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Register participant in Medoc (Thermode)

  • thermode_default
  • thermode_BIDS
  • lastname: ses-XX
  • first name: sub-XXXX
  • ID: spacetop_ses-XX_sub-XXXX (each ID should be unique, otherwise it will throw an error)
  • Gender : M/F
  • Date of Birth : date of experiment (click on dropdown menu, calendar default is the date of experiment)
  • Doctor: Your initials

Also documented in DBIC setup

Medoc PC: Medoc TSA setup

  • Turn TSA-II on before experiment, for safety test to pass
  • check green light on TSA-II
  • check connection between TSA-II & medoc-PC (USB!!)
  • Turn Medoc PC on and open Acknowledge software (admin/admin)
  • Click participant, test, and make sure “external control” is on.
* External control “on”: External control > check box
  • plug in participant information (use BIDS id)

Medoc PC - Stim PC communictaion

  • Check if all of the ethernet cables are connected [ #LINK configuration ]
  • Test 1: In the SPACETOP PC terminal, type ping 10.64.1.10 This is the ip address of the medoc PC. we’ll make sure that the spacetop can send bytes to medoc
  • Test 2: turn on medoc main station program. Go into external control mode. In the SPACETOP PC, load matlab ptb3-matlab. In the command window, main(‘10.64.1.10’, 20121, 1, 100) # select Program main(10.64.1.10’, 20121, 4, 100) # Trigger Program
  • run testmain.m, which will basically do Test 2 for you.