Timer
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class
Timer - Syntax:
timer = h.Timer(python_func)- Description:
- Execute a Python function at the end of each interval specified by timer.seconds(interval).
The timer must be started and can be stopped.
A Timer is used to implement the in
nrn/lib/hoc/movierun.hoc
Warning
This code must be run with nrniv -python and not directly via python. The better solution is to use Python’s threading module which works regardless of how NEURON is launched.
Example:
from neuron import h def foo(): print('Hello') timer = h.Timer(foo) timer.seconds(1) timer.start() # type timer.end() to end timer
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Timer.seconds() - Syntax:
interval = timer.seconds()interval = timer.seconds(interval)- Description:
- Specify the timer interval. Timer resolution is system dependent but is probably around 10 ms. The time it takes to execute the Python function is part of the interval.
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Timer.start() - Syntax:
timer.start()- Description:
- Start the timer. The Python function will be called at the end of each interval defined by the argument to timer.seconds(interval).
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Timer.end() - Syntax:
timer.end()- Description:
- Stop calling the Python function. At least on Linux, this will prevent the calling of the function at the end of the current interval.