Description
Inspect a supplied nonclinical stimulus timing record; no stimulation settings are recommended.
Neurophysiological research records use sample coordinates, event clocks, epoch boundaries, references, signal amplitudes, and spectral bins. Timing conversions and support shares depend on rate, origin, exclusion, and boundary policies. Arithmetic on supplied values is separate from signal detection, validated acquisition, or neurological interpretation.
Inspect a supplied nonclinical stimulus timing record; no stimulation settings are recommended.
When to use this tool
Use Stimulus Pulse Duty Fraction when you need this research signal, sample, event, epoch, reference, or spectral component from supplied data.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter pulseWidth, period, pulseCount. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read dutyFraction, totalOnTime. Use the output convention below.
For positive period, pulseWidth within zero through period, and nonnegative integer pulseCount return dutyFraction=pulseWidth/period and totalOnTime=pulseWidth*pulseCount.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| pulseWidth | Pulse Width | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| period | Period | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| pulseCount | Pulse Count | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| dutyFraction | Duty Fraction | Required. Finite number. |
| totalOnTime | Total On Time | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"pulseWidth": 2,
"period": 10,
"pulseCount": 5
},
"output": {
"dutyFraction": 0.2,
"totalOnTime": 10
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Widths and period need one time unit. No amplitude, charge, waveform, train gaps, tissue effects, or safe clinical stimulation regimen is inferred from duty fraction or on-time alone.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use calibrated acquisition and the intended signal-analysis protocol for a complete assessment. Verify sample rate, coordinate origin, clock offsets, reference configuration, filtering assumptions, and observation support.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Stimulus Pulse Gap
Compare supplied research pulse timestamps without electrical stimulation or clinical guidance.
- Nerve Trace Stimulus Response Gap
Signed interval from supplied event sample indices after an explicit trigger-delay correction, without event detection or a diagnostic latency limit.