/*
* poisson_generator.cpp
*
* This file is part of NEST.
*
* Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
*
* NEST is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
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*
* NEST is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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*
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*
*/
#include "poisson_generator.h"
#include "network.h"
#include "dict.h"
#include "doubledatum.h"
#include "dictutils.h"
#include "exceptions.h"
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
* Default constructors defining default parameter
* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
nest::poisson_generator::Parameters_::Parameters_()
: rate_(0.0 ) // pA
{}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
* Parameter extraction and manipulation functions
* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
void nest::poisson_generator::Parameters_::get(DictionaryDatum &d) const
{
def<double>(d, names::rate, rate_);
}
void nest::poisson_generator::Parameters_::set(const DictionaryDatum& d)
{
updateValue<double>(d, names::rate, rate_);
if ( rate_ < 0 )
throw BadProperty("The rate cannot be negative.");
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
* Default and copy constructor for node
* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
nest::poisson_generator::poisson_generator()
: Node(),
device_(),
P_()
{}
nest::poisson_generator::poisson_generator(const poisson_generator& n)
: Node(n),
device_(n.device_),
P_(n.P_)
{}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
* Node initialization functions
* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
void nest::poisson_generator::init_state_(const Node& proto)
{
const poisson_generator& pr = downcast<poisson_generator>(proto);
device_.init_state(pr.device_);
}
void nest::poisson_generator::init_buffers_()
{
device_.init_buffers();
}
void nest::poisson_generator::calibrate()
{
device_.calibrate();
// rate_ is in Hz, dt in ms, so we have to convert from s to ms
V_.poisson_dev_.set_lambda(Time::get_resolution().get_ms() * P_.rate_ * 1e-3);
}
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
* Update function and event hook
* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
void nest::poisson_generator::update(Time const & T, const long_t from, const long_t to)
{
assert(to >= 0 && (delay) from < Scheduler::get_min_delay());
assert(from < to);
if ( P_.rate_ <= 0 )
return;
for ( long_t lag = from ; lag < to ; ++lag )
{
if ( !device_.is_active( T + Time::step(lag) ) )
continue; // no spike at this lag
DSSpikeEvent se;
network()->send(*this, se, lag);
}
}
void nest::poisson_generator::event_hook(DSSpikeEvent& e)
{
librandom::RngPtr rng = net_->get_rng(get_thread());
ulong_t n_spikes = V_.poisson_dev_.uldev(rng);
if ( n_spikes > 0 ) // we must not send events with multiplicity 0
{
e.set_multiplicity(n_spikes);
e.get_receiver().handle(e);
}
}