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1. Wi A Y CI 0 000 OD 0 000 0 000 o oo ore 2 0 000 m Help Display Data from Box Additional Boxes to Update from Box 1 ra 2 000 0000007000 Select All Deselect Al The value of any simple variable may be viewed from this screen by clicking an array on the table and each element in that array can be viewed as shown in Figure 2 12 To change a value simply highlight and replace the value in the lower right hand box or use the up down arrows to increment by 1 Click the Issue button for the change to take effect Click Named Variables to produce the display in Figure 2 13 Change variables here as needed 10 DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC PRODUCT NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION Figure 2 12 Displaying Array D from Box 1 Displaying Array D from Box 1 Dii D O3 Oif Named Vars 0 000 6 000 o 000 6 000 Mamed as DE pir D 3 BEJ i Vars o 000 6 000 o 000 0 000 Oo yas Brit Di2 D 13 O 14 i 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 Refresh D 1 oi Diis Dris i 000 000 000 0 000 Issue piat D22 D22 D 24 p 000 000 0 000 000 Close DI E p27 Df28 p29 g se m nan aan i Help Di0 from Box 1 0 000 ti Display Data from Box Additional Boxes to Update E 1 IF 1 Select All Deselect All Figure 2 13 Displaying Named Variables from Box 1 Displaying Named Variables from Box 1 Adaptation Time mini 00D2. SET Session Time mini VALUE 30 000 MATINBOX 1 BOXES 1 Once this macro is built use the macro editor to make simple changes such as replacing reward or correct lever values Review the Help file on screen or the MED PC IV User s Manual for more information on macros and the features offered A START command or message box followed by a START command could be added to the macro it was left off here so changes could be verified before starting the procedure 12 DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc Modifying the MedState Notation Code Permanent changes to the Radial Arm Maze 1 mpc procedure can be made to the MedState Notation code To make the same change to the Session Time as shown above do the following Open Trans IV and select File Open to place Radial Arm Maze 1 mpc into the text editor Scroll down to approximately line 114 note the line counter in the lower right hand corner of the editor to reveal the code shown in Figure 2 15 Figure 2 15 Radial Arm Maze 30 min Session mpc Lines 114 EES TRANS IV C MED PC IVAMPCiRadial Arm Maze 1 mpc ig File Edit Search Options Translation Window Help 3 3 1 Si Set Default Values Here 0 001 SET 4 2 B El gt 32 s Change B 15 to B 30 and save the changes with the same or a new file name such as Radial Arm Maze 30 min Session mpc Remember if creating a new mpc file name and are using a macro to load boxes the file name in the
3. Figure 2 4 This is where the application to be run is selected The screen displays a list of all the currently compiled procedures Select the desired procedure and then click Next Figure 2 4 The Select a Procedure Screen RADIAL ARM MAZE 1 RADIAL ARM MAZE 4 DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC PRODUCT NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION The Enter Experiment Data Screen should display next as shown in Figure 2 5 The purpose of this screen is to allow annotations to be added to the data file that is produced by MED PC IV These annotations will help identify the Subject Experiment and Experiment Group upon which data was collected Comments can be added here as well and the data file can be given a customized file name to help identify it from other data files Enter the information desired and click Next Figure 2 5 Enter Experiment Data Screen Subiect_1 Subject I gt A Radial Arm Maze 1 Experiment Group Group 1 Comments Radial Am Maze Experiment Optional Custom Filename RAM_Subject _Group z KE EZ NOH The next screen to appear is the Review Choices screen as seen in Figure 2 6 This is a method of confirming that the information received from the Box Procedure Selected is correct If it is not correct select Previous and edit the data If it is correct select Next Figure 2 6 Review Choices Screen Review the data below Box 1 Procedure RADIAL ARM MAZ
4. macro also must be changed Translate and compile the new or changed file as described previously and run MED PC IV Use the Change Variables screen to view confirm the new values 13 DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc CHAPTER 3 UNDERSTANDING THE DATA FILES Unless otherwise specified data will be saved to C MED PC IV DATA Data can be saved manually by selecting FILE SAVE DATA MANUALLY or FILE SAVE DATA FLUSH The file name that is used to save the data in depends on the option that was chosen in the Hardware Configuration Utility and may also be dependent on the Subject Experiment and Group name provided in the MED PC IV load wizard Within each data file the headings are created for each Subject Experiment Group Box etc see below Data files may be opened with note pad word pad or any word processor or spreadsheet however be sure they are always saved unformatted in case a data extraction utility such as MED PC to Excel might ever be used Data file formats are explained in detail in the MED PC IV User s Manual Sample Data File File C MED PC IV DATA 2008 03 23 Start Date 03 23 08 Date that the program started End Date 03 23 06 Date that the program ended Subject Animal 1 Subject name Experiment Experiment 1 Experiment name Group Group 1 Croup nane Box 1 Box in MED PC IV that the program ran Start Time 16 23 38 Time that the program start
5. 0 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 4 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 8 1 000 Appendix A Contact Information Please contact MED Associates Inc for information regarding any of our products Visit our website at www med associates com for contact information For technical questions email support med associates com 15 DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc
6. 2 64 min 4 1 000 2 000 54 400 3 000 Arm l 2 Entries 54 4 60 0 91 min 8 2 000 1 000 38 800 1 000 Arm 1 Entries 38 87 60 0 65 min 12 3 000 2 000 70 500 2 000 16 4 000 2 000 47 000 1 000 20 5 000 1 000 46 500 1 000 24 6 000 1 000 46 700 1 000 28 72000 1 000 43 400 1 000 32 8 000 2 000 60 000 2 000 Array K holds the sequence that the Runways were completed An entrance into an arm does not mean the arm was completed A Head Entry has to be made in order to be counted here K Oe 1 000 5 000 3 000 6 000 As 3 000 8 000 7 000 8 000 93 2 000 4 000 Array L holds the time each Runway was completed in seconds from when the Session started i e Does not include the Adaptation Time L Q 40 000 104 000 149 000 236 000 Arm 1 completed 40 seconds after start Arm 5 completed 104 seconds after Scale 4 259 000 317 000 376 000 474 000 8 518 000 564 000 Array R elements 1 8 tell the program which Runways have been completed A value of 1 indicates that the Runway was completed 1 e a Head Entry had been made Elements 0 is Not Used Elements 9 10 and 11 are internal variables that help with the control of the program Values not important R 3 0 000 1 000 1 000 1000 4 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 8 1 000 4 000 4 000 12 000 Array S elements 1 8 tell the program which Runways are baited A value of 1 means that the Runway was baited Element 0 is Not Used S 0
7. E 1 Subject Subject 1 Experiment Radial Arm Maze 1 Group Group 1 Comment Radial Arm Maze Experiment Filename RAM Subjecti Groupl Click Nex to finish loading the box or Previous to correct errors DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC PRODUCT NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION The Alter Session Parameters Screen shown in Figure 2 7 is the next screen to appear and is an important screen for the researcher The Alter Session Parameters screen allows the researcher to alter the parameters by which a procedure executes The Send Start Command Screen appears next The options available on the screen vary depending upon how many boxes are described in the Hardware Configuration Figure 2 7 Alter Session Parameters Screen Adaptation Time min Session Time min In this example only 1 box is described in the Hardware Configuration so Figure 2 8 will appear next If more than 1 box is in the Hardware Configuration then Figure 2 9 will appear Figure 2 8 Send Start Command Screen for Single Box Configuration DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC PRODUCT NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION Figure 2 9 Send Start Command Screen for Multiple Box Configuration In both cases Figure 2 8 and Figure 2 9 the screens are where the researcher decides to either load more boxes send a start signal to boxes that are already loaded or enter the MED PC IV run
8. Named Vars Session Time min Vars Refresh lssue Close MAG Help Display Data from Box Additional Boxes to Update E 1 IF 1 Select All Deselect All 11 DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc Macros The simplest way to initially create a macro is to record keyboard functions while performing the steps manually Once the commands are in the macro it is easy to create a number of macros with the macro editor The following example illustrates the process of loading Box 1 and changing the Session Time to 30 To begin open MED PC IV and going directly to the run time screen Close the load wizard if present Before loading or opening the procedure click Macro on the main menu and select Turn On Macro Recorder or click the 8th tool bar item with the cassette tape icon on top A note on the bottom of the display indicates that the recorder is running Open Radial Arm Maze 1 mpc by clicking Files Open Session Change the variables using any of the methods described above When all settings have been made turn the recorder off again by using the main menu or tool bar Save the macro with a distinctive name The example in Figure 2 14 was named Session_Time_30 mac since the Session Time was changed to 30 Figure 2 14 Session_Time_30 mac P Session_Time_30 MAC Notepad Sil Ed File Edit Format View Help LOAD BO 1 SUB EXPT O GROUP PROGRAM RADIAL ARM MAZE 1
9. ammed application and how to save and view the data files Overview of the Procedures The Radial Arm Maze procedures Radial Arm Maze 1 mpc and Radial Arm Maze 4 mpc provide for a user defined adaptation time and session test time The test session ends when the animal has fully explored all eight runways or at the end of the user defined session time whichever comes first The standard data collection includes the number of zone entries time spent in each zone and end counts in each runway Additional data includes total runways correct total runway errors the sequence of runways entered and the elapsed time in seconds to runway completion Radial Arm Maze 1 mpc should be used with systems that include Automatic Guillotine Doors two IR Pairs at the entrance of each Runway and Head Entry Detectors at Food Cup Radial Arm Maze 4 mpc should be used with systems that include Automatic Guillotine Doors two IR Pairs at the entrance of each Runway Head Entry Detectors at Food Cup and Pellet Dispensers Installing the Software Please refer to the MED PC IV User s Manual for a complete guide to installing the MED PC IV software building a valid Hardware configuration with the Hardware Configuration utility and opening and compiling a MSN procedure in the Trans IV utility To install the Radial Arm Maze Data Collection Procedures insert the CD into the CD ROM drive and click Install the Radial Arm Maze Software The Radial Arm Maze D
10. ata Collection procedures are copied into the C MED PC IV MPC folder Backing Up the Software Med Associates strongly encourages creating backup copies of the programs in case of disk failure Having copies of the original programs may be useful in the future should modifications be made to the existing programs DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc CHAPTER 2 BEGINNING amp RUNNING AN EXPERIMENT Translating the MED PC IV mpc File Programs written in MedState Notation must be translated using Trans IV before they can be executed in this application Be sure that a copy of the file being translated is present in the directory C MED PC IV MPC Open Trans IV icon and select Translation Translate and Compile Select the program s to use for the experiment and click Make Click OK to start the translator and it will automatically parse the MedState Notation and then open to a DOS screen to compile the Pascal code Depending on the speed of the computer each of these steps may not be seen If any problems are encountered during this process refer to the on screen help menu or the MED PC Version IV User s Manual or contact MED Associates Inc for assistance Figure 2 1 Trans IV Control Panel for Translating and Compiling MedState Notation Code fy Specify Files to Translate Radial Arm Maze 1 mpc Radial Arm Maze 4 mpc No Trans Exclude DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates I
11. ed End Time 16 36 26 Time that the program ended MSN Radial Arm Maze 4 Name of the program that created this file A 2 000 Adaptation Time B 15 000 Session Time Ci 0 000 Not Used E 564 000 The Session Time that the program ran in seconds E 4 000 Internal variable to help with the control of the program Value not important G 8 000 Runways Correct Number of Runways completed successfully Number of Pellets earned H 3 000 Runway Errors Number of Runways the animal repeated completed a second time TA 10 000 Internal variable to help with the control of the program Value not important J 0 000 Runways Incorrect Number of Runways completed that were not baited M 0 000 Not Used N 0 000 Not Used O 0 000 Not Used P 0 000 Not Used Q 0 000 Not Used Ti 8 000 Number of baited arms U 0 000 Not Used Vi 0 000 Not Used W 0 000 Not Used X 0 000 Not Used Y 0 000 Not Used 1 0 000 Not Used Array D holds the experiment values for what the animal did in each Runway ara The first four elements in the array are the values for the Hub The next four elements are the values for the first arm Arm of Time in of De Entries Hub Runway Head Entries 14 DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC PRODUCT NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION 0 0 000 12 000 158 500 0 000 Hup 12 Entries 158 5 60
12. me ASSOCIATES ING instrumentation and software for research RADIAL ARM MAZE MED STATE NOATATION PROCEDURE SOF 00RA 6 USER S MANUAL DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 All Rights Reserved Med Associates Inc P O Box 319 St Albans Vermont 05478 Phone 802 527 2343 Fax 802 527 5095 www med associates com SOF 700RA 6 RADIAL ARM MAZE DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc SOF 700RA 6 RADIAL ARM MAZE Table of Contents Chapter 1 INTrOCUCTION cccccccsssssecccccsssscccccccessscecccceesseccccecesseeccceeessceeeeeees 3 Overview OF the Procedures ss RE nc Re SR nd eis 3 TASER UES SOM OO a E aa 3 BCG UP The SO WE SSSR den ia 3 Chapter 2 Beginning 8 Running an Experiment 4 Translating the MED PC IV mpo FREE o 4 usma the MED PE Ty LOG Wizard z s AT 5 Viewing Changing Variable Values ss 10 MATOS od no 12 Modifying the MedState Notation Code 13 Chapter 3 Understanding the Data Files ss 14 Sample P lalnile setu UE E E ei de ti eee 14 Appendix A Contact Information ss 15 DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION MED PC gives researchers the ability to use pre programmed applications such as Radial Arm Maze to make data collection easy These pre programmed applications can also be modified to meet the evolving needs of a research protocol This manual provides step by step instructions on how to use this pre progr
13. nc MED ASSOCIATES INC PRODUCT NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION Using the MED PC IV Load Wizard MED PC IV is designed to help the researcher run an experiment by guiding selection choices through its Experiment Loading Wizard This section will describe how to initiate the Radial Arm Maze 1 mpc application however the following steps that will also apply to all other mpc procedures Open MED PC IV and the MED PC Experiment Loading Wizard s Welcome screen shown in Figure 2 2 will appear Figure 2 2 The MED PC IV Loading Wizard Welcome Screen To avoid this load wizard deselect the checkbox labeled Run this experiment automatically when starting MED PC Close this screen by clicking the Close button Closing this screen immediately reveals the MED PC Run Time Screen shown in Figure 2 9 If the choice to continue with the Loading Wizard is made then click the Next button DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC PRODUCT NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION The Box Selection screen will appear next as shown in Figure 2 3 From this screen the researcher chooses which boxes will be used in the experiment Select the boxes that will run the experiment by clicking in the radio button next to the box number The figure shows that the Hardware Configuration included only 1 box which was selected Click Next to continue Figure 2 3 The Box Selection Screen The Select a Procedure screen appears next as seen in
14. time environment without sending a start signal by selecting I am finished with the wizard This option results in the screen shown in Figure 2 10 Figure 2 10 The MED PC IV Run Time Screen M aoe y File Configure View Macros Help lole slak e21 2 Box 5 subject E E sperim IS Group LL Load P Program Adaptation Time 200 Session Time 15 00 DOC 132 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC PRODUCT NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION Viewing Changing Variable Values Before a start command has been issued any variable may be changed on the MED PC IV run time screen Simply highlight the value to change and then enter the new value Once a session is in progress change variables by selecting Configure Change Variables or click the 4th tool bar item AX In the lower left hand corner of the Change Variables window find the Display Data from Box display and choose the chamber s to modify By clicking additional boxes in the Additional Boxes to Update section changes made to a single box are automatically loaded to all of the selected boxes Figure 2 11 Changing Variables Screen Displaying Variables from Box 1 A E U E X Hamed Vars 2000 15 000 0 000 U Array 0 000 Hamed Var F G H l J Wars 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 PT M O Refresh K Array L Array 0 000 0 000 0 000 a E Cl Tr 0 000 0 000 Fi Array 0 000 0 000 Issue U Y
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