MBG wiki: NAMD Ala2Ile2 minimization and heating-up script

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# Input files
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structure               ionized.psf
coordinates             ionized.pdb
parameters              par_all27_prot_na.inp
paraTypeCharmm          on

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# Output files & writing frequency for DCD
# and restart files
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outputname              output/heat_out
binaryoutput            off
restartname             output/restart
restartfreq             1000
binaryrestart           yes
dcdFile                 output/heat_out.dcd
dcdFreq                 200

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# Frequencies for logs and the xst file
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outputEnergies          20
outputTiming            200
xstFreq                 200

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# Timestep & friends
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timestep                2.0
stepsPerCycle           8
nonBondedFreq           2
fullElectFrequency      4

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# Simulation space partitioning
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switching               on
switchDist              10
cutoff                  12
pairlistdist            13.5

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# Basic dynamics
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temperature             0
COMmotion               no
dielectric              1.0
exclude                 scaled1-4
1-4scaling              1.0
rigidbonds              all

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# Particle Mesh Ewald parameters. 
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Pme                     on
PmeGridsizeX            80                      # <===== CHANGE ME
PmeGridsizeY            60                      # <===== CHANGE ME
PmeGridsizeZ            60                      # <===== CHANGE ME


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# Periodic boundary things
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wrapWater               on
wrapNearest             on

cellBasisVector1        80.74   00.00   00.00   # <===== CHANGE ME
cellBasisVector2        00.00   58.87   00.00   # <===== CHANGE ME
cellBasisVector3        00.00   00.00   58.85   # <===== CHANGE ME
cellOrigin               0.53    0.26    1.52   # <===== CHANGE ME

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# Fixed atoms for initial heating-up steps
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fixedAtoms              on
fixedAtomsForces        on
fixedAtomsFile          fix_backbone.pdb
fixedAtomsCol           B

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# Restrained atoms for initial heating-up steps
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constraints             on
consRef                 restrain_ca.pdb
consKFile               restrain_ca.pdb
consKCol                B

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# Langevin dynamics parameters
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langevin                on
langevinDamping         10
langevinTemp            320                     # <===== Check me
langevinHydrogen        on

langevinPiston          on
langevinPistonTarget    1.01325
langevinPistonPeriod    200
langevinPistonDecay     100
langevinPistonTemp      320                     # <===== Check me

useGroupPressure        yes


##########################################
# The actual minimisation and heating-up 
# protocol follows. The number of steps
# shown below are too small for a real run
##########################################

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# run one step to get into scripting mode
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minimize                0

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# turn off pressure control until later
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langevinPiston          off

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# minimize nonbackbone atoms
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minimize                2000                     ;# <===== CHANGE ME
output                  output/min_fix

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# min all atoms
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fixedAtoms              off
minimize                2000                     ;# <===== CHANGE ME
output                  output/min_all

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# heat with CAs restrained
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set temp 20;
while { $temp < 321 } {                         ;# <===== Check me
langevinTemp            $temp
run                     2000                     ;# <===== CHANGE ME
output                  output/heat_ca
set temp [expr $temp + 20]                      
}

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# equilibrate volume with CAs restrained
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langevinPiston          on
run                     10000                     ;# <===== CHANGE ME
output                  output/equil_ca

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# equilibrate volume without restraints
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constraintScaling       0
run                     100000                    ;# <===== CHANGE ME