not transmitted.