Arcadia has a powerful built in simulation capability. Fuse, wire and component ratings can be checked, as well as voltage drops and electrical backfeed detection.
You will now run simulation on the Fog Lamp circuit to check for potential problems.
Open Sheet 1 of the schematic. By default Simulation is off, clicking on the icon once will run Simulation for the current worksheet.
You can pull in the switches interactively on the worksheet. Double click on the IGN Switch (SW-001) and the Fog Lamp Switch (SW-002)
Note: To use switches ensure the Select button is selected.
The circuit will update and provide visual feedback.
Fig 15.1 Simulation Active
Tip: When pulling in the switch, hover over the switch first until it is highlighted in purple, and then double click the switch.
The simulation states are represented by the following colours:
Green
Blue
Red
Orange
Black
Component working to specification / wire conducting within specification
Component running under specification / wire not conducting
Component failed / wire conducting out of specification
Warning – working close to specification
Component off or not able to simulate
Clicking once more will run Simulation on the entire circuit across all sheets. The simulation modes are represented by the following icons, clicking on them will cycle through the simulation modes:
Simulation off
Simulation active on the current worksheet only
Simulation active across all worksheets
SIMULATION LOG
The simulation log is modified to show the actual reference code of the component in question with a hyperlink to the drawing to help the users to debug effectively.
The simulation log can be generated while running the simulation. The “simlog” command is used to generate the log report of the circuit operations.
icon once will run Simulation for the current worksheet. 
button is selected.
