Type of parameters

Input Parameters types

Input Parameters may be of 6 types. For a user defined input, when created, it will be of type Real but it can be set to any of the 6 types. For other input variables, only a subset of the types is available.

For submodel real parameters or global real parameters the type when created is Real but it can be set to Real or Real discrete.

For submodel integer parameters or global integer parameters the type when created is Integer but it can be set to Integer or Integer discrete.

For submodel text parameters or global text parameters the type must be Formatted string or String list.

For all types the Export Name and Default value fields must be set. In addition for each of the 6 types other fields must be set as follows:

	Possible values	Upper bound	Lower bound
Real	No	Yes	Yes
Real discrete	Yes	No	No
Integer	No	Yes	Yes
Integer discrete	Yes	No	No
Formatted string	No	No	No
String list	Yes	No	No

Possible values are lists of one or more elements separated by semicolons. A semicolon after the last member of the list is optional. Here is an example of a real list:

• 12;24.5;1.23e-1

An example of Possible values for the String list type is a list of file names:

• FluidProps1.data;FluidProps2.data;FluidProps7.data

• Real and Integer Real Input Parameters

  Integer Input Parameters

The parameter can take any value between an Upper bound and Lower bound.

• Real discrete and Integer discrete Real discrete Input Parameters

  Integer discrete Input Parameters

The value of the parameter can take any of the values that are declared as being Possible values. The Default value must be a possible value.

• String list String list Input Parameters

The value of the parameter can only be chosen among the values that are declared as being Possible values. During the execution stage, you will not directly set its value but assign to it the index of the desired string in the possible string list.

• Formatted string This is a string in which AMEPilot will replace some formatted elements with current values of other parameters. Thus, at the execution stage, you do not set its value directly but AMEPilot does it using other parameter values. The Formatted string is more complex than the other types and hence there is a special section devoted to it: Formatted string Input Parameters.

Checks are preformed when you try to save. If an error is detected, a suitable message is displayed.

Note

Discrete parameters are only useful if you intend to use direct interfaces provided in Simcenter Amesim or Simcenter Amesim design exploration build-in features. In other cases, it is not used by the Export module and may be filled in by the user just for information purposes.