Command: kernel

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Name:
 kernel - Global properties of the simulation kernel.

Description:
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Parameters:
  The following parameters can be set in the status dictionary.

  communicate_allgather    booltype    - Whether to use MPI_Allgather for communication (otherwise use CPEX)
  data_path                stringtype  - A path, where all data is written to (default is the current directory)
  data_prefix              stringtype  - A common prefix for all data files
  dict_miss_is_error       booltype    - Whether missed dictionary entries are treated as errors
  local_num_threads        integertype - The local number of threads (cf. global_num_virt_procs)
  max_delay                doubletype  - The maximum delay in the network
  min_delay                doubletype  - The minimum delay in the network
  ms_per_tic               doubletype  - The number of miliseconds per tic (cf. tics_per_ms, tics_per_step)
  network_size             integertype - The number of nodes in the network
  num_connections          integertype - The number of connections in the network
  num_processes            integertype - The number of MPI processes
  num_rec_processes        integertype - The number of MPI processes reserved for recording spikes
  num_sim_processes        integertype - The number of MPI processes reserved for simulating neurons
  off_grid_spiking         booltype    - Whether to transmit precise spike times in MPI communicatio
  overwrite_files          booltype    - Whether to overwrite existing data files
  print_time               booltype    - Whether to print progress information during the simulation
  resolution               doubletype  - The resolution of the simulation (in ms)
  rng_buffsize             integertype - The buffer size of the random number generators
  tics_per_ms              doubletype  - The number of tics per milisecond (cf. ms_per_tic, tics_per_step)
  tics_per_step            integertype - The number of tics per simulation time step (cf. ms_per_tic, tics_per_ms)
  time                     doubletype  - The current simulation time
  total_num_virtual_procs  integertype - The total number of virtual processes (cf. local_num_threads)
  to_do                    integertype - The number of steps yet to be simulated
  T_max                    doubletype  - The largest representable time value
  T_min                    doubletype  - The smallest representable time value
SeeAlso:Simulate Node
Source:
 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/nestkernel/network.h

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