Difference between revisions of "Comparison of oscillator analysis tools"

Latest revision as of 09:13, 28 February 2026

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^{[n 1]}	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mod	Value		No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Mod	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
Volatility	Strict		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Heat	Minimum		No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Maximum		No	Yes	No	Yes	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
Temperature	Rotor		No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bounding box	All phases	XY	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	All phases	Area	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Min. phase	XY	No	No	No	Yes	No	Help only	No	No	No
	Min. phase	Area	No	No	No	Yes	No	Help only	No	No	No
	Max. phase	XY	No	No	No	Yes	No	Help only	No	No	No
	Max. phase	Area	No	No	No	Yes	No	Help only	No	No	No
Supported by rules	Minimum	OT	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
	Minimum	INT	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Maximum	OT	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
	Maximum	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	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Phase coloring	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Spaceships

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