You make some good points Blu.

I'm just holding to the true definition of simulate which is to do something "as if" you are really doing it without actually doing it. Did that make sense?

So with my definition, to have a true Pronto simulation environment we would need to have emulators for the hardward devices that the simulator could interact with. With hardware emulators you could then monitor/change the state of inputs/outputs and test the panel completely without having projectors going on/off, drapes opening and closing...etc numerous times which can't be good for the equipment.

I think having an "enable flag" in the simulator will suit a lot folks.