Well, 20-30 fs is fine with Martini. But you may have to take care initially, and start with a smaller time step.
Cheers, Tsjerk On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 3:11 AM, Justin Lemkul <jalem...@vt.edu> wrote: > > > On 1/27/13 12:15 PM, Kieu Thu Nguyen wrote: > >> @Justin, >> Fmax=8.0226669e+00 >> > > OK, that looks good. > > > the system includes protein, lipid, water, ion Cl- >> >> em.mdp file is >> >> integrator = steep >> tinit = 0.0 >> dt = 0.02 >> nsteps = 50000 >> nstcomm = 1 >> nstxout = 5000 >> nstvout = 5000 >> nstfout = 0 >> nstlog = 1000 >> nstenergy = 1000 >> nstxtcout = 1000 >> xtc_precision = 1000 >> nstlist = 1 >> ns_type = grid >> pbc = xyz >> rlist = 1.4 >> coulombtype = Shift >> rcoulomb_switch = 0.0 >> rcoulomb = 1.2 >> epsilon_r = 15 >> vdw_type = Shift >> rvdw_switch = 0.9 >> rvdw = 1.2 >> DispCorr = No >> tcoupl = no >> pcoupl = no >> gen_vel = no >> constraints = none >> constraint_algorithm = Lincs >> continuation = no >> lincs_order = 4 >> lincs_warnangle = 30 >> >> >> equi.mdp file is >> >> integrator = md >> tinit = 0.0 >> dt = 0.03 >> > > Does a smaller time step work? I know the whole point of a MARTINI > simulation is to use a 20-40 fs time step, but in my (very very limited) > experience, nothing over 20 fs is consistently stable. Perhaps others with > better experience can offer pointers. > > -Justin > > > nsteps = 3000000 >> nstcomm = 1 >> comm-grps = >> nstxout = 5000 >> nstvout = 5000 >> nstfout = 0 >> nstlog = 1000 >> nstenergy = 1000 >> nstxtcout = 1000 >> xtc_precision = 100 >> xtc-grps = >> energygrps = >> nstlist = 10 >> ns_type = grid >> pbc = xyz >> rlist = 1.2 >> coulombtype = Shift >> rcoulomb_switch = 0.0 >> rcoulomb = 1.2 >> epsilon_r = 15 >> vdw_type = Shift >> rvdw_switch = 0.9 >> rvdw = 1.2 >> DispCorr = No >> tcoupl = Berendsen >> tc-grps = Protein DSPC Ion_W >> tau_t = 1.5 1.5 1.5 >> ref_t = 310 310 310 >> Pcoupl = Berendsen >> Pcoupltype = semiisotropic >> tau_p = 3.0 3.0 >> compressibility = 3e-4 3e-4 >> ref_p = 1.0 1.0 >> gen_vel = no >> constraints = none >> constraint_algorithm = Lincs >> continuation = no >> lincs_order = 4 >> lincs_warnangle = 30 >> >> Thanks so much for any help ! >> Regards, >> KT >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Justin Lemkul <jalem...@vt.edu> wrote: >> >> >>> >>> On 1/26/13 8:17 PM, Kieu Thu Nguyen wrote: >>> >>> Thank Tsjerk so much ! >>>> But after being minimized 50000 steps and equilibrated 90 ns, there are >>>> some bonds in the system that rotate more than 30 degrees. >>>> I applied tips for blew up system as you advised. But the system does >>>> not >>>> achieve balance. >>>> Should i carry out more many steps for minimization ? or minimize many >>>> times ? to get more equilibrated system. >>>> >>>> >>>> I would say that 50000 steps of minimization is far more than is >>> normally >>> necessary. What Fmax do you achieve at the end of EM? What is in the >>> system? What is in your .mdp file? Systems can randomly crash if the >>> model >>> physics breaks due to incorrect .mdp settings or an unstable topology. >>> >>> -Justin >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:13 PM, Tsjerk Wassenaar <tsje...@gmail.com >>> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>>> Hi KT, >>>> >>>>> >>>>> This is caused by another problem. Your system blew up. Check messages >>>>> before this one, and check the log for LINCS warnings. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Tsjerk >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Kieu Thu Nguyen < >>>>> kieuthu2...@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Dear All, >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> My MD simulation has an error >>>>>> >>>>>> Warning: Only triclinic boxes with the first vector parallel to the >>>>>> >>>>>> x-axis >>>>> >>>>> and the second vector in the xy-plane are supported. >>>>>> Box (3x3): >>>>>> Box[ 0]={ nan, nan, nan} >>>>>> Box[ 1]={ nan, nan, nan} >>>>>> Box[ 2]={ nan, nan, nan} >>>>>> Can not fix pbc. >>>>>> >>>>>> I searched on Gromacs-errors web, but i did not see this error. >>>>>> How can i fix it ? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks and regards, >>>>>> KT >>>>>> -- >>>>>> gmx-users mailing list gmx-users@gromacs.org >>>>>> http://lists.gromacs.org/****mailman/listinfo/gmx-users<http://lists.gromacs.org/**mailman/listinfo/gmx-users> >>>>>> <htt**p://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/**listinfo/gmx-users<http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users> >>>>>> > >>>>>> * Please search the archive at >>>>>> http://www.gromacs.org/****Support/Mailing_Lists/Search<http://www.gromacs.org/**Support/Mailing_Lists/Search> >>>>>> <h**ttp://www.gromacs.org/Support/**Mailing_Lists/Search<http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists/Search>>before >>>>>> posting! >>>>>> * Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. 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