Controlling Access to Circuits and Subcircuits
PLECS allows you to control user
access to individual subcircuits or to complete circuits. In particular, you can prevent
a user from viewing or modifying a schematic while still allowing the user to simulate
a circuit.
To change the access settings of a circuit, open the permissions dialog box by
choosing Circuit permissions from the File menu. To change the settings of a
subcircuit, choose Subcircuit permissions from the Edit menu or from the block's
context menu.
You can grant or deny the following privileges:
- The View privilege controls whether a user can view the schematic of a
circuit or subcircuit.
- The Modify privilege controls whether a user can modify the schematic of
a circuit or subcircuit. For a subcircuit it also controls whether the mask
definition may be modified.
If you apply access restrictions you will be asked for a password to prevent an
unauthorized person from lifting these restrictions. The access settings can only be
changed again if the correct password is provided.
Encrypting Circuits and Subcircuits
When PLECS saves a circuit with access restrictions to the Simulink model file, it
encrypts the respective sections to protect the circuit description from unauthorized
access.