Licenses

Runtime and Professional

You can active PsxCad using a Runtime or Professional License. Each license has its own set of features. Table 1 provides an overview of features included with a licenses, so you can decide which license suits your needs.

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Table 1. Overview of features included with a PsxCad License

Runtime

Professional

Run simulation projects

Load and start existing simulations.

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Save and load sessions

Saving a session stores your simulation data state along with its settings allowing you to resume a session at a later time from that specific state.

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Variable simulation speed

Speed up or slow down simulation speed.

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Modify values of (predefined) variables during runtime

You can modify values of variables while running a project, interactively affecting the model behavior. Note that with a Runtime license, you can only modify predefined variables.

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Predefined Alarms

The integrated alarm system allows you to easily manage high-volumes of alarm information.

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Predefined Trend Groups

Trend Groups graphically display values of real-time and historic data of predefined variables.

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Build your own project

Build your own project from scratch using the included libraries (or one of our additional paid libraries).

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Create and customize logics

Create project specific logics or customize the behavior of existing logics using the built-in logic editor.

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Create and customize symbols

Create project specific symbols or customize existing symbols using the built-in symbol editor.

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Create and customize HMI

Build your own screens using the HMI editor.

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Build models

Create your own model of the process and/or machine that you would like to simulate.

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Create new or customize existing Alarms

Create new or customize existing alarms.

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Create new or customize existing Trend Groups

Create new or customize existing Trend Groups.

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Customize mouse & keyboard actions

Configure mouse and keyboard behavior during runtime.

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Debug funtionality in runtime-mode

In certain scenarios where runtime errors occur, you can examine the state of your simulation using the debug function in runtime mode.

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Runtime License

A Runtime License is suitable for those users who do not need to customize existing or create new logics, symbols, graphical interfaces and models. It includes basic functionality such as saving and loading custom sessions, adjustable simulation speed and alarms and trending.