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Your very welcome, I prepared a PR already since I find that very useful, too. https://github.com/ComputationalRadiationPhysics/picongpu/pull/1668 Cheers, Axel On 01.12.2016 22:02, Lei, Bifeng wrote: > Dear Axel, > > Yes. It works now. > So many thanks, > > Best regards, > Bifeng Lei > >> On 1 Dec 2016, at 21:44, Huebl, Axel <a.huebl@hzdr.de> wrote: >> >> Dear Bifeng, >> >> >> thank you for reaching out! >> >> Yes, you are doing everything all right and I actually just enabled that >> "feature" to allow such a restart with disabled moving window a couple >> of months ago, ... but have forgotten to publish it (the master student >> that needed it was happy ;) ) >> >> Depending on HDF5 or ADIOS for restarting, just remove the "if-line" here: >> >> https://github.com/ComputationalRadiationPhysics/picongpu/blob/0.2.1/src/picongpu/include/plugins/hdf5/HDF5Writer.hpp#L208 >> or here: >> >> https://github.com/ComputationalRadiationPhysics/picongpu/blob/0.2.1/src/picongpu/include/plugins/adios/ADIOSWriter.hpp#L695 >> >> then recompile & restart. >> >> From the quick testing I did back then this: >> - does not break restart that keep "-m" >> - allows restarts that remove the "-m" to stop the window. >> >> But be aware, that restarting new checkpoints from that simulation's >> restart steps will then not be able to "enable" moving window again, >> since that would require more logic in our window (we would have to >> remember how long you "paused" the moving window). >> >> >> Does that help? If yes, I will add that feature to the `dev` branch. >> >> >> All the best, >> Axel >> >> On 01.12.2016 17:24, Bifeng Lei wrote: >>> Dear Axel, >>> >>> I am currently running a laser wakefield simulation by PIConGPU on >>> Hypnos cluster. A problem occurs when I try to restart a simulation in >>> such steps: >>> >>> 1. run a simulation *with moving window* and checkout after some >>> steps. The attached picture (*e_png_yx_0.5_004000.png*) is the >>> output at the checkout point. >>> 2. restart the simulation from the checkout point *without the moving >>> window* by setting /TBG_movingWindow="". /It means to just stop the >>> window at this position. Right? The laser could be correctly loaded >>> again. But, it seems that the plasma could not be will correctly >>> load. Please see the attached picture (*e_png_yx_0.5_004200.png*). >>> >>> Now, if I restart the simulation from the same checkout point with >>> moving window (/TBG_movingWindow="-m"/), everything seems fine. Please >>> see the picture *e_png_yx_0.5_004200_mw.png.* >>> >>> The 2D demo simulation shown here is from the LaserWakefield-example >>> shipped with the code >>> (https://github.com/ComputationalRadiationPhysics/picongpu/tree/master/examples/LaserWakefield). >>> >>> I am just wondering if anything I am doing incorrect here. >>> >>> So many thanks in advance. >>> >>> With best regards, >>> Bifeng Lei >>> >>> -- >>> GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH >>> Planckstraße 1 >>> 64291 Darmstadt >>> www.gsi.de >>> >>> Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung >>> Sitz der Gesellschaft: Darmstadt >>> Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Darmstadt, HRB 1528 >>> >>> Geschäftsführung: >>> Ursula Weyrich, Professor Dr. Karlheinz Langanke, Jörg Blaurock >>> >>> Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Staatssekretär Dr. Georg Schütte >>> Stellvertreter: Ministerialdirigent Dr. Rolf Bernhardt >>> >> >> -- >> >> Axel Huebl >> Phone +49 351 260 3582 >> https://www.hzdr.de/crp >> Computational Radiation Physics >> Laser Particle Acceleration Division >> Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf e.V. >> >> Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden >> POB 510119, D-01314 Dresden >> Vorstand: Prof. Dr.Dr.h.c. 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Joehnk >> VR 1693 beim Amtsgericht Dresden >> >> ############################################################# >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list <picongpu-users@hzdr.de>. >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <picongpu-users-off@hzdr.de> >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <picongpu-users-digest@hzdr.de> >> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <picongpu-users-index@hzdr.de> >> Send administrative queries to <picongpu-users-request@hzdr.de> >> > > > ############################################################# > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list <picongpu-users@hzdr.de>. > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <picongpu-users-off@hzdr.de> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <picongpu-users-digest@hzdr.de> > To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <picongpu-users-index@hzdr.de> > Send administrative queries to <picongpu-users-request@hzdr.de> > -- Axel Huebl Phone +49 351 260 3582 https://www.hzdr.de/crp Computational Radiation Physics Laser Particle Acceleration Division Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf e.V. Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden POB 510119, D-01314 Dresden Vorstand: Prof. Dr.Dr.h.c. R. Sauerbrey Prof. Dr.Dr.h.c. P. Joehnk VR 1693 beim Amtsgericht Dresden