FMI and S-functions: What’s The Difference?
August 10, 2018
Both S-functions and FMI are standards for exchanging models, but how do they stack up against each other? Our experts weigh the benefits and disadvantages of FMI and S-functions in this new blog post.
FMI Standard: Understand the two types of Functional Mock-up Units – CS v. ME
March 7, 2018
The Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) standard supports two flavors of Functional Mock-up Units (FMU), including: Co-Simulation (CS) and Model Exchange (ME). But, do you know the difference? As an expert in the standard it’s my goal to help users understand the commonalities and differences – getting you to a point in which you’re choosing the […]
Meet FMI’s New Companion Standard, SSP
November 21, 2017
This blog post is relevant for those who are familiar with the Functional Mock-up Interface and are interested in learning about the emerging companion standard, System Structure Parameterization (SSP). The Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) has been a game-changer in simulation technology. In less than ten years it has gone from idea, to research project topic, […]
Co-simulation using the open-source Python package PyFMI
September 1, 2016
Different simulation and modeling tools often use their own definition of how a model is represented and how model data is stored.