Tool Hodgepodge Machine

The hodgepodge machine.

References

Dewdney, A. (1988): Computer Recreations: The Hodgepodge Machine Makes Waves. Scientific American, V.259, No.8, pp.104-107. jstor.org.
Gerhardt, M., Schuster, H. (1995): Das Digitale Universum, Zelluläre Automaten als Modelle der Natur. Vieweg Verlag, Braunschweig.

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2009
Menu: Simulation|Cellular Automata

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input	Target System (*)	Grid, input, optional, CMD	`TARGET_TEMPLATE`	use this grid's system for output grids	-
Output	Hodgepodge	Grid, output	`GRID`	-	-
Options	Target Grid System	Choice	`TARGET_DEFINITION`	-	Available Choices: [0] user defined [1] grid or grid system Default: 0
	Cellsize	Floating point	`TARGET_USER_SIZE`	-	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 1.000000
	West	Floating point	`TARGET_USER_XMIN`	-	Default: 0.000000
	East	Floating point	`TARGET_USER_XMAX`	-	Default: 100.000000
	South	Floating point	`TARGET_USER_YMIN`	-	Default: 0.000000
	North	Floating point	`TARGET_USER_YMAX`	-	Default: 100.000000
	Columns	Integer	`TARGET_USER_COLS`	Number of cells in East-West direction.	Minimum: 1 Default: 100
	Rows	Integer	`TARGET_USER_ROWS`	Number of cells in North-South direction.	Minimum: 1 Default: 100
	Fit	Choice	`TARGET_USER_FITS`	-	Available Choices: [0] nodes [1] cells Default: 0
	Grid System	Grid system	`TARGET_SYSTEM`	-	-
	Refresh	Boolean	`REFRESH`	-	Default: 1
	Radius	Integer	`RADIUS`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 1
	Number of Infection States	Integer	`NSTATES`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 150
	Threshold Sickness	Integer	`TSICK`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 1
	Threshold Infected	Integer	`TINFECTED`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 3
	Infection Speed	Integer	`SPEED`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 23
(*) optional

Command-line

Usage: saga_cmd sim_cellular_automata 2 [-TARGET_DEFINITION <str>] [-TARGET_USER_SIZE <double>] [-TARGET_USER_XMIN <double>] [-TARGET_USER_XMAX <double>] [-TARGET_USER_YMIN <double>] [-TARGET_USER_YMAX <double>] [-TARGET_USER_COLS <num>] [-TARGET_USER_ROWS <num>] [-TARGET_USER_FITS <str>] [-TARGET_TEMPLATE <str>] [-GRID <str>] [-REFRESH <str>] [-RADIUS <num>] [-NSTATES <num>] [-TSICK <num>] [-TINFECTED <num>] [-SPEED <num>]
  -TARGET_DEFINITION:<str>  	Target Grid System
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] user defined
	[1] grid or grid system
	Default: 0
  -TARGET_USER_SIZE:<double>	Cellsize
	Floating point
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 1.000000
  -TARGET_USER_XMIN:<double>	West
	Floating point
	Default: 0.000000
  -TARGET_USER_XMAX:<double>	East
	Floating point
	Default: 100.000000
  -TARGET_USER_YMIN:<double>	South
	Floating point
	Default: 0.000000
  -TARGET_USER_YMAX:<double>	North
	Floating point
	Default: 100.000000
  -TARGET_USER_COLS:<num>   	Columns
	Integer
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 100
  -TARGET_USER_ROWS:<num>   	Rows
	Integer
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 100
  -TARGET_USER_FITS:<str>   	Fit
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] nodes
	[1] cells
	Default: 0
  -TARGET_TEMPLATE:<str>    	Target System
	Grid, input, optional, CMD
  -GRID:<str>               	Hodgepodge
	Grid, output
  -REFRESH:<str>            	Refresh
	Boolean
	Default: 1
  -RADIUS:<num>             	Radius
	Integer
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 1
  -NSTATES:<num>            	Number of Infection States
	Integer
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 150
  -TSICK:<num>              	Threshold Sickness
	Integer
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 1
  -TINFECTED:<num>          	Threshold Infected
	Integer
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 3
  -SPEED:<num>              	Infection Speed
	Integer
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 23