Marking a node for simulation

So that a node can be simulated by the PLC, the messages that it sends must be imported as outputs. Messages that it receives must be imported as inputs. This corresponds precisely to the reverse direction of the standard case, if the configuration of the nodes is only imported for observation. In this standard case, messages that a node transmits in the network are imported as inputs. Messages that the node receives in the standard case are ignored (not imported), since they could be transmitted by any other node of the network and could thus be imported via this node.

Simulate-ECU direction reversal (input to output) and enablement of the RX signals:

A node is marked for simulation by right-clicking on it (context menu). Alternatively, the passive and active (simulation) radio buttons adjacent to the tree can be used to switch.

This node is then marked accordingly with a different symbol. The Rx messages previously marked only for information can now also be selected for the import.