MediumCanvasVisualizer

Package: inet.visualizer.canvas.physicallayer

MediumCanvasVisualizer

simple module

This module visualizes a medium on a 2D canvas. It displays communication ranges and interference ranges as circles around network nodes. It displays an image at network nodes which are currently transmitting, and a different image at other network nodes whcih are currently receiving. It also displays radio signals as a 2D ring or a 3D sphere as they propagate through the medium.

See also: MediumCanvasVisualizer, MediumVisualizer, MediumVisualizerBase, IMediumVisualizer

Inheritance diagram

The following diagram shows inheritance relationships for this type. Unresolved types are missing from the diagram.

Extends

Name Type Description
MediumVisualizerBase simple module

This is a base module for medium visualizer simple modules. It keeps track of ongoing signal departures, ongoing signal arrivals, and propagating signals.

Parameters

Name Type Default value Description
visualizationTargetModule string "^"

module path relative to the visualizer which determines where the visualization should appear in the user interface, parent module by default
visualizationSubjectModule string "^"

module path relative to the visualizer which determines what part of the simulation model the visualizer displays in the user interface, parent module by default
tags string ""

tag added to each visualization for disambiguation in the runtime environment
mediumModule string "radioMedium"

the medium module that is displayed, refers to a top level submodule by default
networkNodeVisualizerModule string "^.networkNodeVisualizer"

the network node visualizer module, refers to a sibling submodule by default
nodeFilter string "*"

which nodes are considered, matches all nodes by default
interfaceFilter string "*"

which interfaces are considered, matches all interfaces by default
packetFilter object "*"

which packets are considered, matches all packets by default
displaySignals bool false

display signals propagating through the medium, disabled by default
signalColor string "dark"

signal color is a list of colors, a set of dark colors by default
signalPropagationAnimationSpeed double nan

animation speed while the very beginning or end of a signal is propagating on the medium, value must be in the range (0, +inf) or NaN, the latter means automatic setting
signalPropagationAnimationTime double 1s

signal propagation animation duration when signalPropagationAnimationSpeed is unspecified
signalPropagationAdditionalTime double 0s

additional simulation time to animate signal propagation after leaving last receiver
signalTransmissionAnimationSpeed double nan

animation speed while a signal is being transmitted on the medium, value must be in the range (0, +inf) or NaN, the latter means automatic setting
signalTransmissionAnimationTime double 1s

signal transmission animation duration when signalTransmissionAnimationSpeed is unspecified
signalAnimationSpeedChangeTimeMode string "realTime"

specifies the time mode for animation speed changes between propagation and transmission animation
signalAnimationSpeedChangeTime double 1s

animation speed changes smoothly from propagationAnimationSpeed to transmissionAnimationSpeed in the specified real time
displaySignalDepartures bool false

display an image where a signal departure is currently in progress, disabled by default
signalDepartureImage string "misc/signal_departure.png"

image for ongoing signal departures
signalDeparturePlacementHint string "topCenter"

annotation placement hint, space separated list of any, top, bottom, left, right, topLeft, topCenter, topRight, etc.
signalDeparturePlacementPriority double 1

determines the order of annotation positioning
displaySignalArrivals bool false

display an image where a signal arrival is currently in progress, disabled by default
signalArrivalImage string "misc/signal_arrival.png"

image for ongoing signal arrivals
signalArrivalPlacementHint string "topCenter"

annotation placement hint, space separated list of any, top, bottom, left, right, topLeft, topCenter, topRight, etc.
signalArrivalPlacementPriority double -1

determines the order of annotation positioning
displayCommunicationRanges bool false

display communication ranges as circles around radios, enabled by default
communicationRangeLineColor string "blue"

communication range circle line color, blue by default
communicationRangeLineStyle string "solid"

communication range circle line style, solid by default
communicationRangeLineWidth double 1

communication range circle line width, 1 by default
displayInterferenceRanges bool false

display interference ranges as circles around radios, disabled by default
interferenceRangeLineColor string "gray"

interference range circle color, gray by default
interferenceRangeLineStyle string "solid"

interference range circle line style, solid by default
interferenceRangeLineWidth double 1

interference range circle line width, 1 by default
autoPowerAxis bool true

parameters shared between power density maps, spectrums and spectrograms
signalMinPower double inf dBmW

minimum signal power if axis is not automatic
signalMaxPower double 0 dBmW

maximum signal power if axis is not automatic
signalMinPowerDensity double inf dBmWpMHz

minimum signal power density if axis is not automatic
signalMaxPowerDensity double -inf dBmWpMHz

maxium signal power density if axis is not automatic
autoTimeAxis bool true

enables automatic time axis configuration
signalMinTime double 0 s

relative to current simulation time
signalMaxTime double 0 s

relative to current simulation time
autoFrequencyAxis bool true

enables automatic frequency axis configuration
signalMinFrequency double inf Hz

minimum signal frequency if axis is not automatic
signalMaxFrequency double -inf Hz

maximum signal frequency if axis is not automatic
displayMainPowerDensityMap bool false

parameters for main power density map
mainPowerDensityMapPixmapDensity double 1

pixmap relative resolution
mainPowerDensityMapMinX double 0

minimum X coordinate
mainPowerDensityMapMaxX double nan

maximum X coordinate, compound module size by default
mainPowerDensityMapMinY double 0

minimum Y coordinate
mainPowerDensityMapMaxY double nan

maximum Y coordinate, compound module size by default
mainPowerDensityMapZ double 0

Z coordinate
mainPowerDensityMapFigureXTickCount int 3

number of ticks along the X axis
mainPowerDensityMapFigureYTickCount int 3

number of ticks along the Y axis
displayPowerDensityMaps bool false

parameters for power density maps
powerDensityMapMode string "auto"

total means total transmission medium, signal means transmitted or received signal, auto means total or signal and noise if transmission or reception is in progress
powerDensityMapPixelMode string "mean"

specifices the method used to determine the color of each pixel, sample method is the least accurate but the fastest (sample < partition < mean)
powerDensityMapApproximationSize int 10

medium power density function approximation along X and Y axes
powerDensityMapCenterFrequency double nan Hz

center frequency of medium power density sampling or integration
powerDensityMapBandwidth double 0 Hz

bandwidth of medium power density integration, 0 means sampling, inf means total integrated power
powerDensityMapFigureWidth double 200

plot figure width in pixels
powerDensityMapFigureHeight double 120

plot figure height in pixels
powerDensityMapPixmapWidth double powerDensityMapFigureWidth

pixmap resolution width
powerDensityMapPixmapHeight double powerDensityMapFigureHeight

pixmap resolution height
powerDensityMapZ double 0

Z coordinate
powerDensityMapFigureXTickCount int 3

number of ticks along the X axis
powerDensityMapFigureYTickCount int 3

number of ticks along the Y axis
displaySpectrums bool false

parameters for spectrum figures
spectrumMode string "auto"

total means total transmission medium, signal means transmitted or received signal, auto means total or signal and noise if transmission or reception is in progress
spectrumFigureWidth double 200

plot figure width in pixels
spectrumFigureHeight double 120

plot figure height in pixels
spectrumFigureXTickCount int 3

number of ticks along the X axis
spectrumFigureYTickCount int 5

number of ticks along the Y axis
spectrumFigureInterpolationSize double 5

power spectrum density interpolation distance along the frequency axis
spectrumPlacementHint string "bottomCenter"

annotation placement hint, space separated list of any, top, bottom, left, right, topLeft, topCenter, topRight, etc.
spectrumPlacementPriority double -1

determines the order of annotation positioning
displaySpectrograms bool false

parameters for spectrogram figures
spectrogramMode string "auto"

total means total transmission medium, signal means transmitted or received signal, auto means total or signal and noise if transmission or reception is in progress
spectrogramPixelMode string "mean"

specifices the method used to determine the color of each pixel, sample method is the least accurate but the fastest (sample < partition < mean)
spectrogramFigureWidth double 200

plot figure width in pixels
spectrogramFigureHeight double 120

plot figure height in pixels
spectrogramPixmapWidth double spectrogramFigureWidth

pixmap resolution width
spectrogramPixmapHeight double spectrogramFigureHeight

pixmap resolution height
spectrogramFigureXTickCount int 3

number of ticks along the X axis
spectrogramFigureYTickCount int 5

number of ticks along the Y axis
spectrogramPlacementHint string "bottomCenter"

annotation placement hint, space separated list of any, top, bottom, left, right, topLeft, topCenter, topRight, etc.
spectrogramPlacementPriority double -1

determines the order of annotation positioning
zIndex double 0

determines the drawing order of figures relative to other visualizers
signalShape string "ring"

shape for displaying signals
signalOpacity double 0.5

signal opacity, value must be in the range [0, 1]
signalRingCount int 20

number of stationary rings around the transmitter, value must be in the range [0, +inf)
signalRingSize double 50m

width of stationary rings, value must be in the range (0, +inf)
signalFadingDistance double 50m

distance parameter for exponential opacity decreasing, value must be in the range (0, +inf)
signalFadingFactor double 1.2

factor parameter for exponential opacity decreasing, value must be in the range (1, +inf)
signalWaveCount int 20

number of moving circles representing waves around the transmitter, value must be in the range [0, +inf)
signalWaveLength double 50m

distance between moving circles representing waves, value must be in the range (0, +inf)
signalWaveWidth double 10m

width of moving circles representing waves, value must be in the range (0, +inf)
signalWaveFadingAnimationSpeedFactor double 1

value must be in the range [0, 1]
displayCommunicationHeat bool false

when enabled the radio medium displays recent successful receptions as a heat map overlay

Properties

Name Value Description
class MediumCanvasVisualizer
display i=block/app

Source code

//
// This module visualizes a medium on a 2D canvas. It displays communication
// ranges and interference ranges as circles around network nodes. It displays
// an image at network nodes which are currently transmitting, and a different
// image at other network nodes whcih are currently receiving. It also displays
// radio signals as a 2D ring or a 3D sphere as they propagate through the
// medium.
//
// @see ~MediumCanvasVisualizer, ~MediumVisualizer, ~MediumVisualizerBase, ~IMediumVisualizer
//
simple MediumCanvasVisualizer extends MediumVisualizerBase like IMediumVisualizer
{
    parameters:
        double zIndex = default(0); // determines the drawing order of figures relative to other visualizers

        string signalShape @enum("ring","sphere") = default("ring"); // shape for displaying signals
        double signalOpacity = default(0.5); // signal opacity, value must be in the range [0, 1]
        int signalRingCount = default(20); // number of stationary rings around the transmitter, value must be in the range [0, +inf)
        double signalRingSize @unit(m) = default(50m); // width of stationary rings, value must be in the range (0, +inf)
        double signalFadingDistance @unit(m) = default(50m); // distance parameter for exponential opacity decreasing, value must be in the range (0, +inf)
        double signalFadingFactor = default(1.2); // factor parameter for exponential opacity decreasing, value must be in the range (1, +inf)
        int signalWaveCount = default(20); // number of moving circles representing waves around the transmitter, value must be in the range [0, +inf)
        double signalWaveLength @unit(m) = default(50m); // distance between moving circles representing waves, value must be in the range (0, +inf)
        double signalWaveWidth @unit(m) = default(10m); // width of moving circles representing waves, value must be in the range (0, +inf)
        double signalWaveFadingAnimationSpeedFactor = default(1); // value must be in the range [0, 1]

        bool displayCommunicationHeat = default(false); // when enabled the radio medium displays recent successful receptions as a heat map overlay

        @class(MediumCanvasVisualizer);
}
File: src/inet/visualizer/canvas/physicallayer/MediumCanvasVisualizer.ned

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