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[gdillon]

I am trying to write a section of code in an FR1 program that would discriminate between response types.  I would like the program to count visits to the receptacle within 30secs following a lever press as chain responses.  And visits to the receptacle at any other time as unchained responses.  I am having trouble making this work.  Any suggestions?

[Filip*]

So what do you have so far?

[gdillon]

\Inputs
^LeftLever=1
^Receptacle=2

\Outputs
^House = 1
^Reward=2 \ In this code, this is a Pellet Dispenser
^RewardLight=3

\Defined Variables
\A=# of total lever presses
\B=# of rewards received
\C=# Chained responses
\U=# Unchained responses
\T=temporary counter for time window after response
\X=number of receptacle visits during window

S.S.1,
S1,
#START: ON ^House --> S2

S2,
#R^LeftLever: ON ^Reward; ON^RewardLight; Z1 --> S3

S3,
2": -->S1

S.S.2,
\This is state set that contains the response count and display.  This will now put label the \"Responses" and its value "A" on screen until the START command is issued

S1,
#START: SHOW 1, Responses, A-->S2

S2,
#R^LeftLever: ADD A; SHOW 1, Responses, A --> SX

S.S.3,
\Reward Counter and Timer

S1,
#Z1: ADD B; SHOW 2, Rewards, B --> S2

S2,
0.05": OFF ^Reward--> S1

S.S.4,
\Chained vs unchained responses

S1,
#Z1:  SET T=0-->S2

S2,
#R^Receptacle: ADD T; ADD X-->S2
#Z1: SET T=0-->S2
1": ADD T; IF T<=30 THEN {@Chained; @Unchained}
@Chain: ADD C; SHOW 3, Chain, C-->S1
@Unchained: ADD U; SHOW 4, Unchained, U-->S1


S.S.5,
\Session Timer

S1,
#START:-->S2

S2,
60':-->STOPABORT

[Filip*]

1. Why not modify S.S.1/S2 like this:

Code:

S2,
  #R^LeftLever: ON ^Reward; ON^RewardLight; Z1 ---> S2 (NOTE: YOUR REDIRECTION WAS MISSING A '-')
  #R^Magazine: Z2 ---> S2

Of course, you need another stateset to count these magazine responses. It will be very similar to your S.S.4.

2. Also, I'd move all the reward and signal code into a separat states that listens for Z1 only. This way, you keep switching the reward and signal on and off close to each other.

3. Third, I'd move all user messages to a separate stateset for clarity.

[gdillon]

Filip,
Thanks for the suggestions. 
In my current program I am trying to count the magazine responses in my If/Then statement, so that every nose poke into the food hooper is measured as either a chain or unchained response, but it doesn't seem to be working.

S.S.4,
\Chained vs unchained responses

S1,
#Z1:  SET T=0-->S2

S2,
#R^Receptacle: ADD T; ADD X-->S2
#Z1: SET T=0-->S2
1": ADD T; IF T<=30 THEN {@Chained; @Unchained}
@Chain: ADD C; SHOW 3, Chain, C-->S1
@Unchained: ADD U; SHOW 4, Unchained, U-->S1

[Gary Bamberger]

Hi Greg,

See my response to your other question in the coding help section:

http://www.med-associates.com/mednr/forum/index.php?topic=10.0

I think that it will answer your question.