SVB user interface -> Screen shot -> 1. SVB control window

This is the main window for operating the SVB application. This window consists of two main panes -- data-category pane (A) and the data-input pane (B). The widths of the panes can be varied by clicking and dragging the narrow panel separating them. The data-category pane consists of a hierarchy of nodes (with identifying icons) representing different means for interacting with the design and providing appropriate input options to do so. As each node is selected the relevant input areas are displayed in the data-input pane.

 Right-clicking the icon of a node displays a short-cut menu for carrying out further appropriate actions. For the Design-components node, this permits the adding, deleting and editing of design components. The individual components of the device are represented by sub nodes under the Design-components node.

Clicking the Run button (you also use this button to halt an ongoing foreground calculation) starts a calculation. Checking or un-checking the Run in background box, specifies if a calculation is to be carried out in the background or foreground. Use the Help button above the panes to access context-sensitive help information about the input fields. Pressing the Help button displays a help window describing the inputs of the currently selected node.

Much of the main menus of the SVB control window play their usual roles in standard Windows’ applications. Magsimus tools for patterning array components (Cellider) and for scheduling and monitoring batch background jobs (MagJob) can be launched from the Tools menu.