ROD LEONARD

Virtual Test Bed (VTB) High-Performance Linux Project 

The VTB Project integrates the design needs of all engineering fields into a single virtual simulation tool.  This is an ongoing project, with working windows versions available for download at the VTB web site, and the project team is working constantly to add new features and models.  My current project in the team is to port one of the VTB solvers from Windows to Linux.  The diagram below demonstrates the role of the solver in both the Windows and Linux versions of the simulation tool.

The Circuit is created within the Schematic editor (currently this must be done in windows only). The circuit is then saved to a vts file.

In windows, the schematic editor sends all the information needed by the solver as needed.  In Linux, the vts file is used by the interface to determine what information needs to be sent to the solver.

              The solver performs any

         needed calculations

                The Visualization Extension Engine        

(In Windows)

The Text File
(In Linux)