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Revision as of 12:02, 23 November 2016

Using ICE to run VIBE (Virtual Integrated Battery Environment) simulations

ICE provides three items that can be used to configure and run VIBE simulations:

  • VIBE Key-Value Pair – Allows the user to specify variable values in a simulation. This item is optional.
  • VIBE Launcher – Runs the specified simulation.
  • VIBE Model – Allows the user to configure the simulation setup parameters.

To select one of these items from the list of available plugins in ICE, click the Create an Item button (stylized as a '+') in the "Item Viewer" view pane/tab.

Create an item.png

This will present the user with a dialog, as show below. Note the three VIBE-related items mentioned above appear at the bottom of this list.

Vibe model.png

Creating a VIBE Model

To begin a simple run, select the ‘VIBE Model’ item. The form will be populated with the information for the default ‘VIBE Model’ case. As you become more familiar with all of the settings you can customize the default case to your taste. When you are done exploring this form you can simply click the ‘Go!’ button next to ‘Export to VIBE INI Format’ to write out the input file.

Vibe Model 1.png

Fig 3. The VIBE Model form can be exported to a VIBE readable file using the upper right controls.

Running a VIBE Simulation

VIBE Launcher

To run the simulation specified in the file that was just written out create a new item the same way that the ‘VIBE Model’ item was created, but choose the ‘VIBE Launcher’ item from the list now. Again, the form will be populated with some default information about how to launch a VIBE simulation. To use the input file, simply choose it from the drop down menu labeled ‘Input File’. The file will be named the same thing as the VIBE Model Item that was just used on the left side, in the Item list.

Vibe Launcher conf.png

Fig 4. Choose the input file from the Input File dropdown menu. All VIBE input files generated in ICE have the .conf extension

Run the Simulation

To run the simulation save the item and then click ‘Go!’ in the upper right hand corner. A console will pop up displaying the standard output from the simulation.

The VIBE Model item can be created inside of the existing project. Simply right click on that project in your Project Explorer window and choose New -> Other -> Create Item Wizard, then hit the 'Next' button and select 'VIBE Model' from the list of all of the available plugins.

New other.png

Fig 5. Right-click on the existing project to add an item

Create item wiz.png

Fig 6. Choose 'Create Item Wizard'

Vibe model added.png

Fig 7.The VIBE Model item is now added to your project

Similarly,the other VIBE items can be added in order to run the simulation.

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