Automaton Simulator

Automaton Simulator is a small software application developed specifically for helping you draw and simulate different theoretical machines, including deterministic finite automata, nondeterministic finite automata, deterministic push-down automata, and Turing machines.

The tool can be deployed on all Windows versions out there, provided that you have the Java working environment deployed on the target computer.

You can take advantage of Automaton Simulator’s portability status and drop it on pen drives or other portable devices. Plus, you may run it without administrative privileges.

The utility does not leave remnants on the target computer and write entries to Windows registry. You may get rid of it using a simple deletion task.

Automaton Simulator sports a straightforward layout for drawing and simulating automata. A help manual is included in the package in case you need to find out more details about the configuration process.

The application offers you the possibility to create a brand-new automaton by selecting the type of machine that you want to define, namely a deterministic finite automaton, nondeterministic finite automaton, deterministic push-down automaton, or Turing machine.

What’s more, you are allowed to place states on the canvas according to your preferences using drag-and-drop actions, assign initial and final states, draw transitions between states by connecting two small red circles, as well as designate to which letters the transitions apply.

In order to carry out a simulation of an automaton, you just need to click the green button integrated in the main window and type the characters of the string. As soon as you start typing, the program updates the current state of the automaton.

Other notable options worth being mentioned enable you to save the current machine settings to a file on the disk so you can import data in your future projects and print the information.

Tests have pointed out that Automaton Simulator executes tasks quickly and without errors. It is not a resource hog so you do not have to worry that it hampers the overall performance of the computer.

To sum things up, Automaton Simulator comes bundled with several handy options for helping you create and simulate theoretical machines, and is easy enough to be configured by rookies and professionals alike.