SmallDEVS

Dynamic DEVS in Dynamic Language.

SmallDEVS is a new, lightweight implementation of B. Zeigler's DEVS (Discrete event systems specification) formalism in Smalltalk. It is an experimental software intended for research and education. It allows for experimenting with:

prototype-based object-oriented model construction,
interactive modeling and simulation,
multisimulation and reflective simulation.

More details about SmallDEVS

Download:

SmallDEVS-07 - original version for Squeak 3.9 (2007)
SmallDEVS for Squeak 4.3 - new version (2012)

Documentation:

Basic SmallDEVS principles demonstrated by complete examples (models are constructed incrementally using scripts, without GUI):
- Janoušek V.: On the Prototype-Based Object Orientation in Modeling and Simulation, In: Proceedings of Advanced Simulation of Systems 2006, Ostrava, CZ, MARQ, 2006, pp. 241-246, ISBN 80-86840-26-3 [ presentation ]
General information about the tool (with GUI):
- Janoušek V., Kironský E.: Exploratory Modeling with SmallDEVS, In: Proc. of ESM 2006, Toulouse, France, 2006, pp. 122-126, ISBN 90-77381-30-9 [ presentation ]
- A note on exploratory modeling with SmallDEVS
Videos demonstrating the GUI:
- SmallDEVS_atomic.avi
- SmallDEVS_coupled.avi
- SmallDEVS_traits.avi
- SmallDEVS_traits2.avi (Note: The addMethod operation can be made more easily using inherent functionality of the prototype object inspector)
Manuals

Examples (are included in SmallDEVS package, here are additional ones):

FSA-based modeling:
- FSA Trait & Prototype: Root.DEVSTraitsAndPrototypes.FSA.sar
- Simple examples: Root.Simulations.FSA-Examples.sar

Developers:

Vladimir Janousek (SmallDEVS kernel, 2003-2007)
Elod Kironsky (SmallDEVS GUI, 2005-2007)

Copyright (c) 2003-2012 Vladimir Janousek
Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Elod Kironsky

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