Comparison of oscillator analysis tools

This page compares tools used for analyzing still lifes, oscillators and spaceships alongside the information they output.

We assume that the input pattern runs in B3/S23, as these tools are used for computing information for wiki infoboxes.

Oscillators

Datum			Oscar	Oscillizer	Oscillizer-Web	Oscilloscope	Nakano	LifeViewer	CAViewer	Caterer	Catagolue
Period			Yes	≤1200	≤1000	≤50000	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mod	Value		No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Transformation		No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Kinetic symmetry			No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Population	Minimum		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Maximum		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Average		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Active cells	Rotor		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Stator		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Total		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Volatility	Standard		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Strict		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Heat	Minimum		No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Maximum		No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Average		No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Temperature	Active		No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Rotor		No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bounding box	XY		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Area		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Supported by rules	Minimum	OT	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
		INT	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Maximum	OT	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
		INT	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
apgcode			No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

Mapping

Map type	Oscar	Oscillizer	Oscillizer-Web	Oscilloscope	Nakano	LifeViewer	CAViewer	Caterer	Catagolue
Period map	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Frequency map	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Heat map	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Signature map	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Domain coloring	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Spaceships

Datum			Oscar	Nakano	LifeViewer	CAViewer	Caterer	Catagolue
Period			No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mod	Value		No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Transformation		No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Kinetic symmetry			No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Population	Minimum		No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Maximum		No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Average		No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Direction			No	No	Yes	dx, dy	dx, dy	No
Slope			No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Speed	Unsimplified		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Simplified		No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Heat	Minimum		No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Maximum		No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Average		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bounding box	All phases	XY	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
		Area	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Min. phase	XY	?	?	?	?	?	?
		Area	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Max. phase	XY	?	?	?	?	?	?
		Area	?	?	?	?	?	?
Supported by rules	Minimum	OT	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
		INT	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Maximum	OT	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
		INT	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
apgcode			No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

Example maps

The p96 Hans Leo hassler is used for these demos due to its low period and diverse set of subperiods. Legends are not included.

LifeViewer does not display the initial pattern inside the period map as to do so would be redundant given that the input pattern is already accessible. In Oscilloscope, the pattern preview is animated.

Period maps

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  Oscillizer
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  Oscillizer-Web
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  Oscillizer-Web, interiors enabled
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  Oscillizer-Web, borders enabled
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  Nakano

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  Oscilloscope (v1.1.0)
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  Oscilloscope (v1.2.0)
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  Oscilloscope (v1.2.0, grayscale)

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  LifeViewer (builds 804-808)
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  LifeViewer (builds 809-814)
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  LifeViewer (build 815)
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  LifeViewer (builds 816-942)
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  LifeViewer (builds 943-956)
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  LifeViewer (builds 957-969)
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  LifeViewer (build 970)
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  LifeViewer (builds 971-1322)
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  LifeViewer (builds 1323-present)

Frequency maps

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  Oscilloscope (v1.1.0)
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  Oscilloscope (v1.2.0)
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  Oscilloscope (v1.2.0, grayscale)

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  LifeViewer (build 1250)
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  LifeViewer (builds 1251-1253)
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  LifeViewer (builds 1254-present)

Heat maps

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  Oscilloscope (v1.1.0)