To automatically start /stop acquisition by means of an external TTL signal follow the following instructions. First, connect an appropriate TTL control signal to the P1.6 (pin #21) of the extension header of the Scanbox board. The view below shows a top view of the Scanbox control board. The pin in question is located on…
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Verify the trigger!
You may encounter a situation where shortly after focusing and/or grabbing Scanbox quits and asks you to “verify the trigger”. If this happens proceed as follows: First, if you hear the resonant mirror starting to work (meaning you hear the 8khz tone) when you press focus or grab, skip to the next step below. Otherwise, make sure…
Read MoreSetting up the gige cameras
The following explains how to connect GigE cameras to your Scanbox. If you have trouble following the instructions below just let me know — I can help remotely. ScanBox has the ability to acquire images from cameras synchronized to the frames of the microscope. We typically use one camera to monitor eye movements and a second one to monitor…
Read MoreOnline trial averaging
It is often the case that you may want to do some quick on-line analyses on our data during the execution of an experiment. Scanbox provides a quick way to save, at the end of each experiment, the mean image during each trial. To use this feature do the following: Select “Accumulate” in the Image…
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