DEPS Tutorial

The aim of this tutorial is to show how to use the DEPS language by example. The reader is guided step by step from the most fundamental notions of the language to its most advanced aspects in order to build success. To take advantage of this tutorial, you need to install DEPS Studio on your computer following this link.

Please keep in mind that the goal of this chapter is not to show how to solve a big and difficult problem. The goal is to learn how to use the DEPS Language for problem modeling. Technically, the examples used are very simple. Because the goal is not to do physics or computer science, even if it is possible to model complex problems with DEPS.

A zipfile containing the whole deps projects examples used in this tutorial can be downloaded via this link .

Contents:

• Building a first flat problem
  • Using Quantities
  • Structure of a Problem
  • Defining constants
  • Declaring Variables
  • Posting properties inside the problem
  • Compiling and solving the problem
• Using models
  • Structure of a model
  • Modeling a parametrised resistor component
  • Modeling the problem
  • Compiling and solving the problem
• Using model hierarchies
  • More generic and reusable components
  • Modeling the problem
  • Compiling and solving the problem
• Factoring expressions
• Serial circuit problem
  • Modeling the resistor component
  • Modeling the problem
  • Improving the problem representation by modeling a binary node
  • Compiling and solving the problem
• A more complicated problem: serial and parallel circuit
  • Modeling ternary node
  • Modeling generators
  • Modeling the problem
  • Compiling and solving
• A final well structured problem: the Wheatstone bridge
  • Modeling the Wheatstone bridge system
  • Modeling the Wheatstone bridge problem
  • Compiling and solving the problem
• Modelling and using a catalogue of possible batteries
  • Modeling a data table
  • Posting a Catalog property on a data table
  • Modeling the problem
  • Compiling and Solving the problem
• Modeling an electrical non-linear problem
  • Modeling a diode
  • Modeling a non linear system
  • Modeling the problem
  • Compiling and solving
• Minimizing an objective
  • Compiling and solving
• Connecting the components together
• Modeling a nary node
• To go further with DEPS