Welcome to the HADES simulation framework!


Overview

HADES is an object-oriented and WWW-based framework for simulation based on the Java language. It features a very flexible core design that makes full use of the new and dynamical features of Java version 1.1, in order to provide a unique simulation and animation tool. All simulation models in HADES are written as Java beans, allowing for an ever-growing component infrastructure. A WWW-based design library and component database allows all users to search and access these simulation models, and to publish their own models in return.

The first application of HADES will be to gate-level and RT-level simulation of digital circuits, but the potential range of applications is much broader. Because both the HADES simualation models and the simulation engine can be subclassed, and because all software in HADES is loaded dynamically via the Java class-loader, almost every aspect of HADES can be adapted to your needs. Key features of the HADES framework include:

However, HADES currently is at version number 0.11. So not all features marketed above all already implemented. Even worse, Sun Microsoft still publishes bug-fix releases to Java 1.1. We expect to provide a first functional and complete version of HADES at Q1/98.

Contact:
Dr. Norman Hendrich
Fachbereich Informatik (Computer Science)
Universität Hamburg
Vogt-Kölln-Str. 30
D-22527 Hamburg
Germany

hendrich@informatik.uni-hamburg.de


Download

The following files are currently available for download:

Basic usage


System requirements

The following is a list of the system requirements for running HADES. Because we need and use most of the new features of Java version 1.1, HADES cannot be run with a Java 1.0.x virtual machine. However, Java 1.1 compatible runtimes are already available for Solaris (SPARC and Intel), Windows'95/NT, Linux and several Unixes. We hope that Java 1.1 will be available for MacOS, OS/2, network computers, and last but not least for Netscape and the Internet Explorer during 1997.

Some hints


last modified: 02.07.97
Norman Hendrich