ScipySim 0.1.1

Simulation in Python.

Scipy Simulator provides a concurrent way of modelling systems in Python using scipy. You might find it most useful for tasks involving <embedded systems> and <signal processing>. A model can be created in pure Python code - see all the examples in the models directory. Typical usage often looks like this:

#!/usr/bin/env python

from scipysim.actors.signal import Ramp
from scipysim.actors.display import Plotter
from scipysim.actors import Channel, Model

class RampPlot( Model ):
    def __init__( self ):
            super( RampPlot, self ).__init__()
            connection = Channel()
            src = Ramp( connection )
            dst = Plotter( connection )
        self.components = [src, dst]

RampPlot().run()

Testing Scipy Simulator

Scipy Simulator comes with a large collection of unit tests. Before installing the library the tests can be run with setuptools:

python setup.py test

The tests can also be found in the module hierarchy and run individually:

python ./scipysim/actors/io/test_io.py

Or as a whole suite using nosetests:

nosetests

A helper script called test_scipysim.py has been placed in the scipysim module to launch nosetests:

./scipysim/test_scipysim.py

Installing Scipy Simulator

You can install scipysim to your main site-packages folder with:

sudo python setup.py install

on linux; and:

python setup.py install

on windows. To install in a more sandboxed “development” environment substitute develop for install, eg:

sudo python setup.py develop

Creating Binary Installers

Firstly to clean the obsolete .pyc or .pyo files use:

python setup.py clean –all

Generate a built distribution like so:

python setup.py bdist

On windows to make a nice pretty GUI installer:

python setup.py bdist –format wininst

Similarly a source distribution can be created with:

python setup.py sdist

Contributors

This project has been started by the Electrical Engineering Department of Canterbury University by:

• Brian Thorne

• Allan McInnes

Project Site

The main development occurs on Google Code at http://scipy-sim.googlecode.com

Contribute to scipysim

First get the source code with mercurial:

hg clone https://scipy-sim.googlecode.com/hg/ scipy-sim

And send us a patch by creating a new issue http://code.google.com/p/scipy-sim/issues/entry