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NeuroSolutions Infinity Table of contents Welcome to NeuroSolutions Infinity ...................................................................... 4 Quick Start Guides .............................................................................................. 4 Launching NeuroSolutions Infinity ..................................................................... 6 Choosing Your Database Server ........................................................................ 8 Creating a New Project .................................................................................. 10 Creating a New Experiment ............................................................................ 12 Evaluating Your Results ................................................................................. 14 Understanding the Interface ............................................................................... 15 Main Dashboard ............................................................................................ 17 Projects Panel ........................................................................................... 18 Production Models Panel ............................................................................ 19 Create New Project ........................................................................................ 22 Which data should this project analyze? ....................................................... 22 What is the focus of this project? ................................................................ 23 How should abnormal data be handled? ...................................................... 24 How should the data be allocated for verification? ......................................... 24 Data Settings and Analysis ......................................................................... 25 Create a New Experiment ............................................................................... 28 How should this experiment search for results? ............................................ 28 How should the data be allocated for optimization? ....................................... 30 When should this experiment adjust or halt? ................................................ 31 Data Settings & Analysis ............................................................................ 32 Experiment Dashboard ................................................................................... 34 Potential Models Tab ................................................................................. 35 Potential Inputs Tab .................................................................................. 37 Settings Tab ............................................................................................. 38 Search Characteristics and Adjust Priorities .............................................. 39 Project Dashboard ......................................................................................... 41 Management Panels ....................................................................................... 42 View Computer Settings ............................................................................. 43 Database Settings .................................................................................. 43 E-mail Notification Settings ..................................................................... 44 NeuroSolutions Accelerator Settings ........................................................ 45 Import Data .............................................................................................. 47 Manage Data Allocations ............................................................................ 49 Manage External Data ................................................................................ 52 Manage Processing Lists ............................................................................. 52 Manage Product Licenses ............................................................................ 54 Common Sections ......................................................................................... 55 Current Processing Section ......................................................................... 55 Selected Model Section ............................................................................... 57 Database Configuration & Installation .................................................................. 59 Selecting a Database Option ........................................................................... 59 Configuring Multi-Machine Setup ..................................................................... 60 Deploying with QuickDeploy ............................................................................... 62 Overview ...................................................................................................... 62 Running QuickDeploy .................................................................................... 62 2 / 92 NeuroSolutions Infinity Using the QuickDeploy Inspector .................................................................... 64 Using the Generated Files ............................................................................... 65 Overview of Using the Generated Files ......................................................... 65 Setting Up Your Project ............................................................................. 67 C# ...................................................................................................... 67 VB.NET ................................................................................................ 68 VBA (Microsoft Excel) ............................................................................ 69 Object Model ............................................................................................ 70 ProductionModel Object ......................................................................... 70 GetInputNameList ............................................................................. 71 GetLastErrorMessage ......................................................................... 71 GetOutputNameList ........................................................................... 72 GetResponse ..................................................................................... 73 InputColumnGroup ........................................................................... 74 LoadDefinitionFile .............................................................................. 74 OutputColumnGroup ......................................................................... 75 ReleaseResources .............................................................................. 76 Sample Code ............................................................................................ 77 C# ...................................................................................................... 77 VB.NET ................................................................................................ 78 Microsoft Excel (VBA) ............................................................................ 79 FAQ & Troubleshooting ..................................................................................... 81 General Technology ....................................................................................... 82 What do you use a neural network for? ........................................................ 82 What is a neural network? .......................................................................... 82 What is data preprocessing? ....................................................................... 82 What is distributed computing? ................................................................... 82 What is GPU (Graphical Processing Unit) processing? .................................... 83 What is Leave-N-Out? ................................................................................ 83 What is Sensitivity Analysis? ....................................................................... 83 What is the difference between NVIDIA CUDA and OpenCL? .......................... 83 What is the difference between Single vs Double Precision? ............................ 83 Why are neural networks so powerful? ........................................................ 83 Sales & License Information ........................................................................... 83 Contacting NeuroDimension ....................................................................... 84 Do you provide educational discounts? ........................................................ 84 Do you provide site licenses? ...................................................................... 84 How to buy NeuroSolutions Infinity? ........................................................... 85 Related Products & Modules ....................................................................... 85 NeuroSolutions Infinity .................................................................................. 86 How many Infinity Processors do I need? .................................................... 86 What are the system requirements? ............................................................. 87 What do all of these acronyms mean? .......................................................... 87 Why should I setup the Shared Import Folder? ............................................. 90 What is a "Plateau"?