Application Modes

The operating system can have several application modes, each of which has its own set of tasks assigned to it. This means that different operating conditions on the controlled system can be modeled, e.g. an engine can have separate operating modes for the warm-up phase and for normal operation. These modes are mutually exclusive, i.e. only one mode is active at a given time. Therefore, in each mode, only the relevant tasks have to be executed.

One of the application modes must be selected as start mode. The start mode is the one that the system is in at start-up. Operating system commands are used to switch between application modes.