button on the main tool bar.The driver window is an alternative to the simulation window.
The Driver window is used to simulate circuits. This window
appears when you select Driver Window from the View Menu, or when you click on the button on the main tool bar.
The Driver Window allows you to select a circuit for simulation, supply input vectors to the selected circuit, and to view the simulation results. The driver window contains the following items.
| Circuit List | This control is a combination box that displays all circuits that currently appear in text editor windows. Click on the button to the right of the box to see the list of available circuits. If the list is too large, a scroll bar will appear to the right of the list. This scroll bar can be used to display items which are not currently visible. |
| Editing Window | Type driver commands into this window and press Enter. See documentation on the driver language for the available driver commands. Single-Line commands are executed immediately. Multi-Line commands, such as loops and conditionals, are suspended until the entire command has been entered. The level of nesting is indicated by the number preceding the prompt. The The circuit will be compiled as necessary. Results are displayed in the same window as the commands. Commands can be re-entered by moving the cursor to the line and pressing enter. It is possible to enter a sequence of commands by selecting several commands and pressing enter. All selected lines will be reexecuted. |
| Break | Click this button to cancel an executing command. This is especially helpful when you have entered a set of commands containing an unending loop. |
| Clear | Click this button to erase the Editing Window. |
| Read File | Click this button to select and process a prewritten command file. |