Execute two different processes in the same multiprocessor

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Qi Q asked Feb 22, '21 Jason Lightfoot commented Feb 26, '21

Execute two different processes in the same multiprocessor

Hello,

I want to execute two different processes in the same multiprocessor in sequential order, but when I finish setting the property of each process separately, I find that the property of the second process automatically becomes the same as the first one. How do I solve this problem?

In addition, the property of the first process is shown below, and the Output is set By Percentage. My setting is that 80% of the items stay on the multiprocessor for the second process but I don't know what to fill in the Port item.Thanks for your help!

Software Version:

FlexSim 19.0.0

flexsim 19.0.0 multiprocessor

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Joerg Vogel commented · Feb 22, 2021 at 10:39 AM

Please read in the manual >

Fixed resource concepts to understand “Send To Port”,

how to setup a multiprocessor.

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Jason Lightfoot ♦ commented · Feb 26, 2021 at 11:20 AM

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Answer 1 · 2021-02-23T08:41:40Z

Jason Lightfoot answered Feb 23, '21 Jason Lightfoot edited Feb 23, '21

As @Jörg Vogel says it looks like you need to learn how the multiprocessor works - the image you loaded isn't showing the properties of the first multiprocessor process - that tab contains the settings for flow of every item when all processes for that item are finished, and those for bringing flowitems into the multiprocessor from upstream objects.

To have 80 percent use a processing time for the second process you can set up the multiprocessor tab like this where for 80% of the items the processing time will be 300 time units, and for the rest the second process time will be zero:

multiprocessorbernoulli.png (25.4 KiB)

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