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Support   m-pod    m-pod for EGI Net Station 4.5

Important

This support document describes how to use StimTracker with Net Station version 4.5.5. Please:

Summary

m-pod for EGI is fitted with a DB9 connector:

It is ready to plug into the GES 200 and GES 250, using the Net Amps 200.

On the GES 300 and later systems, an additional “Hypertronics-to-DB9” cable is needed. Most installations usually purchase this cable with their EGI system. If you do not have it, you can buy one from EGI or Cedrus’ store.

Setting Up Net Station

Setting up Net Station to work with m-pod is straightforward. The screenshots below were taken using Net Station 4.5.5.

1.

Click on the Panels menu and choose Digital Input Controls.

2.

In the “Digital Input Controls” window that appears, click on the 8 Channels… button. Another window appears.

3.

In the “Setup Inputs for 8 Channels” window, select the Pulse radio button (highlighted).

4.

Click on OK to close the window.

You are now ready to acquire data. DINs will then appear and be recorded. By default, the duration corresponds to the duration of the event itself, but this can be changed via the free Xidon utility.

Default Output Signals

The trigger value is as seen in the Net Station software.

When Connected to a Riponda or RB-x40 Response Pad

Trigger Value

For

0

USB bit 0

Key press 1

OR

1

USB bit 1

Key press 2

OR

2

USB bit 2

Key press 3

OR

3

USB bit 3

Key press 4

OR

4

USB bit 4

Key press 5

OR

5

USB bit 5

Key press 6

OR

6

USB bit 6

Key press 7

OR

7

USB bit 7

Key press 8

Light sensor

OR

OR

Note: 

When used with a Lumina 3G controller, the same info applies, with the difference that key presses 5 through 8 correspond to keys 1 through 4 on “Response Pad 2”.

When Connected to StimTracker

Trigger Value

For

Notes

0

USB bit 0

Light sensor 4

Quad model only

OR

1

USB bit 1

Light sensor 3

Quad model only

OR

2

USB bit 2

Light sensor 2

OR

3

USB bit 3

Voice key / mic

Quad model only

OR

4

USB bit 4

Any participant key press

OR

5

USB bit 5

Audio – left

OR

6

USB bit 6

Audio – right

OR

7

USB bit 7

Light sensor 1

OR

Customizing The Output Signals

m-pod contains a powerful microprocessor that can reassign any input signal to any output line, and without any significant delay. It can also assign multiple signals to the same output line.

The tables above describe the factory default. If your experiment or lab setup requires different output, Cedrus provides a free utility for configuring your m-pod. After you use it, your configuration is saved to flash memory so that it’s remembered even after you power off m-pod.

Screenshot of dialog that allows editing of m-pod signal mapping in Xidon.

Last Revision: June 13, 2022

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