`Output Restriction`

Module: tutorials.05_pre_post_processing.04_output_restriction.run

Section author: Gernot Plank <gernot.plank@medunigraz.at> and Anton J Prassl <anton.prassl@medunigraz.at>

Introduction

Large models produce a large amount of data in every simulation run. The size of such datasets renders download of data and their analysis is a time consuming endeavor. Often outputs are only of interest at a much lower spatial resolution relative to what is used internally for computations, or, data are even only of interest at a very small number of observation sites. In such scenarios it is handy to restrict output to a small number of nodes, thus facilitating fast data download and easy analysis.

Problem Setup

This example defines a small cuboid on the domain:

$-2.0 \leq x \leq 2.0mm -0.25 \leq y \leq 0.25mm -0.25 \leq z \leq 0.25mm$

../../_images/05_pre_post_processing.04_output_restriction_setup.png

Fig. 163 Cuboid geometry with electrical stimulus applied on the $x = -2.0mm$ face. Two locations used for output restriction are marked with blue dots.

Problem-specific CARPentry Parameters

Output of spatial data can be restricted using

-iout_idx_file fileA.vtx
-eout_idx_file fileB.vtx

The file format of vertex files is given in Vertex file.

Experiments

To run these experiments

cd tutorials/05_pre_post_processing/04_output_restriction

Run

./run.py --help

to see all exposed experimental parameters

--tend TEND           Duration of simulation (ms)
--show-full           To turn off output restriction in this tutorial.

Experiment exp01

In this experiment, we reduce output on intracellular grid. By default the first and the last node of the block are taken.

Run

./run.py --dry

to see the parameters used for this experiment.

To launch the experiment, type

./run.py --visualize

Note

The file specifying the subset of output nodes is autogenerated and stored in the tutorial’s temporary meshes folder - see /meshes/…/iout_indices.vtx.

Note

The user may convert the reduced output file, e.g. vm.igb, into a more readable ASCII file by

cd <simID>
igbextract vm.igb -o asciiTm -O vm.dat

Note

Meshfiles generated using -gridout_i or -gridout_e still relate to the unrestricted intracellular and/or extracellular grids and thus will typically not be compatible with the igb output. This experiment autogenerates a new points file copying over the first and last node of the source mesh!

Experiment exp02

This experiment is intended for comparison to the data generated in exp01. Output restriction is turned off. You may inspect nodal Vm-traces of node ‘0’ and node ‘1475’ within meshalyzer. To do so, click on ‘Time series’ in the main window. Then select the vertex of interest in the input field right above.

./run.py --show-full --visualize