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12.3.10.1.16. Oscilloscope#
import matplotlib.animation as animation
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.lines import Line2D
class Scope:
def __init__(self, ax, maxt=2, dt=0.02):
self.ax = ax
self.dt = dt
self.maxt = maxt
self.tdata = [0]
self.ydata = [0]
self.line = Line2D(self.tdata, self.ydata)
self.ax.add_line(self.line)
self.ax.set_ylim(-0.1, 1.1)
self.ax.set_xlim(0, self.maxt)
def update(self, y):
lastt = self.tdata[-1]
if lastt >= self.tdata[0] + self.maxt: # reset the arrays
self.tdata = [self.tdata[-1]]
self.ydata = [self.ydata[-1]]
self.ax.set_xlim(self.tdata[0], self.tdata[0] + self.maxt)
self.ax.figure.canvas.draw()
# This slightly more complex calculation avoids floating-point issues
# from just repeatedly adding `self.dt` to the previous value.
t = self.tdata[0] + len(self.tdata) * self.dt
self.tdata.append(t)
self.ydata.append(y)
self.line.set_data(self.tdata, self.ydata)
return (self.line,)
def emitter(p=0.1):
"""Return a random value in [0, 1) with probability p, else 0."""
while True:
v = np.random.rand()
if v > p:
yield 0.0
else:
yield np.random.rand()
# Fixing random state for reproducibility
np.random.seed(19680801 // 10)
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
scope = Scope(ax)
# pass a generator in "emitter" to produce data for the update func
ani = animation.FuncAnimation(
fig, scope.update, emitter, interval=50, blit=True, save_count=100
)
plt.show()
Total running time of the script: (0 minutes 5.995 seconds)