[kepler-users] loops in loops

Christopher Brooks cxh at eecs.berkeley.edu
Tue Nov 1 08:20:35 PDT 2011


Hi ckw,
Sorry about that.  Ptolemy models from the devel tree used to open in 
Kepler, but there was a bug.

The first error is:
Java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: 
ptolemy.vergil.basic.layout.kieler.LayoutHint
     at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:202)
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
     at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190)
     at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:306)
     at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)
     at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:247)
     at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
     at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:247)
     at ptolemy.moml.MoMLParser._handlePropertyElement(MoMLParser.java:5380)
     at ptolemy.moml.MoMLParser.startElement(MoMLParser.java:2898)

This is from the layout facility (which is completely awesome now).  In 
Kepler-2.2, clicking "Skip Remaining Errors" yields:

ptolemy.kernel.util.IllegalActionException: No Kepler ID was or could be 
assigned to model: java.lang.ClassCastException: 
ptolemy.kernel.util.StringAttribute cannot be cast to 
org.kepler.moml.NamedObjId
     at 
org.kepler.gui.frame.KeplerGraphTableau.<init>(KeplerGraphTableau.java:352)


It turns out that if the user opens a Kepler-2.2 model in Vergil 
(outside of Kepler) and saves it, the org.kepler.moml.NamedObjId will be 
replaced with a StringAttribute.  Then, if the user tries to reopen the 
model in Kepler, there will be a castexception.  So, we get rid of the 
offending attribute andcreate another.

I checked in a fix, but this won't help you unless you are running the 
Kepler devel tree, so attached is a Kepler version of the model should 
open under Kepler-2.2.

A couple of notes:
- Kepler-2.2 does not seem to have a way to change the name of the 
port.  I created a Parameter with the name port2, then created a port
and then renamed the Parameter from port2 to port.
- If you have type problems, then set the Parameter to a dummy value 
that matches your intended output.
I set the value to {1.0,2.0}, Another way to do this would be to remove 
the Parameter, run the model, copy the contents of the Display, add the 
parameter (maybe with Undo?) and then set the value.
- Note that I had to add a SetVariable actor to the output and the port 
is *unconnected*.  My last model did not have this.

_Christopher



On 10/31/11 10:06 PM, kianwee chen wrote:
> Hi thanks, however the file attached gives error when I try to open it 
> with kepler. I read the documentation, when I tried it out doesnt 
> seems to work. How do I fix the error msg ? would like to look at the 
> example you send me I think will be very helpful for me.
>
> regards
> ckw
>
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 2:54 AM, Christopher Brooks 
> <cxh at eecs.berkeley.edu <mailto:cxh at eecs.berkeley.edu>> wrote:
>
>     Hi ckw,
>
>     The documentation for Run Composite Actor describes how to use the
>     output port
>
>     http://ptolemy.eecs.berkeley.edu/ptolemyII/ptII8.0/ptII/doc/codeDoc/ptolemy/actor/lib/hoc/RunCompositeActor.html
>     says:
>
>>     If this actor has output ports and the contained model is
>>     executed, then upon completion of that execution, if this actor
>>     has parameters whose names match those of the output ports, then
>>     the final value of those parameters is sent to the output ports.
>>     If such a parameter is an instance of Variable (or its derived
>>     class Parameter), then its contained token is sent to the output
>>     token. Otherwise, if it is an instance of Settable, then a string
>>     token is produced on the output with its value equal to that
>>     returned by getExpression() of the Settable. Output ports should
>>     not be multiports. If they are, then all but the first channel
>>     will be ignored. A typical use of this actor will use the
>>     SetVariable actor inside to define the value of the output port.
>>
>
>     Unfortunately, Kepler had no documentation for this actor, so
>     there was no easy way for you to find this information.
>
>     I created " Documentation for some actors such as Run Composite
>     Actor is empty"
>     http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5529
>
>     Attached is a modified model with a parameter named "port6".
>
>     _Christopher
>
>
>
>
>
>     On 10/27/11 9:15 PM, kianwee chen wrote:
>>     This is my attempt to create the loop in the loop in kepler using
>>     the run composite actor. I manage to get what I wanted but
>>     however it seems that run composite actor is not allowed to have
>>     an output port ?
>>
>>     In the run composite actor I manage to process the array and
>>     produce another array of doubles, I want to output it out and use
>>     it for some comparison but however whenever I put an output port
>>     in the run composite actor there is an error.
>>
>>     regards
>>     ckw
>>
>>     On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 1:58 PM, kianwee chen
>>     <chenkianwee at gmail.com <mailto:chenkianwee at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         I downloaded your workflow and try it out and it works, then
>>         I did some changes to it, in which I move the sequence to
>>         array node inside the composite actor, and change the number
>>         of array to 20 and kept the sdf director iteration to 10,
>>         amazingly the random() expression still fired 20 times, each
>>         giving me a different number. So it seems that the sdf
>>         director is not essential to the workflow instead  i just
>>         need the sequence to array to control the number of times
>>         random() is firing ?
>>
>>         Basically what I am planning to achieve with this is that,
>>         the random() will generate a series of numbers, it will then
>>         be map to a discrete parameter (e.g. length = [1,5,10,15,25],
>>         width [5,10,15,20]) then the parameters are send to construct
>>         an already parameterise model to develop the model.
>>
>>         ckw
>>
>>
>>         On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Christopher Brooks
>>         <cxh at eecs.berkeley.edu <mailto:cxh at eecs.berkeley.edu>> wrote:
>>
>>             Hi Kianwee,
>>             Problem 1 has to do with multirate systems.
>>             The attached model has a top level that fires once and an
>>             inside opaque composite that fires 10 times.
>>             I use a sequence to array actor to cause the inside
>>             opaque composite to fire 10 times.
>>             See *http://ptolemy*.eecs.berkeley.edu/~eal/ee225a/lab/
>>             <http://eecs.berkeley.edu/%7Eeal/ee225a/lab/>*sdf*.pdf
>>
>>             About problem #2, the Repeat actor repeats the input, it
>>             does not cause the upstream actors to be fired.
>>
>>             BTW - test cases would help here.
>>
>>             Also, take a look at some of the example models in the
>>             Ptolemy II distribution.
>>             In the Kepler source distribution look for models in
>>             ptolemy/src/ptolemy/domains/sdf/kernel/test/auto/
>>             See also
>>             ptolemy/src/ptolemy/domains/sdf/lib/test/auto/DynamicRateChange.xml
>>
>>             _Christopher
>>
>>
>>             On 10/25/11 3:06 AM, kianwee chen wrote:
>>>             Hi all kepler users, I am trying to do a loop in a loop,
>>>             something like a for loop in a for loop. The task is as
>>>             follow :
>>>
>>>             1.) So what I did was I setup a sdf director and set the
>>>             iteration to 1, then create a composite actor and put a
>>>             sdf director in it and set the iteration to 10. I was
>>>             hoping that it would be for 1 iteration outside, the
>>>             composite actor will do the action 10 times inside, thus
>>>             creating a looop within a loop. However it did not work.
>>>
>>>             2.) I went on to try to do a repeat actor,  it worked,
>>>             as I am using random() to produce 10 different random
>>>             number. The repeat gives me 10 same number. Thus its not
>>>             good enough.
>>>
>>>             Tried to find examples on this issue but did not manage
>>>             to find it. Cause I read about the opaque composite
>>>             actor and I thought the 1.) should have worked.
>>>
>>>             Thanks
>>>             ckw
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>             -- 
>>             Christopher Brooks, PMP                       University of California
>>             CHESS Executive Director                      US Mail: 337 Cory Hall
>>             Programmer/Analyst CHESS/Ptolemy/Trust        Berkeley, CA 94720-1774
>>             ph:510.643.9841  <tel:510.643.9841>                                 (Office: 545Q Cory)
>>             home: (F-Tu)707.665.0131  <tel:707.665.0131>  cell:707.332.0670  <tel:707.332.0670>  
>>
>>
>>
>
>     -- 
>     Christopher Brooks, PMP                       University of California
>     CHESS Executive Director                      US Mail: 337 Cory Hall
>     Programmer/Analyst CHESS/Ptolemy/Trust        Berkeley, CA 94720-1774
>     ph:510.643.9841  <tel:510.643.9841>                                 (Office: 545Q Cory)
>     home: (F-Tu)707.665.0131  <tel:707.665.0131>  cell:707.332.0670  <tel:707.332.0670>  
>
>

-- 
Christopher Brooks, PMP                       University of California
CHESS Executive Director                      US Mail: 337 Cory Hall
Programmer/Analyst CHESS/Ptolemy/Trust        Berkeley, CA 94720-1774
ph: 510.643.9841                                (Office: 545Q Cory)
home: (F-Tu) 707.665.0131 cell: 707.332.0670

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