Daysim Help Files

DAYSIM consists of a graphical user interface (GUI) written in JAVA as well as a series of  subprograms written in C that carry our the individual daylight simulation steps such as calculating a set of daylight coefficients for sensors in a scene or extracting solar radiation data from EnergyPlus weather files. Communication between the GUI and the subprograms is established through a DAYSIM header file which is an ASCII file with a series of keywords and user entries in it. Details on the DAYSIM graphical user interface, subprograms, header file keywords, a glossary of terms as well a release notes can be found below.

DAYSIM graphical user interface
DAYSIM subprograms
DAYSIM header file keywords 
Glossary
Release Notes