AMD SimNow Simulator 4.4.5 - 5 Running the Simulator; Command-Line Arguments

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User Manual November 21
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Chapter 5: Running the Simulator 39
5 Running the Simulator
You can start AMD SimNow™ by launching "SimNow.exe" in your install directory. For
convenience, you can create a desktop shortcut to launch the simulator. When you run the
simulator, you will see the simulator's Main Window as shown in Figure 5-1. It will also
open a console window (shown in Figure 3-15) that is used for text interaction.
Figure 5-1: Main Window (No BSD Loaded)
5.1 Command-Line Arguments
This section describes the command-line arguments supported by the simulator. Table
5-1 shows the command-line arguments.
Argument
Description
-l <path>
Directory to load devices from. If used, it
must be first.
-f <file>
Open the .bsd file <file>.
-e <file>
Execute commands in <file> on startup.
-i <path>
Image search path for loading image files.
-m <path>
Mediator connection string for network
adapters to use.