VERB_code_2.3
(2008)_README Description

This folder contains the simulation executable as well as all the MATLAB code necessary to run the program. If you want to reproduce the figures found in the paper, then observe the following instructions. If you want a more in-depth description of each module and its underlying functionality, then look into the files themselves for better documentation.


How It Works

The simulation runs via three main phases: SETUP, EXECUTE, and PLOT.

1. SETUP "prepares" the simulation by setting up the parameters for the .exe file.
2. EXECUTE runs the simulation, generating input and output data and storing it in the Execute folder.
3. PLOT graphs the results of the simulation.

What You Need To Do

Running the simulation is a very simplified task. First, look inside the setup.m file and observe the (4) parameters at the top: OS, FIGURE, RUN, and PLOT. Set these parameters accordingly. Next, go into Plot.m and set the SAVEFIG parameter. And that's it!

Run the setup.m script, and it will run the .exe and Plot.m files on its own.


Parameters.ini

The Parameters.ini file is what the executable uses during simulation. When you run the setup.m script on, say, Figure 7 in the paper, the Parameters7.ini file will get copied into the Parameters.ini file, and then the executable will use that as a set of guidelines for the simulation. So if you want to adjust the parameters for a specific figure, make these changes in the Parameters# file itself, not Parameters.ini.