Re: QM-MM ORCA Charm++ error Could not find QM output file

From: Marcelo C. R. Melo (melomcr_at_gmail.com)
Date: Mon Jan 16 2017 - 16:17:19 CST

In the case of ORCA, you should always have the keyword "ENGRAD" in your
qmConfigLine. This tells ORCA to write a file ending in "engrad" where the
gradient is written.

That should solve your issue.

Marcelo

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Marcelo Cardoso dos Reis Melo
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Luthey-Schulten Group
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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On 16 January 2017 at 01:55, Francesco Pietra <chiendarret_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> This mail in parallel to previous mail about the same system and same
> issue with QM-MM MOPAC.
>
> System of total spin 7 (total six unpaired electrons on two open shell
> molecules)
>
> qmConfigLine    "! UKS BP86 def2-TZVP def2-TZVP/J KDIIS SOSCF"
> qmConfigLine    "%%output PrintLevel Mini Print\[ P_Mulliken \] 1
> Print\[P_AtCharges_M\] 1 end"
> # Multiplicity of the QM region. This is needed for propper
> # construction of ORCA's input file.
> qmMult          "1 7"
> The gmConfigLine is the best for transition metals in my experience with
> orca)
>
> Folder /0 contains
> qmmm_0.input
> qmmm_0.input.gbw
> qmmm_0.input.pntchrg
> qmmm_0.input.prop
> qmmm_0.input.TmpOut
>
> The TmpOut file:
>
> Total SCF time: 0 days 1 hours 14 min 18 sec
>
> -------------------------   --------------------
> FINAL SINGLE POINT ENERGY                    nan
> -------------------------   --------------------
>
>
>                             ***************************************
>                             *     ORCA property calculations      *
>                             ***************************************
>
>                                     ---------------------
>                                     Active property flags
>                                     ---------------------
>    (+) Dipole Moment
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------
>                        ORCA ELECTRIC PROPERTIES CALCULATION
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------
>
> Dipole Moment Calculation                       ... on
> Quadrupole Moment Calculation                   ... off
> Polarizability Calculation                      ... off
> GBWName                                         ...
> /dev/shm/NAMD_4IEV/0/qmmm_0.input.gbw
> Electron density file                           ...
> /dev/shm/NAMD_4IEV/0/qmmm_0.input.scfp.tmp
>
> -------------
> DIPOLE MOMENT
> -------------
>                                 X             Y             Z
> Electronic contribution:      4.59465      27.21307      -7.80847
> Nuclear contribution   :    -16.01483     -32.18596      12.99059
>                         -----------------------------------------
> Total Dipole Moment    :    -11.42018      -4.97289       5.18211
>                         -----------------------------------------
> Magnitude (a.u.)       :     13.49090
> Magnitude (Debye)      :     34.29115
>
>
> Timings for individual modules:
>
> Sum of individual times         ...     4508.572 sec (=  75.143 min)
> GTO integral calculation        ...        8.134 sec (=   0.136 min)   0.2
> %
> SCF iterations                  ...     4500.439 sec (=  75.007 min)  99.8
> %
>                              ****ORCA TERMINATED NORMALLY****
> TOTAL RUN TIME: 0 days 1 hours 15 minutes 27 seconds 331 msec
>
>
> The NAMD log:
>
> TCL: Minimizing for 100 steps
> Info: List of ranks running QM simulations: 0.
> ERROR: Could not find QM output file!
> FATAL ERROR: No such file or directory
>
> i.e, the same error as with MOPAC  for the same system. Comparing with the
> furnished Example1 - which ended OK also in my hands - I was unable to
> catch which file corresponds to the "QM output file" charmm++ is
> complaining about.
>
> Thanks for help
>
> francesco pietra
>

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