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This podcast provides direction for selecting the level of model fidelity applied to simulation systems for software acceptance testing and operator training. Recorded by Martin Berutti, MYNAH Technologies, June 2007.

We are often asked to help users define the simulation complexity or fidelity required to test automation system application software or train operators. This is probably one of the most confusing tasks when specifying or applying process simulators. Wrong decisions at this point of the project can confuse the user into spending much more money than needed to and may result in a simulation system that is inoperable.
This is an important subject and warrants a careful review to help sort out the real needs of the application versus the claims of vendors or industry consultants. Because MYNAH solutions are built for automation software acceptance testing and operator training, this discussion will focus on those applications and only touch on other simulation applications such as process design.