# Command: testsuite::test_hpc_synapse

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Name:

    testsuite::test_hpc_synapse - Basic tests on hpc synapses

Synopsis:

    (test_hpc_synapse) run -> NEST exits if test fails

Description:

      Test basic properties of HPC synapses as follows:

      1. For all known synapses with _hpc ending and counterparts without _hpc
      connect spike generator to one neuron with normal, one with _hpc synapse,
      ensure that simulation yields identical membrane potentials.

      2. Check that adding and freezing/thawing of nodes either is blocked or
      does not affect results, i.e., that the TargetIdentifierIndicies are ok.
      These tests proceed as follows:
      1. Connect spike_generator to N neurons with different weights,
      disable spiking in receptors. We use membrane potential after simulation
      as indicator for through which synpse a neuron received input.
      2. Build network once with plain static_synapse to get reference data.
      3. Then build with respective test cases and compare.

Author:

    Hans E Plesser, 2014-11-14

Source:

    /opt/conda/conda-bld/nest_1512418852064/work/nest-2.12.0/testsuite/unittests/test_hpc_synapse.sli

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