Command: sinusoidal_poisson_generator

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Name:
sinusoidal_poisson_generator - Generates sinusoidally modulated Poisson
spike trains.
Description:
sinusoidal_poisson_generator generates sinusoidally modulated Poisson spike
trains. By default, each target of the generator will receive a different
spike train.

The instantaneous rate of the process is given by

@f[ f(t) = max(0, rate + amplitude \sin ( 2 \pi frequency t + phase
* \pi/180 )) >= 0
@f]
Parameters:
The following parameters can be set in the status dictionary:

\verbatim embed:rst
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rate real Mean firing rate in spikes/second,
default: 0 s^-1
amplitude real Firing rate modulation amplitude in
spikes/second, default: 0 s^-1
frequency Hz Modulation frequency, default: 0 Hz
phase real Modulation phase in degree [0-360], default: 0
individual_spike_trains boolean See note below, default: true
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\endverbatim
Receives:
DataLoggingRequest
Sends:
SpikeEvent
Remarks:
• If amplitude > rate, firing rate is cut off at zero. In this case, the mean
firing rate will be less than rate.
• The state of the generator is reset on calibration.
• The generator does not support precise spike timing.
• You can use the multimeter to sample the rate of the generator.
• The generator will create different trains if run at different
temporal resolutions.

• Individual spike trains vs single spike train:
By default, the generator sends a different spike train to each of its
targets. If /individual_spike_trains is set to false using either
SetDefaults or CopyModel before a generator node is created, the generator
will send the same spike train to all of its targets.
Author:
Hans Ekkehard Plesser
FirstVersion:
July 2006, Oct 2009, May 2013
SeeAlso:
Source:
/var/www/debian/nest/nest-simulator-2.18.0/models/sinusoidal_poisson_generator.h
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