Is KEEL deterministic?
The answer is “yes” with some qualifications. First, KEEL Engines (cognitive functions) process all information in what we call a “cognitive cycle”. This is accomplished in either of two ways: One way is to iteratively process all inputs until a stable set of all outputs is detected. We tell you the maximum number of cycles this will be for any design. The second way (somewhat faster and somewhat more memory) is for the KEEL Engine to process the data in an optimal way. Again there will a maximum number of lines of code processed. In the first way, the information is processed faster, when some or all of the inputs DO NOT change. Thus for any KEEL design, there will be a maximum number of instructions processed. There may be some ‘jitter’ when fewer than the maximum number of instructions is processed. There is one way, however, where KEEL would not be deterministic. The development environment continues to monitor a user’s design for possible unstable designs. Under normal circumstanc
