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--- manual:ras [2015/08/27 21:14] – [Merging ras files from multiple ranks] zenke
+++ manual:ras [2016/08/08 20:22] (current) – [ras file format definition] zenke
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-====== ras format definition ======
+====== ras file format definition ======
-The file extension "ras" is used for spiking data files created by the [[SpikeMonitor]]. The format is a space separated list containing "time  neuronnumber" pairs:
+The ras file format is a human readable ASCII file format to encode spiking activity from a population of numbered neurons. The format is a space separated list containing "time  neuronnumber" pairs, of which time is given in seconds and the neuron id is given as integer:
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+The neuron number refers to the [[NeuronID]] within a [[SpikingGroup]]. The suggested file extension "ras" and as it is used for created by the [[SpikeMonitor]].
-Time is as usual given in units of seconds. The neuron number refers to the [[NeuronID]] within a [[SpikingGroup]].
+The format can be easily visualized with gnuplot, matplotlib or another function plotter, by plotting it as scatterplot:
+{{ :manual:ras.png |}}
 ===== Merging ras files from multiple ranks =====