Trace mode iterates through every eligible node (degree ≥ 2) in the graph in random order, recording detailed pulse propagation telemetry for each. Nodes with 0–1 edges are fragment memories and are skipped because they cannot sustain pulse cascades. The simulation uses a biological neuron-inspired model with action potentials, refractory periods, charge accumulation, edge resistance, and per-hop voltage decay.
Each node is traced for 5 minutes at 60 FPS fixed-timestep sampling (18,000 frames per node) with deterministic default settings. A 5-second cooldown separates each node. Nodes with 0–1 edges are labeled fragment memory and skipped.
Telemetry uses a fixed 1/60s timestep — data is identical regardless of machine FPS. Slow machines take longer in wall-clock time but produce the same trace.
The collected data includes:
On completion, data is exported as a ZIP file with one CSV per node, a matching node_X_positions.csv sidecar with 3D node positions for each event, plus _meta.txt with trace order and _params.csv with all simulation parameters. This data feeds back into hyper-p tuning for recursive improvement of the biological neuron model.