COMMENT
Since this is an electrode current, positive values of i depolarize the cell
and in the presence of the extracellular mechanism there will be a change
in vext since i is not a transmembrane current but a current injected
directly to the inside of the cell.
By Kelvin and Ted, 2007
https://www.neuron.yale.edu/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=897
ENDCOMMENT
NEURON {
POINT_PROCESS SinClamp
RANGE del, dur, pkamp, freq, phase, bias
ELECTRODE_CURRENT i
}
UNITS {
(nA) = (nanoamp)
}
PARAMETER {
del=5 (ms)
dur=200 (ms)
pkamp=1 (nA)
freq=1 (Hz)
phase=0 (rad)
bias=0 (nA)
PI=3.14159265358979323846
}
ASSIGNED {
i (nA)
}
BREAKPOINT {
at_time(del)
at_time(del + dur)
if (t < del) {
i=0
}else{
if (t < del+dur) {
i = pkamp*sin(2*PI*freq*(t-del)/1000+phase)+bias
}else{
i = 0
}}}