Patent ID: 8868808

Claim:
A configurable simulator, comprising: at least one configuration component, comprising: an input/output unit for: receiving a broadcast message from a plurality of configurable modular cards, and sending a broadcast response message with configuration parameters to the plurality of configurable modular cards; and a processor for: determining the configuration parameters of the plurality of configurable modular cards; the plurality of configurable modular cards, each card comprising: a configurable input/output unit comprising a plurality of configurable inputs and outputs, the configurable input/output unit having a predefined output for sending the broadcast message and a predefined input for receiving the broadcast response message; a power supply comprising a plurality of configurable power supply circuits; and at least one processor for: executing an input/output configuration code to configure the plurality of inputs and outputs of the configurable input/output unit based on the broadcast response message, executing a power supply configuration code to configure the plurality of power circuits of the power supply based on the broadcast response message, and executing a simulation code to implement a functionality of the simulator.