DataWorld

Data Worlds are essentially spreadsheets or tables that can be used to store data. They are wrappers around Simbrain Tables.

Columns in a data world table can be producers or consumers (see couplings). When columns produce data, during each workspace upate the values in the current row and that column are sent to a consumer (e.g. a neuron). When columns consume data,during each workspace upate the values coming from a producer (e.g. a neuron) is written to that column, in the current row.

A standard use of data worlds is to provide inputs to a neural network. In that case, each row in a Data World corresponds to an input or output vector, and each column corresponds to an input node in a neural network.

File

Open / Save: Open and save a world as a .xml file. When saving this way (from DataWorld window), the format is less human readable but all associated information about the DataWorld is saved, e.g. if iteration mode is turned on, it will be saved.

Save-As: Saves a world as a .xml file with a name specified by the user.

Import/Export .csv > Import (.csv) : Import data from a .csv file (comma separated values).

Import/Export .csv > Export (.csv) : Export data to a .csv file (comma separated values).

Close: Closes the current DataWorld.

Edit

See Tables/Menus.

Pop-up Menu

Send Coupling To: Sends the highlighted data to another world to be coupled. See couplings for more information.

Receive Coupling From: Receives data from another world to be coupled with the highlighted data. See couplings for more information.

See Tables/Menus for other menu items.

Toolbar

See Tables/Toolbars.