This Activity Wheel package shows the Activity Wheel with Modular Test Cage (ENV-042A) with an optional Auto Guillotine Door (ENV-540). This allows the researcher to control access to the Activity Wheel through the program, so testing may be run unattended. Since the test cage is the ValuePak Modular Test Chamber (ENV-008VP), the test chamber may be loaded with any of the standard accessories. For example, the chamber shown here includes:

• House Light
• Liquid Dipper
• Cage Speaker
• Dual Feeder “Y” Tube
• Three Retractable Levers
• Dual Pellet/Dipper Receptacle
• Two 45mg Pellet Dispensers
• Four Input/Eight Output SmartCtrl™ Package

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Activity Wheels may be added to just about any chamber. The package shown here combines the Nine Nose Poke chamber with an Activity Wheel and Auto Guillotine Door. Access to the Activity Wheel may be controlled through the program, so testing may be run unattended. The test chamber may be loaded with any of the standard accessories. For example, the chamber shown here includes:

• House Light
• Liquid Dipper
• Cage Speaker
• Dual Feeder “Y” Tube
• Three Retractable Levers
• Dual Pellet/Dipper Receptacle
• Two 45mg Pellet Dispensers
• Sixteen Input/Output Control and Cable Package

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This Activity Wheel package illustrates our ability to make custom chambers to meet our customers’ requirements. This package combines the Extra Tall Modular Test Chamber (ENV-007) with an Activity Wheel via an 18” Runway ENV-542). It also has a Ten Inch Clear Start/Goal Box (ENV-546) connected to the runway. The test chamber may be loaded with any of the standard accessories. For example, the chamber shown here includes:

• House Light
• Liquid Dipper
• Cage Speaker
• Single Channel I/R Source, Detector and Control
• Three Nose Pokes with Three Color Cue
• Two External Pellet Cups
• Two 45mg Pellet Dispensers
• Eight Input/Sixteen Output SmartCtrl™ Package

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SOF-735 Single License,
SOF-735A Site License,
MED-PC^® IV

OS Compatibility:
Windows® 95, 98, 2000, XP
and Windows NT^®

Four separate applications make up the MED-PC^® package. Each is designed to handle a specific task as easily and transparently as possible.

MedTest verifies hardware function independent of MED-PC^®. This includes an interface card test, a test for the Programmable Audio Generator (ANL-926), and tests for SmartCtrl™ interface modules (DIG-716B test shown), standard modules, and SuperPort™ modules.

Trans IV translates and compiles selected MedState Notation™ procedures into DLL files that may be executed by MED-PC^®. This application also serves as a text editor with a detailed help index to MedState Notation™ programming. Error checking code activated during translation clearly points to simple format type errors.

Hardware Configuration is used to build a configuration file that tells MED-PC^® how many boxes are connected, how many inputs and outputs are available to each box, and how are they identified. This utility guides the user step by step through this procedure. It is used to set or update such user controlled parameters as file format, automatic file naming strategy and structure, automatic back up frequency, and data file path.

MED-PC^® IV is the run time or operating system of MED-PC^®. It lets the user run up to 16 test chambers with up to 1 million data elements per chamber. A single test chamber could have up to 80 inputs and 80 outputs. Interface cabinets for 8 or 16 modules are available. Modules with 8, 12, 16, or 24 inputs/outputs in various combinations are available.

The MED-PC^® IV Load Wizard is specially designed for first time users. It takes the operator through a series of screens for loading and starting one or more boxes. This can be most helpful when first learning the MED-PC^® system. This feature may be disabled at any time, and boxes may be loaded from file menu selections, buttons on the tool bar, or customized macros with optional user-defined dialog boxes for the operator.

The Run Time Display is, in many ways, similar to earlier versions of Windows MED-PC^® (WMPC™) and will be easily recognized by seasoned users. The screen is divided into a Status Area, displaying the subject, group, and experiment information, time loaded, and procedure loaded for each box; the Output Area, displaying the status of all outputs; and the Show Area, displaying user-defined information on the experiment. The major improvements to the run time display are that each of these areas may now be individually sized with user selected background and font colors, the output area will now display up to 80 outputs per box, and the show area can now display up to 200 data elements with “what you see is what you get” labeling from MedState Notation™.

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