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Description: The tag {{TAG|VCAIMAGES}} allows to perform two different MD's with e.g. different {{TAG|POTCAR}} files.
Description: The tag {{TAG|VCAIMAGES}} allows to perform two different MD's with e.g. different {{TAG|POTCAR}} files and perform force averaging between the two calculations.
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The tag {{TAG|VCAIMAGES}} gives the weight of the first image. The weight of the second image is 1-{{TAG|VCAIMAGES}}. Each image needs a seperate directory with all important files in it ({{TAG|POSCAR}}, {{TAG|INCAR}}, {{TAG|KPOINTS}} and {{TAG|POTCAR}}). The subdirectories for images one and two have to be named '''01''' and '''02''', respectively.
By setting this tag to {{TAG|VCAIMAGES}}>-1 (regardless of the value) the tag {{TAG|IMAGES}}=2 is set. This means the communicator is split into two images. To set the number of cores in the first image the tag {{TAG|NCORE_IN_IMAGE1}} has to be set. The second image contains the remaining number of cores.
By setting this tag to {{TAG|VCAIMAGES}}>-1 (regardless of the value) the tag {{TAG|IMAGES}}=2 is set. This means the communicator is split into two images. To set the number of cores in the first image the tag {{TAG|NCORE_IN_IMAGE1}} has to be set. The second image contains the remaining number of cores.



Revision as of 07:37, 23 March 2020

VCAIMAGES = [real]
Default: VCAIMAGES = -1 

Description: The tag VCAIMAGES allows to perform two different MD's with e.g. different POTCAR files and perform force averaging between the two calculations.


The tag VCAIMAGES gives the weight of the first image. The weight of the second image is 1-VCAIMAGES. Each image needs a seperate directory with all important files in it (POSCAR, INCAR, KPOINTS and POTCAR). The subdirectories for images one and two have to be named 01 and 02, respectively.

By setting this tag to VCAIMAGES>-1 (regardless of the value) the tag IMAGES=2 is set. This means the communicator is split into two images. To set the number of cores in the first image the tag NCORE_IN_IMAGE1 has to be set. The second image contains the remaining number of cores.

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NCORE_IN_IMAGE1