Command line scenarios

Command line

VSPEmulator.exe supports the following start arguments:

• Config file path - Load VSPE configuration from file (full path). If the path contains spaces, it should be enclosed in double quotes.
• /close - Close VSPE application after running command
• /minimize - Minimize VSPE application
• /start - Start emulation
• /stop - Stop emulation
• /delete_all - Delete all devices
• /hide_splash - Hide splash window on startup
• /stop_device - stop VSPE device with specified index. Index starts with 0. Example: /stop_device=0 or /stop_device=0,1,2,3
• /start_device - start VSPE device with specified index. Index starts with 0. Example: /start_device=0 or /start_device=0,1,2,3
• /restart_device - restart VSPE device with specified index. Index starts with 0. Example: /restart_device=0 or /restart_device=0,1,2,3
• /create_device - create device by name and init string (for registered version only). Example: /create_device=Connector;1;0. See Devices initialization for initialization strings.

• The arguments should start with / (/start) or with - (-start).
• The order of arguments does not matter

Example: load configuration file, no splash window

VSPEmulator.exe "c:\temp\test.vspe" -hide_splash

Example: load configuration file and close VSPE application, no splash window. VSPE devices will keep running.

VSPEmulator.exe "c:\temp\test.vspe" -hide_splash -close

Example: load configuration file and minimize VSPE application, no splash window

VSPEmulator.exe "c:\temp\test.vspe" -hide_splash -minimize

Example: delete all devices, no splash window

VSPEmulator.exe -delete_all -hide_splash -close

Example: stop emulation and close VSPE application, no splash window

VSPEmulator.exe -stop -hide_splash -close

Example: start emulation (if it was stopped before) and close VSPE application, no splash window

VSPEmulator.exe -start -hide_splash -close

Example: stop device with index 0, start devices with indexes 1 and 2 and restart device with index=3

VSPEmulator.exe -stop_device=0 -start_device=1,2 -restart_device=3

or

VSPEmulator.exe -stop_device=0 -start_device=1 -start_device=2 -restart_device=3

Example: Create two connectors COM1 and COM2, no splash window

VSPEmulator.exe -create_device=Connector;1;0 -create_device=Connector;2;0 -hide_splash

Example: Create two connectors COM1 and COM2, no splash window

VSPEmulator.exe -create_device=Pair;10;11;0 -hide_splash -close

See also:

• Devices initialization