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Editing Networks FAQ:
Q. What is
the Inspector?
A. The inspector is a panel
that displays component specific information that the
user can edit.
Q. How do I
bring up the Inspector for a particular component?
A. Right-click on the
component and choose "Properties". You can also
left-click select the component and then use the keyboard
combination Alt-Enter.
Q. How can I
simultaneously edit the parameters of several components?
A. Right-click select the
first component and, if the inspector is not already
open, choose properties from the menu. Then hold down the
shift key while left-click selecting the remaining
components. Any changes you make in the inspector will be
reflected in all selected components, as long as they all
have the same parameter. For example, you can
simultaneously change the number of PE’s of a group
of Axons, even if they have different transfer functions
(tanh, sigmoid, etc.).
Q. In the Axon
family, what is the meaning of "Rows" and
"Cols" of PE’s on the Axon property page?
A. The PE’s of an Axon
can be arranged as a matrix for display purposes, such as
viewing the activations as an image. However, for
calculation purposes, NeuroSolutions only cares about the
total number of PE’s, given by rows times columns,
and this is the number shown on the "Axon"
property page. If you don’t care about arranging the
Axon’s activations as a matrix, just set the
"Rows:" of PE’s. Note that some Axons have
a "Transfer Function" property page with a
"PEs" edit box, which is the same as the
"Rows:" edit box.
Q. Why
can’t I change the number of PE’s of an output
Axon?
A. The number of PE’s
of the last Axon in a supervised network are completely
determined by the number of PE’s of the Criteria.
Q. Why
can’t I change the dimensions of a Synapse?
A. The dimensions of a
Synapse are completely determined by the two axons to
which it is connected.
Q.In the forward
controller’s Inspector, why can’t I can’t
I choose the number of exemplars/epoch?
A. For
file input, the number of exemplars is entirely
determined by the number of data points in the input file
divided by the number of PE’s of the input axon. For
other input, such as the function generator, you can set
the number of exemplars.
Q.What’s
the standard naming convention?
A. All
components on the breadboard must have distinct names.
NeuroSolutions provides default names, which can be
viewed or changed in the Inspector’s
"Engine" property page. The standard naming
convention is a set of suggested names for components
based on their place and function within the network. The
suggested names can be found in the on-line help index
under "naming".
Q.Why should I
name my components according to the standard convention?
A. Following
the standard naming convention means that you can use the
same macros with any network, and that weight files and
generated code will be easier to read.
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