CAMeL-View is an environment for the development of mechatronic systems and offers a variety of functions to fully support the development cycle of innovative systems. This includes the modelling of the physical system based on its topology as well as the implementation of the more functional control concepts. The implementation of the model is supported by means of a graphical user interface and is based on a fully textual and readable syntax which is check during import resp. modification of the model.

The modelling based on the physical characteristics of the system implies that a mathematical representation of the system for simulation and analysis purposes is not directly available. This mathematical representation, based on non-linear differential equations, is generated automatically. For multi body systems the automatic generation supports different generation algorithms (dynamic -coupling, minimal formalism and recursive formalism).

Due to the textual description of the model components, arbitrary components of the model can be generated by third party tools, e.g., to generate an excitation block as part of the model to be evaluated. Furthermore, CAMeL-View supplies a RMI-interface which allows other tools to control CAMeL-View remotely. The RMI-Interface allows changing parameters, to read outputs and to control the generation of the mathematical model as well as its simulation. With the physical interfaces to the real world system (DAC, ADC, CAN), CAMeL-View TestRig supports the testing of real components (e.g., the ABB softstarter).

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