Beauchamp:Software Installation



Computer Problems
If you have having software or hardware problems, submit a help ticket describing the problem. Do not be afraid to request help from MSIT. They are paid to help you! The link for help tickets is http://med.uth.tmc.edu/msit/mshelp.htm For installing software, you will need to get administrator privileges. Use Directory Utility to set the superuser password (see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1528 for details). Then reboot, try to login as user "root". This same password can then be used in X11 sudo.

Backing Up
Because hard disks fail, it is important to back up your files regularly. The data drives are backed up regularly by a tape library, so don't worry about them. The files on your Mac can be backed up in several ways: Automatically, using Time Machine. Find one of the small WD Passport external hard drives and plug into your Mac. Select this disk as a backup disk in Time Machine. Under "Options", make sure to exclude the Parallels directory and disk image (.HDD and .PVS files) because these are huge and will crash Time Machine. It is also possible to select on the data drives as a Time Machine destination: Go into Applications / Utilities and open up terminal Copy and paste this command into terminal (all on one line) defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes Now all data drives will show up in Time Machine as backup destinations.

Manually, by copying your files elsewhere, such as the UT Nas, or one of the /data drives.

One issue with Time Machine network backup is whether TM does an incremental backup (fast) or a full backup every time (slow). See these sites for discussion http://www.somelifeblog.com/2009/02/fixed-time-machine-backup-to-network.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Machine_(software) http://rolf.haynberg.de/?p=83

Installing and Updating AFNI
All lab Macs should have AFNI installed. AFNI is frequently updated, so it is important to make sure you have the most recent version. Type afni -version to find out what version you have. If it is older than one month, update it! No matter how you update, you must type rehash after you update so that the shell will find the newest version or programs. The simplest way to update afni is a script that is included with AFNI. Just type @update.afni.binaries -defaults Alternately, the latest version can be downloaded manually from http://afni.nimh.nih.gov/afni/download/afni/releases/latest Click and download the distribution for Intel Macs. After downloading, double click the tar file; this will create a new directory containing all of the AFNI programs. Drag this folder into the Applications directory. For ease of access, rename the folder and call it "afni" (easier to type than, for example, macosx_10.5_Intel). If you are updating, delete the old afni folder before renaming.

A more automatic way to update (for Intel Macs) is the following. Set the variable "pkg" to the latest version (as of 6/2009, 64-bit 10.5): set pkg = macosx_10.5_Intel_64 wget http://afni.nimh.nih.gov/pub/dist/tgz/{$pkg}.tgz tar xvfz {$pkg}.tgz Another way (change the package and bindir appropriately): sudo @update.afni.binaries -package macosx_10.5_Intel_64 -bindir /Applications/afni

Optionally, it can be good to test the new version BEFORE overwriting the old version. Here is how we can test SUMA: cd {$pkg} ./suma If it works, we copy it over the old version (type "which afni" if you are not sure which directory afni is in)

mv {$pkg}/* /Applications/AFNI/ rm -r {$pkg}.tgz {$pkg}

If AFNI won't run after updating, it is probably because some of your libraries are out of date. Follow the instructions on the AFNI web site to install all necessary libraries; this will install the newest versions. If errors still occur, a failsafe method is to compile AFNI on your machine; this will ensure that only the available libraries are used.

Some statistical programs in AFNI require the free statistical package "R". This can be downloaded from http://www.biometrics.mtu.edu/CRAN/bin/macosx/

Installing software on a New PC or Mac
ISOs (CD or DVD disk images) are kept on the server in  /data9/Software_isos Open the ISO of the software that you would like to install; if a license key is required, it will typically be in a separate .txt file. MSIT (Ismael Perez) will install a basic set of software, including Microsoft Office, if asked. Ismael can also give you the address from which the software can be downloaded. At one point, the URL for Office was \\139.52.5.233\nba-tera\office 2007 MSIT requires security settings, such as automatic logout after 10 minutes. VirusScan can be downloaded from the MSIT web site, currently at http://its.uth.tmc.edu/resources_mcafeedownload.htm If it is to be used for experiments, these security features can be a problem. MSIT will disable them if an exception form is filled out. If the PC is to be used for experiments, install Presentation software. The XVid CODEC is preferred; Virtual Dub and Audigy software are useful free editing tools. http://www.xvid.org The VLC video player is useful http://www.videolan.org/ Also FFDShow http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow If you are running Windows on a Mac via BootCamp in order to run Presentation, you may find it easier to swap the control and Command keys for consistency with Mac OSX. In Windows XP, This can be done with remapkey.exe A program that is in the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools (free download from Microsoft). Download the tools, go to Start/Run/remapkey Drag the "Left Windows" key onto the "Ctrl" key and vice-versa. This edits the registry and takes effect on the next reboot. The registry can also be edited manually. If you find the Windows Startup and Shutdown sounds annoying they can be turned off from Control Panel/Sounds (in Windows XP). In Windows 7, remapkey.exe does not work. Instead, edit registry manually or try one of the following utilities: KeyTweak (in "FullTeach" mode); SharpKeys, KeyMapper, etc.

Configuring a New Mac
As of 2010, all new Macs will be connected to the Active Directory server, which means that you must use your global UT username and password to login to a Mac. A request must be made to MSIT to give all users of the machine admin privileges; these need to be invoked to install software. MSIT (Ismael Perez) will install a basic set of software, including Microsoft Office, if asked.

AFNI and FreeSurfer are the most commonly used analysis tools and should be installed on every Mac. Depending on the Mac purchased, it may be required to install compilers and other libraries using XTools and fink.

Go to Finder, Preferences, General, "Show These Items on the Desktop" select All. Go to Advanced, select "Show all filename extensions", deselect "Show warning before changing an extension".

For software installation, it can be useful to be a "root" (super-user). To enable this function, type

sudo passwd root Enter your admin password, then a new password for root, and you're done

That Startup "beep" made by the Mac can be disable with various utilities, including StartupSoundPrefPane

ISOs can be created using the Disk Utility in Mac OSX.

Running Windows on a Mac
It can be useful to have Windows installed on a Mac. There are a number of ways to do this. Parallels can be purchased; this allows Windows to be used at the same time as Mac OSX. For the free Boot Camp utility that comes with Mac OSX can be used. In this configuration, only one of OSX or Windows can be used at a time. In either case, a licensed copy of Windows must be purchased. MSIT does NOT have a site license for Windows 7; a copy must be purchased. A new copy can be purchased from Microsoft (~ $300) or an upgrade version can be purchased at the UT bookstore ($40 in 9/2010). However, because this is an upgrade DVD that will only upgrade an existing installation of Windows, a previous version of Windows must be installed first. This can be done easily using the Windows ISOs stored in /Volumes/data9/software_isos. Connect the correct ISO using the Parallels menu to "connect disk image"; the license keys are in a text file in the directory. Windows XP must be installed first, then upgraded to Windows Vista, then upgraded to Windows 7 (Windows 7 will refuse to update directly from Windows XP; the Vista DVD is also upgrade only, so this sequence must be used). Although you are upgrading, make sure you choose the "Clean Install of Windows" option for each upgrade. Otherwise, Parallels shared folders might not work. The physical DVDs are located in the Tandon Lab. The Tandon Lab has a copy of Windows XP with the UT site license key purchased from the UT book store. Copies of this disc work fine to install Windows under Parallels. For Boot Camp, the original disc must be used (with Volume Label VRMPVOL_EN) and possibly without the license key text file. An ISO of this CD can be found on /data6 under Tandlon Lab Warez and burned if not available.

Configuring your login shell
UNIX can use different command line interfaces, called shells. The shell preferred by AFNI and FreeSurfer is called tcsh. The UNIX command line can be accessed through either the X11 program or the Terminal program. The Terminal program is preferred; it makes cutting and pasting between windows and changing window properties easier. To change the login shell used by Terminal, go to Terminal/Preferences/Startup, in "Shells open with" select Command and enter /bin/tcsh For ease of access, drag the Terminal icon (or the X11 icon) to the dock.

Changing the login shell used by X11 is more complex.

Every time tcsh starts, it reads commands from the file .cshrc To copy MSB's tcsh, type cp /Volumes/data9/surfaces/scripts/.cshrc ~/

Because AFNI uses all three mouse buttons, you must tell the Mac to allow this. Click on system preferences/Mouse and Keyboard/Mouse and select the middle mouse button to be button #3 and the right mouse button to be button #2. You may also have to go to system preferences and turn off the middle mouse button to access Dashboard/Expose/Spaces.

Other software that may be handy to have: Adobe Creative Suite; Firefox; Skype

To install software, it may be necessary to have a root password. To create one, type sudo passwd root

NB: SUMA is unstable with some versions of X11. If SUMA crashes, upgrade your X11 as follows. First see which is the latest version by going to    http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/Releases Next, follow these instructions (replacing 2.3.0.pkg with the latest version) quit X11 http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/X11-2.3.0.pkg Install the new X11 logout, login and relaunch X11

The built-in Preview software in Mac OSX is the best way to view PDFs and does not require downloading anything (unlike Adobe Acrobat). For editing PDFs, the free Skim software is recommended http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/

Connecting to the new Mac Server
Click here for page on connecting to the new Mac Server Beauchamp:ServerConnection

Notes on a New Mac Server
Apple no longer makes the XServe, so must switch to NAS/SAN, or a PC server, or a Mac Pro or Mac Mini. possibilities:


 * 1) Drobo  ordered a demo unit, couldn't get it to work
 * 2) Mac Mini with thunderbolt + Promise thunderbolt 6-bay RAID (daisy chain 2 for 12-bay)
 * 3) ReadyNAS
 * 4) SATA Beast http://www.nexsan.com/products/satabeast-xi/index.aspx#/gallery
 * 5) Promise RAID http://store.apple.com/us/product/H1142VC/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY
 * 6) Promise Thunderbolt to connect to Mac Mini
 * 7) G-Tech RAID (small)  http://store.apple.com/us/product/H4656VC/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY
 * 8) Aberdeen RAID (recommended by Ismael) http://www.aberdeeninc.com
 * 9) Synology NAS http://www.synology.com/

Configuring a New Mac Server
Special boot-up key strokes (hold down during boot-up): Apple-Option-P-R to erase the PRAM; C to boot up from CD; Option for a list of all boot-up choices, including CD, BootCamp, etc.

New servers can be ordered with two hard drives. These hard drives can be set to mirror one another so that if one fails, the server can continue operating. To do this, boot the Server from the OSX DVD that came with the Server (using the Startup Disk icon in System Preferences.) Then, use Disk Utility to drag and drop the Server hard drives into a RAID set. Finally, reinstall OSX on the new RAID set. Apple recommends creating an image of the boot-up disk onto an external disk using the Image utility. Then, in the event of a hard disk crash the Server can quickly and easily be restored to health, including all configurations. Before reformatting the hard disk, use the disk utility Repair Disc and Repair Permission options. Ask Network Ops (David Zhang) for fixed IP addresses for the server. Currently, servers are located in the NBA VLAN #236. Network Ops needs the MAC addresses for each jack. The MAC address can be read from the rear of the machine or as follows: ifconfig returns ether 00:17:f2:06:7b:04 Cabling guys (David Findlay) need to know the Mac address and the VLAN. Current <ac addresses for new XServe (ike) are en0 00:24:36:f2:b6:e0 en1 00:24:36:f2:b6:dc with corresponding DHCP 129.106.236.182 129.106.236.183 The HP Tape Loader has Mac address: 002264CCE364 to IP address 129.106.236.185

Bidwell has Mac address 00:0d:93:9e:73:92 to IP address 129.106.236.182

In general, no extra software (AFNI, etc.) is installed on Servers to ease maintenance and allow them to be devoted to their calling. The Promise RAID can be configured through the serial port-to-RJ11 cable included with the system. It may be possible to do this with the XServe (possibly using the "screen" command in Terminal or a terminal emulation program such as Zterm) but I could not figure out how to connect. Instead, a PC laptop with a serial cable and Microsoft Hyperterminal (C:/Program Files/WindowsNT/hypertrm.exe) was used. For more details, see Beauchamp:PromiseConfig After initial configuration, the RAID can be tweaked via the web interface. Or, through it's web-based management system. The system will automatically obtain an IP address from DHCP. It will broadcast this address via Bonjour. Open Safari, open Preferences/Bookmarks, click "Include Bonjour". Click Bonjour on favorites toolbar and select VTrak. Current IP address is 139.52.6.21. Log in is administrator, password is password. (Computer running Safari must be on same subnet.) To setup the Promise RAID, follow the instructions on http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1164 and http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1200 Which essentially means using the web interface (Adminstrative Tools/Import/Configuration Script) to upload this text file; it is then executed automatically. Also note that there are many different fiber channel cards and cables. See the compatibility matrix at  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1769 Creating and synchronizing takes many hours (overnight). After creation of the RAID set, turn on the XServe. You will see an error message saying the disks are not readable. Use Disk Utility to partition the drives (one big partition for each RAID set). Next, use WorkGroup Manager to add users with passwords who can access the drives. To ease managment, separate groups can be created for each partition (e.g. data1 group, data2 group). Users who want access to a particular partition can be easily added or subtracted to the group. Under the Sharing tab of Server Admin, each partition can be given an owner (MSB) and a group (e.g. data1), both of which have Read & Write access. Under the File Sharing tab, click on a Volume to share, then click Share. It will show up in the Share Points section. AppleCare recommends creating a separate folder to share if it will be used for Time Machine backups, to avoid creating share points within share points. Use RAID admin to check on the RAID. A helpful guide is the Mac OSX File Services Administrator manual.

Setting up user accounts. Create accounts for each user (easiest if use same username and ID as on previous system). It is easiest to create one "group" for each RAID set (data drive). Then users can be easily added to groups to give them access to the appropriate data. This is done in Workgroup Manager. Then, new users

XCode/XTools
X11 is the display system for Macs and most Unix machines. XCode is a programming environment for the Mac that includes useful compilers and other tools. To install XTools, find the Install Disc that came with your Mac, go into the System Installation Packages folder, and install the pkg files named XTools and XCode. Alternately, you can find it on the server in /data9/software_isos. This step may not be required for newer Macs. As of May 2011, Apple is charging for newer versions of XCode.

Optional Installs--> Xcode Tools--> XcodeTools.mpkg

AND

Optional Installs--> Xcode Tools--> Packages--> X11SDK.mpkg

http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz

1. XcodeTools and X11SDK from the Leopard DVD. 2. Maybe the latest X11 package from trac.macosforge.org 3. glib2-dev glib netpbm openmotif from fink (stable source will do). 4. mesa mesa-libglw mesa-libglw-shlibs mesa-shlibs from fink (unstable source).

If you have an older Mac, you will periodically need to go to Apple.com and download the latest XCode and XTools. They are NOT automatically installed by the Apple Software Update routines.

"You will need to re-install this package after future OS, and Security Updates delivered through Apple's Software Update. Additionally, you should reinstall this package after installing XCode."

From: http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/X112.6.1

Fink
This step may not be required for newer Macs.

Fink is a program package manager for Macs. Download the program from the Fink webpage:

http://fink.sourceforge.net/.

The program in the dmg file will be straightforward. You can copy finkcommander to the applications folder for a GUI interface. You should update your libraries every few weeks by running the following: fink selfupdate; fink update-all

To add it to your path, add source /sw/bin/init.csh To your .cshrc file.

Installing Required Libraries for AFNI
Type the following line to have Fink grab the newest versions:

fink install glib2-dev glib netpbm openmotif3 fink wget

AFNI
AFNI is a suite of programs developed at the NIH for the analysis of functional neuroimaging. The best place to go for installation directions is AFNI’s instruction website:

http://afni.nimh.nih.gov/pub/dist/HOWTO//howto/ht00_inst/html/index.shtml

Unlike the NIH, we install AFNI to the /Applications/abin folder, rather than the local folder of each user. If you want the most up to date version, click the link for compiling AFNI under Mac OS X. You should also check the download webpage each month for updates:

http://afni.nimh.nih.gov/pub/dist/tgz/

To include AFNI in the path, paste the following line into a terminal window:

echo 'set path = ( $path /Applications/AFNI )' >> ~/.cshrc

FreeSurfer
FreeSurfer is another set of programs developed at NIH for the analysis of functional neuroimaging. We mainly use it for cortical surface reconstruction. Their download page is part of an extensive wiki that describes its many functions.

https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/Download

Updates to the software are normally posted on the listserv. To set the correct paths for Freesurfer paste the following lines into a terminal window:

echo ‘setenv FREESURFER_HOME /Applications/freesurfer‘ >> ~/.cshrc echo ‘source $FREESURFER_HOME/SetUpFreeSurfer.csh' >> ~/.cshrc

Caret
Go to Caret's Download Webpage, register for an account, and download the newest release. Copy the caret folder to the Applications folder on your machine and add the following line to your .cshrc file: set path = ($path /Applications/caret/bin/)

Creating Symbolic Links
It is useful to have symbolic links from the command line so you do not need to type the full path to a file. The program ln creates such symbolic links. Here are a couple of examples:

ln –s /Volumes/data9/surfaces/ /surfaces ln –s /Volumes/data1/UT /UT

The paths are now linked to /surfaces/ and /UT/.

Using the Dell Printer
Download the current drivers for your computer from the Dell website http://support.dell.com/support/downloads The printer IP is 139.52.6.205 To see the current status of the printer go to http://139.52.6.205 Here is a copy of the manual http://openwetware.org/images/8/83/Dell_5100cn.pdf

On Windows XP, you must first add a port, then configure the printer. On Mac OSX, first run the Installer. Then open System Preferences/Print & Fax

Click the "+" button to add a printer, enter the IP address (above.)
 * Protocol must be Line Printer Daemon -- LPD

There are sometimes several drivers to choose from. The PS (postscript) driver under Windows cannot collate. The PCL driver does. So if you need to collate, use the PCL driver.

Mounting RAID Volumes from Windows
You must have a Mac with a valid user account. On the Mac, go to System Preferences, Sharing, and enable Windows Sharing. The menu should say Windows users can access your computer at \\XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX\YYY

For Mac OSX 10.5, go to System Preference, Sharing. Enable File Sharing. Click the "+" button and add your user to the list of Users; change permissions to be Read & Write. Click on Options and Enable "SMB" which is what Windows uses. Click the user name (you will be prompted for your password).

You may also need to able your user account. Look for the message Enabled accounts: Ashley Kingon If your account is not enabled, click on the "Accounts" button and enable it.

Additional steps for Windows VISTA:

Go to the the Start menu and choose 'Computer'

Go to Computer: Local Disk (C:): Windows: regedit

After clicking on the registry editor application: Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa Click on LmCompatibilityLevel Set value to 1 Restart computer

In Windows, go to Internet Explorer and type in the URL above.

Mounting a Volume after sshing to a different machine
For example. I ssh onto tellmore machine. Now I want to access data9 from his machine.

in my home directory (~) (on tellmore) I make a directory called mount, inside of mount I make a directory called data9 (or which ever volume I am mounting), then I mount data9.

cd ~ mkdir mount cd mount mkdir data9 mount_afp -i afp://akingon@129.106.236.180/data9 data9 enter password and now you can cd into data9

Installing Matlab
In general, MSIT is the best source for IT issues, including installing Matlab. Contact our MSIT rep, currently Ismael Perez, for help. To install Matlab for use in the Beauchamp lab:
 * 1. Download and install matlab here. Get login name and pw from Mike
 * Note: you will be prompted to install Java run-time environment 5. This will ease the installation.
 * 2. Currently, we use the NBA Computational Core license. To access this license, place the following in the network.lic file in the licenses subdirectory:

SERVER ms-nba19.ms.uthouston.edu INTERNET=129.106.30.82 27000 USE_SERVER January 2009: A common cause for failure is that the DNS service cannot interpret the hostname. Instead, us SERVER 129.106.30.82 INTERNET=129.106.30.82 27000 USE_SERVER The last "27000" is probably optional. Another cause for failure is that you have downloaded the latest version of Matlab from Mathworks, while our license only supports a previous version. For instance, in Jan 2009, our license only support 2008a, although the website encourages you to download 2008b as the latest version.

Lab Printer
The lab laser printer is a Dell 5100cn with IP address 139.52.6.205 You can check the printer status by going to http://139.52.6.205 In Windows, you must add a Port with this address, then install the correct printer driver and tell it to print to the port. On the Mac, go to System Preferences, Print & Fax, Click the +, Click IP, enter the IP into the address field.

Python
Path:

import sys sys.path # this will show the current path settings sys.path.append('C:\new_path') # this will add the new path, however only until the # current python session is open

To more permanently add a path, use the Windows environment variable PYTHONPATH

Control Panel --> System --> Advanced tab --> Environment Variables (Bottom of page)--> System variables --> look for PYTHONPATH, if it does not exist, use NEW to create it. Use semi-colon to add multiple paths:

C:\path1;C:\path2

''' IDLE (Python's GUI editor) is slow! '''

Displaying outputs on IDLE makes the loop very slow. Here is a test:

import time t0 = time.clock counter = 0 while time.clock <= t0 + 1: print "junk" counter += 1

Running this code on my 2GHz laptop, results in < 400 Hz loop rate using IDLE. Whereas rate is as high as 15 KHz if the code is run from the command line (by double clicking on the python file).

This is very important when detecting a fast event. For example reading parallel port to detect the TTL pulse from MRI scanner [the philips 3T scanner's pulse is currently only 75 microseconds long].

Presentation
 How to get 

Download from NeuroBehavioral Systems website (http://www.neurobs.com/) Trial license is free and good for 30 days. Student version is $100 good for 1 year. You will need to place the order first and then fax/email them both sides of your student ID along with the order and invoice number, as well as the name and contact of your academic advisor. You will need to make an account first to be able to order. After you have successfully purchased the license, you must sign in under the lab ID to retrieve the access code.

 Using two monitors 

- In the Windows display settings (right click on Desktop --> Properties --> Settings), choose the second monitor and select "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor"

- Restart Presentation, then go to Settings --> Video and add another display (bottom of page) and choose the appropriate driver for each (top of the page)

- Make sure the second monitor (the one that will show the stimulus) is selected as the primary display device.

 Getting Help 

In addition to the software Help, and looking at previous codes written in the lab, questions may be asked from NeuroBehavioral systems by posting them on their forum. Usually they are very responsive and helpful. Other users may also post a response to your question.

 Audio Setup 

From Settings-->Audio Choose Custom Mixer-->Primary Buffer Otherwise there will be a ~20ms delay between the time of auditory stimulus presentation and the time that the voltage actually gets to the audio jack! This would be specially crucial for TMS experiments.

 Response Button affecting Parallel Port 

Make sure you set the response_port_output header parameter to false, otherwise whenever for example response button 3 in pressed, binary code of 3 (00000011) will be sent to the parallel port! In SDL section, before begin type:

response_port_output = false;

 Configuring Presentation to use USB for output 

Attaching USB to the computer The computer first needs the NI-DAQmx software installed - download NI USB-6501 (http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/6913). Before you install anything, make sure you have .NET Framework 2.0 installed (available at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en). Under the installer features menu, the bare minimum is:

NI-DAQmx 8.8.0 ->.NET Framework 3.5 Lanugages ->.NET Framework 2.0 Lanugages ->.NET Framework 1.1 Lanugages ->ANSI C Support

You will have to restart after you install the software.

After the restart, connecting the device via USB, Windows will detect a "New Data Acquisition Device", and present you with a window offering several options. Select "Configure and Test This Device Using NI Measurement & Automation Explorer" and run a Self-Test when the window opens. If this passes, the USB device can now be used to control TMS through Presentation.

Configuring Presentation to use USB

Now we need to make a few adjustments to the settings. Under the 'Settings' tab, select the 'Port' option and find the 'Output Ports' box. In this box we need to have a total of 2 ports.

Add the first port, and make sure the following options are set: Port: USB-6501 Data source: port0 Register span: 1 Inversion mask: 0 Default pulse width: 5 ms For the second port, the following options need to be set: Port: USB-6501 Data source: port1 Register span: 1 Inversion mask: 255 Default pulse width: 5 ms

Using Presentation via USB The USB controller uses a new library to control the TMS machine. A sample presentation you can use to test to the USB control of the TMS is available:. In this scenario, the up/down arrows are used to control the intensity of the TMS, while the space bar is used to toggle arming/disarming the device, and the return key is used to fire the device. The sample presentation can also be used to help write code in the future - perhaps the most important point is that it is no longer necessary to define an output port inside the pcl, including the Beauchamp_USB_TMS_library.pcl is sufficient.

 Using and recording sound responses 

Sound response buttons can be defined in Presentation using Settings-->Response-->Devices-->sound device (threshold or offset)

Once you chose "sound device" click on "properties" button to the left of "Devices" window and adjust the parameters. You need to choose the correct microphone from the pull down menu, set the threshold, ...

To record a sound response, check the "save responses" button and set the recording duration. Each response will be saved in a separate wave file. You can also check the button to save all responses in one wave file (in addition to the individual wave files).

Another way to record sounds is using: sound_recording{ duration = 1000; base_filename = "some_file_name"; };

within a trial.

Misc Unix Notes
Loops in tcsh are a handy way to automate data processing. Here is an un-commented example. The syntax varies from shell to shell. set sdall = ( X Y Z P O R T Y) set idx = 1 foreach ec (FL FM FN FQ FS FU FW FY FZ) set sd = $sdall[$idx] @ idx++ echo $idx end

Parallels and Presentation
Presentation runs only under Windows, but can be run on a Mac using BootCamp OR virtualization software such as VMWare or Parallels. Here are some benchmarks for a 2010 MacBook Pro with a 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 and 4 GB RAM:

To assess performance under Windows 7, go to Control Panel/Performance Information and Tools.

Scores are on a scale from 1.0 to 7.9 calculations per second    memory access    Windows graphics    3D graphics for games   hard drive

Windows 7 (boot camp) 6.8 5.5 6.4 6.4 5.9

windows 7 (parallels) (1 CPU, 1GB RAM) 4.9 4.5 5.9 4.8 6.2

windows 7 (parallels) (2 CPU, 2GB RAM) 4.9 5.5 5.9 4.8 6.2

To summarize, biggest hit is calculations per second and graphics.