Systems Software Engineering Project

Multi-threaded Elevator Simulation Demo

1. Download Raw copy ElevatorSimulator.zip

• There are two executable files: ElevatorSystem.exe and ElevatorGraphics.exe
• Important: ensure that you keep both these files in the same folder

2. Run ElevatorSystem.exe

3. A console window will appear with Enter number of elevators:

• You can enter any number between 1 and 9 inclusive
• Note: avoid running more than 2 elevators if you do not have a quad core CPU

4. A second window will appear containing an elevator/floor animation

5. The following 2-character elevator commands can be entered:

Floor Request Type	First Char	Second Char	Example
Inside Request	Elevator number [1..n]	Floor Number [0..9]	12 or 26
Outside Request	Direction {U, D}	Floor Number [0..9]	U5 or D9
Halt	{F}	Elevator number [1..n]	F1 or F5
Clear	{C}	Elevator number [1..n]	C1 or C5
Exit Program	{E}	{E}	EE