Hi Kiran and all,
If this actor is constructed as one atomic-actor that models the eight
stages of execution, I would suggest that you re-build it as a composite
actor from eight diffent atmoic-actors (your own models and/or from
library actors).Each atomic actor in this model would be corresponding
to one of the eight stages of execution.
Pipeline your actors; in other words output of (actor1/stage 1) is
connected to input of (actor2/stage2);meanwhile all eight are
synchronous;i.e connected to the same main clock.
The DE director reacts to each positive edge as an event. The
running(execution) of the overall composite actor is a sequene of events
corresponding to each positive edge of the clock.
In this criteria, Consider two consecutive actors (one delivering to
the next) in (execution graph) ; at the positive edge both of them are
Fired such that at this instance(event) T ; (actorX) delivers its output
at time (T-1)to (actorX+1) and it produces simultaneously an output that
to be delivered to (actorX+1)in the next firing event(next positive
edge)at time (T+1).In other words the output token of actorX is reserved
(not changing) in the gap between two consecutive events.
for example :
assume
actorX output at T-1 = m
actorX output at T = n
(ActorX reserves-stores(flipflop) a value =m for one clock cycle)
Then
actor X+1 processes an input = m at time T
actor X+1 processes an input = n at time T+1
Conclusion , if I understand your exact problem , this method could
do your job without a delay actor in between actorX and actor X+1.
Otherwise, insertion of a Timedelay with delay parameter of 1 could
help.
I hope that this would be helpful ...
let me know about results.
THANKS for your time and interest
Best Regards,
Mohamed A.Salem
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On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 13:06, Kiran SB wrote:
> Hi
> I am new to ptolemy (6 months).
> Currently I am using PTII 3.0.2 for building(simulating) custom actors in the
> DE domain, which are basically executional elements (of a reconfigurable
> device).
>
> In one particular situation I have an actor with 8 stages of execution.
> During initialize I construct a Execution(Data) flow graph depending on the
> selector settings in the actor.
> I traverse through the graph and execute each stage in it during fire.
> Now at one stage I need to create a delay of 1 clock.
> The executional unit needs to sleep for a clock and proceed to the next stage.
> Basically I need to forward time by a clock.
> setCurrentTime (currentTime+1) might not be a good idea as it might cause
> problems to the token's timestamp.
> What is to be achieved is that the currentTime after this stage should be
> t+1(say we started at t).
> I don't know if I can use DEEventQueue in any way for this purpose.
> Maybe its a wrong or a repeat question!
> I have searched all group messages and couldn't find anybody with such a
> requirement.
> Can somebody help me out with this problem?
>
> - kiran
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