Introduction
Petri Net Toolbox at a First Glance
Part I. Describing the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
I.1. Overview
I.2. Menu Bar
I.2.1. File menu
I.2.2. Modeling menu
I.2.3. View menu
I.2.4. Properties menu
I.2.5. Simulation menu
I.2.6. Performance menu
I.2.7. Max-Plus menu
I.2.8. Design menu
I.2.9. Help menu
I.3. Quick Access Toolbar
I.4. Drawing Area
I.5. Drawing Panel
I.6. Draw/Explore Switch
I.7. Simulation Panel
I.8. Status Panel
I.9. Message Box
Part II. Exploiting the Toolbox
II.1. Building a Model
II.1.1. Overview
II.1.2. Places
II.1.3. Transitions
II.1.4. Arcs
II.1.5. Setting Priorities and/or Probabilities for Conflicting Transitions
II.2. Exploring Model Properties
II.2.1. Overview
II.2.2. Incidence Matrix
II.2.3. Behavioral Properties
II.2.4. Structural Properties
II.2.5. Invariants
II.3. Running a Simulation
II.3.1. Overview
II.3.2. Untimed Petri Nets
II.3.3. T-timed Petri Nets
II.3.4. P-timed Petri Nets
II.3.5. Stochastic Petri Nets
II.3.6. Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets
II.3.7. Diary
II.3.8. Scope
II.4. Analyzing Simulation Results
II.5. Max-Plus Models
II.6. Design
Appendix
Appendix A: XML file-format of a PN model
Appendix B: Configuration File for the PN Toolbox
References
Index