Progress indicator

The progress indicator gives you feedback about the simulator/optimizer state and the complexity of the optimization problem you want to solve.

The number of sections increases with the count of all possible auto value combinations. Each section represents a decade.

For example, if there are more than 8 sections, you know that there are more than 10^8 = 100 000 000 possible combinations of auto values.

Progress indicator bar below a circuit, bracketed into 8 sections, each section representing one decade of auto value combinations

The violet bar (1) grows to the right over time and indicates how many combinations the “brute force” solver already has simulated.

Note that you do NOT need to wait until the violet bar reaches the right edge! Besides the brute-force method, there are also multiple much more sophisticated parameter optimization algorithms running in the background.

Progress indicator bar close-up with the violet segment (1) that grows to the right as the brute-force solver simulates combinations

A visible left bulb (3) indicates that the simulator and optimizer are enabled. You can disable/pause them by unchecking the play button (2).

A visible right bulb (4) indicates that the shown simulation results are valid and up to date. Therefore it won’t show up if there is a simulation error! It will also disappear if you uncheck the play-button (means pausing simulation) and change something in the circuit.

Pulsating bulbs indicate that the simulator and optimizer are running. Pulsating will stop when the violet bar, which indicates the progress of the brute force solver, reaches the right end.

Progress indicator toolbar with the play/pause button (2) and the left (3) and right (4) status bulbs at the ends of the bar

Every time you make a change to the circuit, a black dot traveling from the middle to the left (5) will appear.

Every time the simulation result is updated or an auto value changes, a black dot traveling from the middle to the right (6) will appear.

Progress indicator bar with dots traveling from the middle to the left (5) and to the right (6) to show circuit changes and simulation updates