ca.nengo.model

Interface InstantaneousOutput

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

PreciseSpikeOutput, RealOutput, SpikeOutput

All Known Implementing Classes:

PreciseSpikeOutputImpl, RealOutputImpl, SpikeOutputImpl

public interface InstantaneousOutput
extends java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

An output from an Origin at an instant in time. This is the medium we use to pass information around a neural circuit.

Note that an Ensemble or Neuron may have multiple Origins and can therefore produce multiple outputs simultaneously. For example, one Origin of an Ensemble might produce spiking outputs, another the decoded estimates of variables it represents, and others decoded functions of these variables.

Note that the methods for getting output values from an InstantaneousOuput are not defined here, but on subinterfaces.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
InstantaneousOutput	clone()
int	getDimension()
float	getTime()
Units	getUnits()

Method Detail

getUnits

Units getUnits()

Returns:

Units in which output is expressed.

getDimension

int getDimension()

Returns:

Dimension of output

getTime

float getTime()

Returns:

Time at which output is produced.

clone

InstantaneousOutput clone()
                          throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Returns:

Valid clone

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException - if clone can't be made