File MIES_DataConfigurator.ipf

DC Handle preparations before data acquisition or test pulse related to the DAQ data and config waves

Functions

static variable DC_UpdateGlobals(string device, variable dataAcqOrTP)

Update global variables used by the Testpulse or DAQ.

variable DC_Configure(string device, variable dataAcqOrTP, variable multiDevice = defaultValue)

Prepare test pulse/data acquisition.

Parameters:

  • device – panel title

  • dataAcqOrTP – one of DATA_ACQUISITION_MODE or TEST_PULSE_MODE

  • multiDevice – [optional: defaults to false] Fine tune data handling for single device (false) or multi device (true)

Throws:

Abort – configuration failure

static variable DC_UpdateHSProperties(string device, wave ADCs)
static variable DC_NoOfChannelsSelected(string device, variable type)

Return the number of selected checkboxes for the given type.

static variable DC_ChannelCalcForDAQConfigWave(string device, variable dataAcqOrTP)

Returns the total number of combined channel types (DA, AD, and front TTLs) selected in the DA_Ephys Gui.

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static variable DC_AreTTLsInRackChecked(string device, variable rackNo)

Returns the ON/OFF status of the front TTLs on a specified rack.

Parameters:

  • device – device

  • rackNo – Only the ITC1600 can have two racks. For all other ITC devices RackNo = 0.

static variable DC_LongestOutputWave(string device, variable dataAcqOrTP, variable channelType)

Returns the number of points in the longest stimset.

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static variable DC_CalculateDAQDataWaveLength(string device, variable dataAcqOrTP)

Calculate the required length of the DAQDataWave.

ITC Hardware:

  • The DAQDataWave length = 2^x where is the first integer large enough to contain the longest output wave plus one. X also has a minimum value of 17 to ensure sufficient time for communication with the ITC device to prevent FIFO overflow or underrun.

NI Hardware:

  • Returns stopCollectionPoint

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static variable DC_MakeDAQConfigWave(string device, variable numActiveChannels)

Create the DAQConfigWave used to configure the DAQ device.

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static std::tuple<WaveOrNull, WaveRefWave> DC_MakeAndGetDAQDataWave(string device, variable hardwareType, variable numActiveChannels, variable samplingInterval, variable dataAcqOrTP)

Creates DAQDataWave; The wave that the device takes DA and TTL data from and passes AD data to for all channels.

Config all refers to configuring all the channels at once

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static wave DC_MakeNIChannelWave(string device, variable numRows, variable samplingInterval, variable index, variable type, variable dataAcqOrTP)

Creates a single NIChannel wave.

Config all refers to configuring all the channels at once

Parameters:

  • device – panel title

  • numRows – size of the 1D channel wave

  • samplingInterval – minimum sample intervall in microseconds

  • index – number of NI channel

  • type – numeric data type of NI channel

  • dataAcqOrTP – one of DATA_ACQUISITION_MODE or TEST_PULSE_MODE

Returns:

Wave Reference to NI Channel wave

static variable DC_MakeHelperWaves(string device, variable dataAcqOrTP)

Initializes the waves used for displaying DAQ/TP results in the oscilloscope window and the scaled data wave.

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static variable DC_InitDataHoldingWave(wave wv, variable numRows, variable sampleInterval, variable numDACs, variable numADCs, variable numTTLs, variable type = defaultValue, variable isFourierTransform = defaultValue)

Initialize data holding waves to NaN.

wave DC_GetFilteredChannelState(string device, variable dataAcqOrTP, variable channelType, variable DAQChannelType = defaultValue)

Return the list of active channels, filtered for various special cases.

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static variable DC_PlaceDataInDAQConfigWave(string device, variable dataAcqOrTP)

Places channel (DA, AD, and TTL) settings data into DAQConfigWave.

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static variable DC_GetDecimationFactor(string device, variable dataAcqOrTP)

Get the decimation factor for the current channel configuration.

This is the factor between the minimum sampling interval and the real. If the multiplier is taken into account depends on dataAcqOrTP.

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static variable DC_CalculateLongestSweep(string device, variable dataAcqOrTP, variable channelType)

Returns the longest sweep in a stimulus set across the given channel type.

Parameters:
Returns:

number of data points, not time

static variable DC_CalculateStimsetLength(wave stimSet, string device, variable dataAcqOrTP)

Get the stimset length for the real sampling interval.

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static variable DC_CalculateGeneratedDataSize(string device, variable dataAcqOrTP, variable genLength)

Get the length for the real sampling interval from a generated wave with length.

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static variable DC_PlaceDataInDAQDataWave(string device, variable numActiveChannels, variable dataAcqOrTP, variable multiDevice)

Places data from appropriate DA and TTL stimulus set(s) into DAQDataWave. Also records certain DA_Ephys GUI settings into sweepDataLNB and sweepDataTxTLNB.

Parameters:
Throws:

Abort – configuration failure

static variable DC_MakeTTLWave(string device, DataConfigurationResult *s)
static variable DC_WriteTTLIntoDAQDataWave(string device, DataConfigurationResult *s)
static variable DC_PrepareLBNEntries(string device, DataConfigurationResult *s)
static variable DC_FillSetEventFlag(string device, DataConfigurationResult *s)
static variable DC_FillDAQDataWaveForTP(string device, DataConfigurationResult *s)
static variable DC_FillDAQDataWaveForDAQ(string device, DataConfigurationResult *s)
static std::tuple<DataConfigurationResult> DC_GetConfiguration(string device, variable numActiveChannels, variable dataAcqOrTP, variable multiDevice)
static variable DC_SetupConfigurationTTLstimSets(string device, DataConfigurationResult *s)

fills in TTL stimset wave references in DataConfigurationResult structure needs: s.hardwareType, s.numXXXEntries fields

static variable DC_DocumentHardwareProperties(string device, variable hardwareType)

Document hardware type/name/serial number into the labnotebook.

static variable DC_GetStimsetAcqCycleID(string device, variable fingerprint, variable DAC)

Return the stimset acquisition cycle ID.

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static variable DC_GenerateStimsetFingerprint(variable raCycleID, string setName, variable setCycleCount, variable setChecksum)

Generate the stimset fingerprint.

This fingerprint is unique for the combination of the following properties:

  • Repeated acquisition cycle ID

  • stimset name

  • stimset checksum

  • set cycle count

Always then this fingerprint changes, a new stimset acquisition cycle ID has to be generated.

static std::tuple<variable, variable, variable> DC_CheckIfDataWaveHasBorderVals(string device, variable dataAcqOrTP)
variable DC_DocumentChannelProperty(string device, string entry, variable headstage, variable channelNumber, variable channelType, variable var = defaultValue, string str = defaultValue)

Document channel properties of DA and AD channels.

Knows about unassociated channels and creates the special key returned by CreateLBNUnassocKey().

Parameters:

  • device – device

  • entry – name of the property

  • headstage – number of headstage, must be NaN for unassociated channels

  • channelNumber – number of the channel

  • channelType – type of the channel

  • var – [optional] numeric value

  • str – [optional] string value

static variable DC_ITC_MakeTTLWave(string device, DataConfigurationResult *s)

Combines the TTL stimulus sweeps across different TTL channels into a single wave.

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static variable DC_NI_MakeTTLWave(string device, DataConfigurationResult *s)
static std::tuple<variable, variable> DC_CalculateChannelColumnNo(string device, string setName, variable channelNo, variable channelType)

Returns column number/step of the stimulus set, independent of the times the set is being cycled through (as defined by SetVar_DataAcq_SetRepeats)

Parameters:

  • device – panel title

  • setName – name of the stimulus set

  • channelNo – channel number

  • channelType – channel type, one of CHANNEL_TYPE_DAC or CHANNEL_TYPE_TTL

Return values:

  • column – stimset column

  • setCycleCount – set cycle count

static variable DC_ReturnTotalLengthIncrease(DataConfigurationResult *s)

Returns the length increase of the DAQDataWave following onset/termination delay insertion and distributed data aquisition. Does not incorporate adaptations for oodDAQ.

All returned values are in number of points, not in time.

static variable DC_GetStopCollectionPoint(string device, DataConfigurationResult *s)

Calculate the stop collection point, includes all required global adjustments.

variable DC_GotTPChannelWhileDAQ(string device)

Returns 1 if a channel is set to TP, the check is through the stimset name from the GUI.

variable DC_GetChannelTypefromHS(string device, variable headstage)

Get the channel type of given headstage.

Parameters:

  • device – panel title

  • headstage – head stage

Returns:

One of DaqChannelTypeConstants