Check/Modify Parameters

Thorn IOBasic

Parameters in Cactus can be either fixed or steerable. Steerable parameters are those which can be modified during a simulation. To change steerable parameters, edit the values and press the submit button. Before applying the new parameter value, Cactus will check that the parameter lies in the allowed range. Note that there is currently no log of parameters which have been modified.

The tables below show the parameter name, current value and description. The default value of each parameter is shown in brackets at the end of the description.

Steerable Parameters

The following parameters are steerable, but you do not have authorisation to change them. To change parameters you must first register on the Simulation Control Page.

out_format .13fWhich format for Scalar floating-point number output (.13f)
outInfo_dt -2How often to do Info output (-2)
outInfo_every 10How often to do Info output (-1)
outInfo_reductions minimum maximumList of reductions to output as Info to screen (minimum maximum)
outInfo_vars Variables to output as Info to screen ()
outScalar_dt -2How often to do Scalar output (-2)
outScalar_every 10How often to do Scalar output (-1)
outScalar_reductions minimum maximum norm1 norm2List of reductions to output into files (minimum maximum norm1 norm2)
outScalar_vars wavetoy::phiVariables to output into files ()

Fixed Parameters

out_dir Output directory for IOBasic's scalar files, overrides IO::out_dir ()
outInfo_criterion iteration Criterion to select Info output intervals (iteration)
outScalar_criterion iteration Criterion to select Scalar output intervals (iteration)
outScalar_style xgraph Which style for Scalar output (xgraph)