== Running Static Simulations in EM.Ferma ==
Â
===Two Simulation Engines===
Â
EM.Ferma has two independent but functionally similar static simulation engines: Electrostatic and Magnetostatic. The electrostatic engine solves the electric form of Poisson's equation for electric scalar potential subject to electric field boundary conditions, in the presence of electric sources (volume charges and fixed-potential PEC blocks) and dielectric material media. The magnetostatic engine solves the magnetic form of Poisson's equation for magnetic vector potential subject to magnetic field boundary conditions, in the presence of magnetic sources (wire and volume currents and permanent magnetic blocks) and magnetic material media.
Â
In EM.Ferma you don't have to select any specific simulation engine. The program looks at the types sources and material objects present in your project workspace and then it determines whether an electrostatic analysis or a magnetostatic analysis or possibly both should be performed. When there are only electric sources present, you will get nonzero electric fields and zero magnetic fields. When there are only magnetic sources present, you will get nonzero magnetic fields and zero electric fields.
Â
To run a static simulation, first you have to open the Run Dialog. This is done by clicking the "Run" button of the Simulate Toolbar, or by selecting the "Run" item of the Simulate Menu, or simply using the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+R". The only available simulation engine is "Static". Clicking the Run button of this dialog starts a static analysis. A separate window pops up which reports the progress of the current simulation.
Â
<table>
<tr>
<td> [[Image:Ferma L1 Fig11.png|thumb|left|480px|EM.Ferma's Simulation Run dialog.]] </td>
</tr>
</table>
=== EM.Ferma's Simulation Modes ===
| style="width:150px;" | None
|}
Â
=== Running an Electrostatic or Magnetostatic Analysis ===
Â
EM.Ferma has two independent but functionally similar static simulation engines: Electrostatic and Magnetostatic. The electrostatic engine solves the electric form of Poisson's equation for electric scalar potential subject to electric field boundary conditions, in the presence of electric sources (volume charges and fixed-potential PEC blocks) and dielectric material media. The magnetostatic engine solves the magnetic form of Poisson's equation for magnetic vector potential subject to magnetic field boundary conditions, in the presence of magnetic sources (wire and volume currents and permanent magnetic blocks) and magnetic material media.
Â
In EM.Ferma you don't have to select any specific simulation engine. The program looks at the types sources and material objects present in your project workspace and then it determines whether an electrostatic analysis or a magnetostatic analysis or possibly both should be performed. When there are only electric sources present, you will get nonzero electric fields and zero magnetic fields. When there are only magnetic sources present, you will get nonzero magnetic fields and zero electric fields.
An "Analysis" is the simplest simulation mode of EM.Ferma. It is a single-shot finite difference solution of your static problem. The physical structure of your project workspace is first discretized using a fixed-cell mesh and the Poisson equation is solved numerically everywhere in the computational domain. The field and potential values at each mesh node are computed, and the specified observables are written into data files.
Â
To run a static simulation, first you have to open the Run Dialog. This is done by clicking the "Run" button of the Simulate Toolbar, or by selecting the "Run" item of the Simulate Menu, or simply using the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+R". The only available simulation engine is "Static". Clicking the Run button of this dialog starts a static analysis. A separate window pops up which reports the progress of the current simulation.
Â
<table>
<tr>
<td> [[Image:Ferma L1 Fig11.png|thumb|left|480px|EM.Ferma's Simulation Run dialog.]] </td>
</tr>
</table>
===Static Simulation Engine Settings===