Input Output

EPOCH initialises the simulation by reading the input.deck text file, and writes an output to SDF files. These subpages provide documentation on the string-handling in EPOCH, and give a description on how output scripts work. EPOCH also provides an interface to allow users to easily add new blocks for the input deck, or new functions for the maths parser, which will also be discussed here. These user-interface methods are appropriate for quick jobs, but any extensions intended for a general release should be properly added to the code.

Specifically, the pages contain:

• Basic output - Provides a brief introduction to how the output routines work.
• String-handling - Detailed documentation on the functions and subroutines which handle string reading.
• Error-codes - Codes used in the EPOCH source-code to identify errors.
• Adding outputs - How to output a new derived variable and particle variable. Note that this does not explain how to create a new particle variable, which is a more involved process.
• Custom maths parser - How to use the user-interface to quickly create a new function or constant for the maths parser.
• Custom deck blocks - How to use another user-interface to quickly add new blocks to the input deck.