Frequently Asked Questions
What is OOPIC Pro?
What is OOPIC Pro's connection with XOOPIC?
What platforms are supported for OOPIC Pro?
What type of licensing is available for OOPIC Pro?
How often are product upgrades available and can I give input regarding new features and functionality?
Where do I address my questions related to OOPIC Pro?
Can I get OOPIC Pro for an unsupported platform?
Is the source code available for OOPIC Pro?
What is OOPIC Pro?
OOPIC Pro is a high-performance 2-D PIC (particle-in-cell) code
for modeling plasmas and beams of charged particles with the capability to
model neutrals and collisions. OOPIC Pro has support for x-y (slab) and r-z
(cylindrical) geometries. It can be run with a GUI or from the command line. The GUI is built on the QScimpl scientific graphics package.
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What is OOPIC Pro's connection with XOOPIC?
XOOPIC and OOPIC Pro are two GUI-driven codes, both using the same physics kernel referred to generically as OOPIC.
- XOOPIC is maintained and distributed by the Plasma Theory and Simulation Group (PTSG) of UC Berkeley. It uses the XGrafix scientific graphics package. It runs on Linux and most commercial Unix platforms.
- OOPIC Pro is maintained and distributed by Tech-X Corporation. It uses the QScimpl scientific graphics package. It runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac platforms .
- The OOPIC physics kernel is under development by UC Berkeley, Tech-X Corporation, and various collaborators.
- The OOPIC physics kernel is distributed on-line by UC Berkeley, with a software license that restricts its use to "research". See the license for details.
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What platforms are supported for OOPIC Pro?
Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X operating systems are
supported by OOPIC Pro. See the OOPIC Pro product pages for additional details
of supported platforms.
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What type of licensing is available for OOPIC Pro?
The following types of licenses are available:
- Evaluation
- Commercial or Industry Use
- Research
- Education
Visit the
purchase page for complete licensing information.
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How often are product upgrades available and can I give input regarding new features and functionality?
New updates are available approximately every 12 months. To
request new features and functionality, email ideas to sales. For upgrade pricing, visit the purchase page.
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Where do I address my questions related to OOPIC Pro?
For technical questions, visit the support page.
Address all other questions to sales.
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Can I get OOPIC Pro for an unsupported platform?
Tech-X Corporation can create custom builds of OOPIC Pro to
support some additional platforms. Please contact sales@txcorp.com for information about
obtaining a custom build of OOPIC Pro.
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Is the source code available for OOPIC Pro?
The source code for OOPIC Pro is not available from Tech-X
Corporation at this time. The source code for the physics kernel is currently
available from the University of California. XOOPIC is maintained and distributed by the Plasma Theory
and Simulation Group (PTSG) of UC Berkeley. It uses the XGrafix scientific graphics package. It runs on Linux and
most commercial Unix platforms.
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