Running JSim inside a Web Browser

This page is for the current JSim version 2.0. Click here for the earlier JSim 1.6 version.

Introduction

JSim can run inside WWW pages as a Java applet. To do this, your browser must have an appropriate Java plugin installed. This page provides configuration information for many common platforms. For more information about JSim, see the JSim Home Page .

Java 6 plugins

As of July 23, 2007 the JSim applet requires the user's browser have a Sun Java 6 compatible plug-in installed. Previously, Java 1.4 and 1.5 plug-ins were supported. Those still using 1.4 or 1.5 plug-ins should update their Java plugins. Older versions of Sun's Java plug-in or off-market Java plug-ins may not run JSim correctly.

Specific plugin configuration information:

Windows
Macintosh
Linux
NSR systems
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Windows Plugin Configuration

Configuration for Windows XP and Windows 7:

Download Java version 6 (Java 1.6) and install
Test your browser to confirm Java applet plugin is working with it: Java applet test page

Browsers tested to confirm they work with JSim applets:

Firefox 4 and above: Runs fine with 1.6 plugin.
Internet Explorer 7 and above.
Google Chrome: Not tested.

Mac OS X Configuration

Java 1.5 is pre-installed on Mac OS 10.4 "Tiger", OS 10.5 "Leopard" and OS 10.6 "Snow Leopard". JSim will not currently run on Mac OS 10.3 or lower due to the lack of Java 1.5 support

Mac OS 10.7 "Lion" does not have the Java plugin installed. Java must be installed and the plugin enabled in your browser.
To install browser support for java applets:

Install Java: Download from Apple (KB DL1421)
Safari browser, go to Preferences -> Security and check 'Enable Plugins' and 'Enable Java'.
Firefox browser, go to Preferences -> General -> Manage addons, and confirm 'Java Applet plugin' is enabled
Check Java applets are indeed enabled by going to applet test page (Java.com applet test page)

Linux Plugin Configuration

The following tests apply to i386 Linux. amd64 and ia64 browsers have not yet been evaluated:

FireFox/Mozilla works fine with the 1.6 version plug-in. User must install the plug-in first. Some older versions may not work with 1.6 plug-in.
Netscape: not yet tested.

NSR Systems

The Java 1.6 SDK has already been downloaded on NSR systems in /usr/local/jdk1.6. To install the Java 1.6 plugin under Firefox Linux on NSR systems, you need only issue the following commands:

32 bit:

cd ~/.mozilla/plugins
ln -s /usr/local/jdk1.6/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so libnpjp2

64 bit:

cd ~/.mozilla/plugins
ln -s /usr/local/jdk1.6x64/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so libnpjp2

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[This page was last modified 06Jul12, 3:21 pm.]

Model development and archiving support at physiome.org provided by the following grants: NIH/NIBIB BE08407 Software Integration, JSim and SBW 6/1/09-5/31/13; NIH/NHLBI T15 HL88516-01 Modeling for Heart, Lung and Blood: From Cell to Organ, 4/1/07-3/31/11; NSF BES-0506477 Adaptive Multi-Scale Model Simulation, 8/15/05-7/31/08; NIH/NHLBI R01 HL073598 Core 3: 3D Imaging and Computer Modeling of the Respiratory Tract, 9/1/04-8/31/09; as well as prior support from NIH/NCRR P41 RR01243 Simulation Resource in Circulatory Mass Transport and Exchange, 12/1/1980-11/30/01 and NIH/NIBIB R01 EB001973 JSim: A Simulation Analysis Platform, 3/1/02-2/28/07.