Experimentation

ASCET supports a highly modular approach to software development. The individual components of a project can be developed independently of each other, and combined after they have been tested thoroughly. ASCET provides the experimentation environment for testing components and projects.

Projects can be tested in offline and online experiment. If the project is connected to any external hardware, that connection can only be tested in an online experiment.

Note
Online experiments are only possible when ASCET‑RP is installed. Therefore, online experimentation is described in detail in the ASCET‑RP User’s guide.

With the experimentation environment it is possible to stimulate (in an offline experiment) the processes and methods, as well as the elements of a component or project. The data values of the elements can be measured in various visualizations, written to a file, and calibrated interactively. The main elements of the experiment window are shown in the following illustration (showing an offline experiment):

The elements of the component are listed in the Outline tab to the left of the component display. The component display shows the block diagram, if the component was specified as a block diagram. For components specified in C code or ESDL, the code is shown. For projects, the project editor tabs are shown.

In addition to the elements, the Outline tab lists all diagrams of the current component. The Measurement Window combo box is underneath the button bar. It lists all measurement windows available. To the left of the Measurement Window combo box is the Calibration Window combo box, which lists all available calibration windows. The title bar shows the name of the current component or project and the current target.