Creating Probes of Variables Monitored in the Diagram (Pinned Variables Probes)

You can create probes for variables monitored on the diagram. These probes have the name Pinned Variables probes.

This task shows you how to create probes for variables monitored on the diagram (pinned variables) and to add or remove signals from existing probes.

Note: Variables can also be monitored on the diagram from the Variable Browser. For more information about this, see Monitoring Variables on the Diagram.

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  1. Select a scenario in the tree.
  2. From the Scenario section of the action bar, click Edit Probes and Excitations .
    The Scenario window appears and displays the model structure, from the function or logical component to the dynamic behavior.
  3. In the Scenario window, display the column Pinned.

    For more information, see Working with the Scenario Window.

    The Pinned column is displayed.

    By default, all variables are set to Not pinned and the Pinned column is empty.

  4. Select the variables you want to display by clicking, for each variable, the Not pinned icon.
    • The Not pinned icon is changed to the Pinned icon, indicating that the variable is monitored on the diagram.

      In this example, damper.phi_rel to is selected to be monitored on the diagram.



    • In the tree, a Pinned Variables node appears in the following locations:

  5. To display the selected variables on the diagram, replay the animation.

    Important: To display monitored variables on the diagram, you must also, in the Simulation Options dialog box, activate the setting Display Pinned Variables. This setting is activated by default. For more information, see Managing Simulation Options Using the Simulation Options Dialog Box.

    The following is the result:
    • The variable names and values are displayed in immersive panels on the diagram.

      The variables are grouped in immersive panels corresponding to the objects they reside in.

      Note: You can drag the immersive panel displaying the variables. A thin line indicates to which object the panel belongs to.

    • If you change the diagram by, for example, zooming or panning, the immersive panels adapts to the result.
    • The values are dynamically updated when you play the animation.
    • If you create new windows, corresponding new immersive panels are created.
  6. To add a new variable to the probe, click, in the Pinned column, the corresponding Not pinned icon for the variable.

    Important: If you change or delete a shared monitored variable probe, it is also changed or deleted in all other scenarios where it is used. To create a probe that is not shared, you have to copy it. For more information about copying probes, see Copying and Pasting Excitations and Probes between Scenarios.

    The Not pinned icon is changed to the Pinned icon, indicating that the variable is monitored on the diagram. The variable is also added to the shared monitored variable probe in the tree.
  7. To remove a monitored variable from the probe, click in the Pinned column, the corresponding Pinned icon for the variable.

    Important: If you change or delete a shared monitored variable probe, it is also changed or deleted in all other scenarios where it is used. To create a probe that is not shared, you have to copy it. For more information about copying probes, see Copying and Pasting Excitations and Probes between Scenarios.

    The Pinned icon is changed to the Not pinned icon, indicating that the variable is not monitored on the diagram. The variable is also removed from the shared monitored variable probe in the tree.
  8. To remove a probe, right-click the watchlist in the tree and select Remove Pinned Variables.

    Note: For a shared monitored variable probe, you can work with the icon in the Scenario category or the icon in the Probes category, they are the same.
    Important: If you change or delete a shared monitored variable probe, it is also changed or deleted in all other scenarios where it is used. To create a probe that is not shared, you have to copy it. For more information about copying probes, see Copying and Pasting Excitations and Probes between Scenarios.

After the next computation, the corresponding result of monitored variables probe is created under the Result category to display the result.