Components will be added later which allow an application code to directly connect to the LSA, with the solution to the linear system returned to the application. The GUI is used in a fashion similar to the Iris Explorer , Khoros , or Paradise systems. Each row has the row number, column number, and value for a stored value in the array. The first line consists of three integers, giving the numbers of rows, columns, and stored values in the sparse matrix.
Comment lines can precede the first line.
The LSA sparse system data structure itself also has fields for some information about the system. Later, users will be able to input their systems from a running process, such as an application program or system generator. Running the Linear System Analyzer When the GUI is started up, the window has three major areas. One part of the interface, the Palette , has sets of components for sparse matrix manipulation and solution. A list of machines is also provided in the Palette.