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Template:NEW30 This How To describe how to create a movie using Matlab®'s avifile command command.

System requirements

Hassayampa (Version 3.0)
You must be using a version of GridLAB-D that support the link directive.
Matlab link
You must have a version of Matlab that supports the avifile command.

Suppose you have a GLM file named my_avi.glm that defines a trivial object test as follows:

clock {
  starttime '2001-01-01 0:00:00';
  stoptime '2001-01-02 0:00:00';
}
class test {
  random x;
}
object test {
  name my_test;
  x "type:normal(0,1); refresh:1min; integrate";
}

Step 1 - Link GLM to Matlab using a link control file

Add the link directive to your GLM file:

link matlab_avi.link;

Step 2 - Create the link control file

Create the link control file using the following command

target matlab
[[matlab link|workdir avi
[[matlab link|window show
[[matlab link|output 100000
global
object
export my_test.x x
on_init q=zeros(1000,1); n=1; v=avifile('my.avi'); if(exist('v')) h=figure(1); xlim([1 1000]); ylim([-100 100]); ans=GLD_OK; else ans=GLD_ERROR; end;
on_sync if(n<1000) q(n)=x; plot(1:n,q(1:n); v=addframe(v,getframe(h)); n=n+1; end; ans=TS_NEVER;
on_term close(v); ans=GLD_OK;

Step 3 - Run GridLAB-D

C:\GridLAB-D> gridlabd my_avi.glm
... perhaps some output is displayed
C:\GridALB-D>

Step 4 - View the AVI file

Open a file explorer, go the avi folder, and double-click on the AVI file.

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