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1. Exit Exits the program closing any open files and releasing all resources 10 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc ASSOCIATES INC SOF 721 SOFTCR View Menu Data Set lt F4 gt The Data Set option displays a menu listing of each data Record appended to a given data file The currently selected data is indicated with a check mark The data index displays Records and associated data in the order that they appear in the file Each entry consists of the Start and End Date Subject Experiment Group Box Number Start and End Time and if a Format 1 file the source MedState Notation procedure name or SmartCR for each Record or index item Although each index may represent multiple arrays e g C D E 1 2 3 only the selected arrays are displayed and plotted The Data Set screen may also be viewed by pressing the F4 function key or by right clicking the mouse when the mouse is positioned over the main display screen Note that the Data Set option is unavailable until a data file is opened Also the cumulative tracing with associated event lines displays on the screen only after a data Record has been selected Options The Display Print Options window affects which Events and Pens are displayed to the screen saved in the Bitmap or Windows Meta File and sent to the printer The window also lets the User select if an axis or a scale is to be displayed Figure 3 5 Display Print Options Display Pri2. 22 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright O 2012 MED Associates Inc SOF 721 SOFTCR APPENDIX B DATA CONTROL ELEMENTS Each element in the Cumulative Record data array consists of two components The integer value or value to the left of the decimal point is the time component The decimal value to the right of the decimal point is a SmartCR SoftCR code component Time Components Time components may be Relative or Absolute In a Relative file the time component of a given data element is equal to the elapsed time since the previous element In an Absolute file it is equal to the elapsed time since the beginning of the Record In MED PC a variable counter determines the time component which is generally incremented with a resolution of 0 1 seconds 100 milliseconds For example if a Relative file contained a Record with just two elements 35 1 and 33 1 the Record would consist of one Response Step at 3 5 seconds 35 0 1 and a second Response Step 3 3 seconds later at 6 8 seconds on the X Axis In Schedule Manager and SmartCR the time component is determined by the Interrupt Resolution and is generally set at 10 milliseconds 0 01 seconds Also SmartCR data files are always Absolute Therefore to produce the same Record as the previous example a SmartCR file would contain elements 350 1 and 680 1 Control Code Components The control code component indicates whether the element is a Response Step Reinforcement Pip Pen Reset Event
3. O 0 000 B Total Reinforcements P 0 000 D Clock Ticks 10ms Resolution Q 0 000 R 0 000 St 0 000 Di 2 000 In MED PC the Array Letter Resolution U 0 000 and Time Elements Relative or Absolute V 0 000 are User defined W 0 000 X 0 000 In SmartCR only Resolution standard of ue 0 000 10 ms is User defined Absolute Z 0 000 data elements are always in C Array Cy 0 49 100 15 600 0 500 2 100 22 100 Bz 57 100 35 100 12 100 22 100 52 600 10 0 500 77 100 2 100 0 100 27 100 15 25 100 52 600 0 500 5 100 12 100 20 7 100 0 200 2 100 25 100 72 100 25 0 600 0 500 45 100 0 100 12 100 30 2 100 10 100 10 100 25 100 5 100 39 37 100 7 100 2 100 2 100 0 200 40 37 100 17 100 57 100 27 100 10 600 45 0 500 22 100 37 100 5 100 27 100 502 7 100 20 100 32 600 0 500 52 100 554 22 100 50 600 0 500 75 100 45 100 60 7 100 0 200 5 100 5 100 67 100 65 25 100 5 100 27 100 35 100 1100 70 7 100 5 100 22 100 30 100 12 100 TD 7 100 57 100 0 200 7 100 20 100 80 0 100 10 100 7 100 2 100 7 100 853 40 100 37 100 65 100 2 100 7 100 90 40 600 0 500 17 100 27 100 10 100 95 0 200 35 100 2 100 2 100 7 100 100 30 100 0 100 2 100 2 100 7 100 105 25 100 00 600 0 500 0 100 20 100 110 2 100 2 100 De L00 0 200 50 100 TES 15 100 P00 10 100 97 100 10 100 1207 2 100 2 100 67 100 5 600 0 500 12533 15 100 25 100 62 100 572100 5 100 130 12 600 0 500 2 100 0 200 25 100 135 2 100 25 100 10 100 TEO 16 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright O 2012 MED
4. Start Date is the date the Record was started If a Record is repeatedly started and stopped without saving the data only the date the Record was last started is reflected 13 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc Item Start Time Duration File Name Source Record ID Res Ref SOF 721 SOFTCR Description In MED PC this is the time the test chamber was loaded with the procedure that produced the data file This may not be the same time the HSTART command was issued however the special identifiers STARTHOURS STARTMINUTES and STARTSECONDS may be set in MED PC to reflect this difference In SmartCR this is the time the Record was started If a Record is repeatedly started and stopped without saving the data only the time the Record was last started is reflected Elapsed time measured from the Start Time to the Stop Time Duration measured along the X axis may vary depending upon the Start Time The complete data file name Origin of the data SmartCR or the MED PC procedure file name without the MPC extension used to create the data file will appear when displaying data files in Format 2 Format 3 and Format 4 The Record ID provides three pieces of information regarding the Record in the current screen display or on the printout the Box number the Format Type 1 2 3 or 4 and the Array Letter or Number This button opens a window that displays the Total Response
5. Associates Inc SOF 721 SOFTCR Full Headers The above example uses the Full Header format with 9 lines of Header information Keep in mind that the Start Date and Time are defined the moment the procedure is loaded to a Box irrespective of the HSTART command Dates are not padded by leading zeros February is shown as 2 above not 02 and do contain slash characters Also note that times contain colons and the hour does not necessarily contain a leading zero if the hour is less that 10 however if the hour is O then a O appears in the hour column The last line of the Header contains the name of the MedState Notation MPC procedure file that generated the data the Experiment Name in Schedule Manger or the label SmartCR Condensed Headers The MED PC DISKOPTIONS command permits the user to specify a CONDENSED Header which is shown below Two blank lines still precede each session s data irrespective of Header format BOX 1 SUBJECT EXPERIMENT 1 GROUP 3 SOURCE CODE FR15 START 2 11 93 10 54 47 END 2 11 93 10 59 51 17 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc SOF 721 SOFTCR Format 2 Stripped The MED PC and SmartCR Stripped file format is devoid of all labels including the File Name or Source It begins with the first data element namely the Month the Box was loaded Determining the meaning of the column of numbers that follows is tot
6. C for 1001 data points A IK FR 15 Schedule on Lever 1 A AAA KK SSL SL START gt S2 S2 15 R Lever1 ON Pellet Z1 gt S3 S3 05 OFF Pellet gt S2 A AAA Increment Time T for IRT s and Event A KK KK 5 51 24 Sl START gt S2 S2 0 1 ADD T gt SX IA KK SET RESPONSE IRT s IN ARRAY C A AAA KK 25 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright O 2012 MED Associates Inc S843 SL START gt S2 s2 R Leverl SET C I T 0 1 T 0 ADD 1 IF I 1000 T F QT gt S1 F SET C 1 987 987 gt SX R Lever2 SET C I T 0 60 C I 1 0 50 T 0 I I 2 IF I 999 T F QT gt S1 F SET C 1 987 987 gt SX AA I KK SET REINFORCEMENT CODE IN ARRAY C I II II III IIR III I I I III IIR I II A I IO A I IK ea S S 4 S1 START gt S2 S2 Z1 SET C I 0 2 ADD I IF I 1000 T F QT gt Sl F SET C I 987 987 gt SX S S 5 Optional Session Timer 2 Minutes w Pen Reset Cod sl START gt S2 S2 2 SET C I T 0 31 ADD I SET C I 987 987 gt STOPABORTFLUSH APPENDIX D CONTACT INFORMATION Please contact MED Associates Inc for information regarding any of our products Visit our website at www med associates com for contact information For technical questions email support med associates com 26 IATE
7. set in order to match variable letters to data elements Format 4 Sample Printout 22 93 22 93 44 07 50 31 25 117 onth Box Loaded Day Box Loaded Year Box Loaded onth Box Stopped Day Box Stopped Year Box Stopped Subject ID Number Experiment ID Number Group ID Number Box Number Hour 24 Hour Format Box Loaded inute Box Loaded Second Box Loaded Hour Box Stopped inute Box Stopped Second Box Stopped Total Number of Simple Variables Total Number of Arrays 3 is a Marker Number only Data analysis programs may use this value to identify the start of variable identification Variable A is simple 1 element Variable B is simple 1 element Variable C is an Array 117 elements KX SSI CHNWOVOZ EAR OHEAN 21 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC hb Value of First SOF 721 SOFTCR Simple Variable A Response Count Value of Second Simple Variable B Reinforcement Ct Value of First Element in Array C Response Step Value of Second Element in C Event 0 Mark Up Value of Third Value of 20th Value of 117th Element in C Event 0 Mark Down Element in C Reinforcement Pip Element in C Pen Reset with Pen Down Value of Fourth Simple Variable D NKx3 lt CU3HODOMDOZSDPOAGQHAHO Hb Used in MED PC as Array Subscript Used in MED PC to Count Ticks
8. E from the CD drive DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright O 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC SOF 721 SOFTCR CHAPTER 2 RUNNING SOFTCR To run the SoftCR program select the SoftCR program group and double click on the SoftCR icon The first time you run SoftCR the following screen displays Refer to Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 SoftCR for Windows Opening Screen SoftCR for Windows Eile View Help Subject Start Date 7 File Name No File Experiment Start Time Source Group Duration Record ID Comment 0 000 0 200 0 400 0 600 0 800 1 800 Woy OO SoM oO The Graphical User Interface SoftCr is designed to resemble DOS to make SoftCR as user friendly as possible however a few important differences exist e The menus are more similar to standard Windows interface programming e File selection uses the file open dialog which allows you to change directories without referencing the Configuration Data Directory Path and Files Select File DOS menu options e Printing uses the standard Windows print dialog which offers several printing options such as printing a single page at a time This takes the place of the Print Plot Print Screen Print Plot Print Record and Configuration Printer Configuration DOS print options DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc SOF 721 SOFTCR CHAPTER 3 APPLICATIONS AND DEFINITIONS The SoftCR Main Menu The Main Men
9. Level 1 Up where y Event Pen Number 0 9 nnnnn 7yz Unused nnnnn 8yz Unused nnnnn 9yz Unused Data in the array being plotted that does not conform to the above rules are ignored SoftCR for Windows stores in memory the maximum number of array elements allowed in MED PC IV which is currently 1 000 000 elements The maximum number of arrays allowed per Record is 26 the MED PC limit 24 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc SOF 721 SOFTCR APPENDIX C CREATING CUMULATIVE RECORD FILES IN MED PC The FORMAT2 data file that was created with SmartCR used a constant Response pulse stream at 500 millisecond intervals Reinforcement Pips every 10 seconds and random Event marks All other sample files utilized the following FR 15 procedure run in MED PC Responses to Lever 1 generate a Response step while responses to Lever 2 produced a Pip on Event Line O Responses were generated with a random generator interrogated every 250 milliseconds The probability of a Response to Lever 1 occurring was 10 while the probability of a response to Lever 2 occurring was 1 FR15 MPC Source Code Procedure Variables and Z Pulses used in this procedure I Subscript for the IRT Array C T Clock Ticks for IRT s Resolution 0 1 second Z1 Reinforcement Pulse Inputs Leverl 1 Lever2 2 Outputs StimLightl 1 StimLight2 2 Pellet 3 DIM C 1000 Dimension Array
10. PC C is most often used SmartCR also uses the C array However since other letters may be used in fact it is possible to generate multiple Cumulative Records within the same procedure the array letter to plot must be entered in SoftCR for Formats 1 3 and 4 Since Format 2 has no letter identifiers and array data may be saved in any order it is necessary to indicate by number which variable to use To display MED PC files saved in Format 2 enter 1 for the first array 2 for the second etc regardless of the array letter To display SmartCR files saved in Format 2 enter 1 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc SOF 721 SOFTCR Item Description Y Axis Response This value defines the Y axis of the graph The Y axis on the graph has ten equal divisions from zero to the magnitude of this parameter This also determines the number of responses required to generate a Pen Reset Note after returning to the graphical screen the Up Down arrow keys will dynamically change this value Press the Up Arrow to add 10 to the value of the Y axis response or the Down Arrow to subtract 10 Displayed data will be automatically plotted each time the value is changed X Axis Width Min This value determines the X axis of the graph which is the Elapsed Time of the displayed data and may be entered as a whole number or decimal The X axis is plotted in minutes and is divided into 10 equal divisions Like the Y Axis R
11. Pen Up or Event Pen Down element Up to 10 Event Pens 0 9 may be specified in MED PC Schedule Manager and SmartCR and up to 10 Trace Pens 0 9 may also be specified in MED PC and SmartCR Schedule Manager only uses one Trace Pen In addition Resets may be made with the Pen Up no vertical tracing or Down Additional coded information may be possible in the future Data Element Format Each data element must conform to the following format nnnnn xyz Where nnnnn Time Component xyz Control Code Component x Datum Type y Datum Index z Reserved 23 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright O 2012 MED Associates Inc SOF 721 SOFTCR NOTE If there are more then three numbers past the decimal point then the array will be considered invalid and will be ignored by SoftCR Allowed datum types and indices are nnnnn 1yz Response or Step y Index 0 9 for Multi Trace Files NULL for Single Trace Files nnnnn 2yz Reinforcement or Pip y Index 0 9 for Multi Trace Files NULL for Single Trace Files nnnnn 3yz Reset Trace Pen For Single Trace data files and y is Pen Mode where y 0 Trace O Pen Up During Reset y 1 Trace O Pen Down During Reset Note This format overrides the Up Down option in edit parameters For Multi Trace data files y Index 0 9 nnnnn 4yz Unused nnnnn 5yz Set Event Pen To Level 0 Down or at baseline where y Event Pen Number 0 9 nnnnn 6yz Set Event Pen To
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13. Scroll Back option scrolls data to the left back in time toward the start of the Record and this option may be invoked by pressing the left arrow key or the F7 function key The scroll width parameter determines the width in minutes of the X axis movement with each invocation of this option About Menu Selecting the About menu option displays the software revision and release date 12 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright O 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC SOF 721 SOFTCR Screen and Printout Labeling Both screen display and printer plots include complete header information as illustrated in Figure 3 6 A brief description of each label follows Figure 3 6 Screen Display of Cumulative Record SoftCR for Windows File View Help Subject 4 Start Date 2 22 93 File Name IMULTREC ORD Experiment 4 Start Time 17 44 19 Source FARIS Res Ref Group 4 Duration 00 02 12 0 Record ID 2 1 C Comment 0200 0 400 0 600 0 800 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 WO MNO SOMO Table 3 4 SoftCR Screen Display Labels Item Description Subject Identification string entered under each heading in MED PC Schedule Experiment Manager or SmartCR Group Comment The comment string entered in MED PC or SmartCR Start Date In MED PC this is the date the test chamber was loaded with the procedure that produced the data file note that this is not necessarily the date the START command was issued In SmartCR
14. a iaai a iea i ii i i i ceedneys 23 Appendix C Creating Cumulative Record Files in MED PC sssssssesesesesesesesssesssesesesesesssese 25 FR15 MPC Source Code Procedure leaa aad aieia aiea a ia eaaa dainai 25 Appendix D Contact Information esesesesssesesesssssesssesesesessseseseseseresesesesssesesesesesssesesesese 26 SOF 721 SOFTCR CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The Soft Cumulative Recorder SoftCR software package contains the file SOFTCR EXE which allows the user to produce screen and printer plots of all four MED PC and SmartCR data file formats The distribution disk also contains an assortment of data files in various formats and lengths to illustrate the new features found in this update SoftCR for Windows includes all the features available in the DOS version with the added ability to print to any printer or plotter that can be configured by Windows Backing Up Software It is strongly encouraged that a backup of all data files be made before proceeding Refer to the Windows manual for assistance if necessary Installing SoftCR A password is required to complete the installation of this software Please take a moment to fill out the registration supplied with the software and return it to MED Associates Inc to obtain the password Insert the distribution CD If the installation program does not start automatically click the Start button and select Run Use the Browse button to select the file AUTORUN EX
15. ae MEO associates inc instrumentation and software for research SOFTCR FOR WINDOWS THE SOFT CUMULATIVE RECORDER SOF 721 USER S MANUAL DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 All Rights Reserved Med Associates Inc P O Box 319 St Albans Vermont 05478 Phone 802 527 2343 Fax 802 527 5095 www med associates com SOF 721 SOFTCR SOF 721 SOFTCR Table of Contents Chapter o A hesse soin soiuis be sdsta iare ss shonas SSe uinen e i aesir oie E ES 1 Chapter2 R unning A A 2 The Graphical Yser intacta ida dias 2 Chapter 3 Applications and Definitions pp 3 The SOTtCR M ait Menta ii Aa cata 3 File Menu Options ii a hee oe Red eek aes GAS 4 MIG WMA leelo aed 11 ABOUT Mena AA AAA AAA AA E AA ARA 12 Sereen and Printout Labeling A eo eee 13 Appendix A Data File Formats occcccccccccncncnnnnnnnonnnonnnononononnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenenos 15 Format sAMOtatd oi ea AA Ads 15 A ROO 17 Condensed Headers cio A ar ii ti 17 EME is 18 Format 3 Stripped C Array Only oirrese sei ieina iaaiiai i iia ie i aai 20 Format 4 Stripped With Variable IdentificatiON coccnncoococnnnoninononannnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnno conos 21 Appendix B Data Control Elements ococccccccnononononononononononononononononononenenenenenenenenenenenos 23 Time Components E E E E E E E A E E Sinn les bie es 23 Control Code Components soeia iaa a eaa a diles AG ai a 23 Data Element Formati irni
16. ally dependent upon understanding the file format The example that follows contains information similar to that of the Annotated file shown previously except that Absolute time values are used with a Resolution of 10 milliseconds Two blank lines separate multiple data sets within the same data file The number of elements listed is the total number of elements actually in the data file which may not necessarily be the number of elements declared in the MED PC procedure The discrepancy between the dimension declared in the MED PC procedure and the number listed in the data file may arise due to the use of 987 987 to stop array printing Also an array declared as DIM A 100 actually contains 101 elements because element 0 is included in the total Format 2 Sample Printout 02 onth Record was Started 22 Day Record was Started 93 Year Record was Started 02 onth Record was Stopped 22 Day Record was Stopped 93 Year Record was Stopped 22 Subject Number 0 Experiment Number 4 Group Number 1 Record Number 12 Hour Record was Started 52 inute Record was Started 48 Second Record was Started 112 Hour Record was Stopped 54 inute Record was Stopped 48 Second Record was Stopped 25 Total Number of Simple Variables i Total Number of Arrays 262 Total Number of Elements in the Array 241 Value of First Simple Variable A Response Count 12 Value of Second Simple Variable B Reinforcement Ct 12001 Value of Third Simple Va
17. ds Number of Allows the User to enter the number of copies of printed output they would like Copies DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc D ASSOCIATES INC SOF 721 SOFTCR Print Batch The Print Batch option allows the user to select multiple files and data sets to print All of the files in a batch must be saved in the same format and directory First choose the file parameters to use in printing refer to Figure 3 2 After selecting the parameters select the file s to print refer to Figure 3 1 Each Record will be displayed in a window similar to Figure 3 4 The file dialog allows the User to select multiple files using the mouse and the Ctrl or Shift key A list is displayed of all data sets in each file selected From this list all or some of the data sets contained in each data file can be selected using the mouse and the Ctrl or Shift key After selecting the desired data sets and choosing OK the data will be sent to the printer selected Figure 3 4 Multi Data Set Selection Select Data Sets 2 11 93 2 11 93 1 12 15 IFORMAT Lo 2 22 93 2 22 93 11 IMULTREC ORD 2 22 93 2 22 93 2 2 IMULTREC ORD 2 22 93 2 22 93 3 3 MULTBEE ORD 2 22 93 2 22 93 4 4 NOTE After selecting files each file has to be scanned to determine how many data sets it contains and this process may take some time depending on the size of the data files the number of files selected and the speed of the computer
18. esolution value Therefore if a Resolution value of 10 ms is used a value of 153 1 would represent a Response with a time value of 1 53 seconds 153 x 0 01 seconds If the timer in MED PC is incremented every 100 ms the same value of 153 1 would represent a Response with a time value of 15 3 seconds 153 x 0 1 seconds The default value for Resolution is 100 milliseconds Enter 100 for the FORMAT1 IFORMAT3 FORMAT4 and MULTREC ORD sample files supplied with SoftCR DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright O 2012 MED Associates Inc Item Data Format Absolute Relative SOF 721 SOFTCR Description The time stamp referred to in the resolution section may represent time in one of two ways The time value for each data element may represent the elapsed time since the procedure or recorder was started Time values of this type are said to be Absolute When the timer used to determine the time value is reset to zero following each Response Reinforcement or Event the time stamp portion of the data element is only the elapsed time since the previous array element Time values of this type are said to be Relative Start Time Min SoftCR plots a Cumulative Record beginning any time between zero and the Record s maximum time Start time may be chosen using the parameters form box and or using the left and right arrow keys to scroll the data in real time Scroll Width Scroll width allows the user to select t
19. esponse this value may also be changed dynamically while in the graphical screen Use the Shift Left Arrow key to reduce the amount of time on the X axis by 0 1 minutes and the Shift Right Arrow key to increase the X axis time by 0 1 minutes To move along the X axis refer to the Scroll Width section Resolution This value is critical Entering an incorrect value can drastically distort the graphical display and skew the occurrence of events in time i e change their position along the X axis In SmartCR this value is the same as the Resolution configured for the program and is generally set to 10 ms In MED PC although the resolution may be 10 ms the timer written in the procedure to measure IRT s is often 100 ms All sample files supplied with SoftCR except IFORMAT2 have a resolution of 100 ms IFORMAT2 has a resolution of 10 ms The data elements in the IRT array in MED PC or the C array in SmartCR actually consist of two parts The numbers to the right of the decimal point are codes to indicate that the time element marks the occurrence of a Response a change in Event Pen status or Reinforcement occurred For example a value of 153 1 has a code of 1 therefore it represents a Response data element An explanation of all codes is provided in Appendix B The integer value of the number to the left of the decimal point provides the time stamp and the actual value is the result of multiplying the integer value by the R
20. he distance in time that the X axis is scrolled each time the right arrow key or the left arrow key is depressed Enter this value as a whole or decimal member The maximum practical value is a value equal to the X axis value which causes the entire screen to refresh with each scroll and is practically useful for a quick overview of lengthy Records Although this value cannot change dynamically scrolling through the Record is a dynamic function Use the Right Arrow key or F8 key to scroll forward in the Record and the Left Arrow key or F7 key to scroll back Save Plot Size This changes the size of the Bitmap that is to be saved You can choose between 50 or 100 of the screen size or 3 standard Windows sizes If you choose a larger size for the Bitmap then the file size will be larger Trace 0 9 Allows the User to change the color of the Trace Pen in the upper window of the graph Event Pens Allows the User to change the color of the Event Pens in the lower window of the graph Back Ground Allows the User to change the color of the background of the graph Printer Allows the User to change the background color that is used when printing Screen Pen Size Sometimes when you save a Bitmap the Pen lines may be too small to see This will allow you to select a larger size for the Pens on the screen so that when a Bitmap picture of the screen is taken the Pens will show up in the Bitmap Printer Pen Si
21. lines of the data set being 0 1 O O indicates no simple variables 1 indicates one array and 0 indicates no data elements Format 3 Sample Printout 2 onth Box Loaded 12 Day Box Loaded 93 Year Box Loaded 2 onth Box Stopped 12 Day Box Stopped 93 Year Box Stopped 333 Subject ID Number 0 Experiment ID Number 0 Group ID Number 1 Box Number 12 Hour 24 Hour Format Box Loaded 58 inute Box Loaded 21 Second Box Loaded T3 Hour Box Stopped 00 inute Box Stopped 25 Second Box Stopped 0 Number of Simple Variables Always 0 1 Number of Arrays Always 1 126 Number of Elements in the Array 18 1 Response step element V5 22 6 7 1 Sue L 12 7 1 LL DL 12 6 Event element on event 0 pen up 0 5 Return pen 0 to baseline 1 21 20 1 12 L 2 1 121 201 0 2 Reinforcement pip mark heel Hy ere ae Ag Bal Reset element pen down 20 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc Format 4 Stripped With Variable Identification SOF 721 SOFTCR This format provides the same information as Format 2 Stripped with the added feature of maintaining the alphabetical order of variables and arrays and identifying the number of elements assigned to each variable Therefore simple variables are always associated with one element while arrays may contain from 1 to 1 000 000 elements Unlike the simple stripped format it is not necessary to have access to the MPC code that produced the data
22. nt Options V Pend Pen5 V Event0 M Event5 V Pen1 Pen 6 V Event MV Event6 V Pen 2 Pen V Event2 M Event V Pen3 Pen8 V Event3 M Event8 Y Pen4 Pen 9 V Event4 M Event9 M XScale 110 00 x Scale Value MINUTES w x Scale Range M Y Scale 110 Y Scale Value M XAxis Y Axis Cancel 11 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright O 2012 MED Associates Inc SOF 721 SOFTCR Table 3 3 Display Print Options Item Description Pen0 9 Allows the user to turn on or off the respective Pen Event 0 9 Allows the user to turn on or off the respective Event X Scale Allows the user to turn on or off the X Scale Y Scale Allows the user to turn on or off the Y Scale X Scale Value The time value to map on the X Scale Y Scale Value The number of responses to map on the Y Scale X Scale Range Allows the user to select whether the X Scale is in milliseconds seconds minutes hours or days X Axis Allows the user to turn on or off the X Axis Y Axis Allows the user to turn on or off the Y Axis Scroll Forward lt Right Arrow gt lt F8 gt The Scroll Forward option scrolls data to the right forward in time toward the end of the Record The Scroll Forward command can be utilized by pressing the right arrow key or the F8 function key The Scroll Width parameter determines the width in minutes of X axis movement with each invocation of the Scroll Forward option Scroll Back lt Left Arrow gt lt F7 gt The
23. ow to best fit your screen The Edit Parameters window automatically appears whenever a new file is opened and it can always be accessed from either the File menu or by pressing the F3 function key at any time see Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 SoftCR Parameters Screen Edit Parameters File Format Format 154 Trace Trace 5 Reset Pen Down v a race 6 Array Var Nbr to Plot C ais ay Y Axis Responses 100 lt Axis Width Min 2 00 Trace race 8 Resolution ms 100 Trace race 9 Data Format Relative y _Event Pens H Back Ground Start Time Min 0 0000 Printer Scroll width 1 00 Screen Pen Size Small Save Plot Size 50 v Printer Pen Size Small v OK Cancel Specific information about the data file is required to properly enter values in this form This information may be obtained from the MedState Notation procedure used to collect the data from the SmartCR general configuration printout or from a printout or screen display of the data file itself lt is recommended that the SoftCR parameters be verified carefully whenever there is a problem with the graphical display DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright O 2012 MED Associates Inc SOF 721 SOFTCR Table 3 1 Edit Parameters Item Description Format Type MED PC and SmartCR create data files in one of four possible Format Types 1 2 3 4 Schedule Manager only produces Format 1 data files Format 1 Annotated MED PC Schedule Manager and Sma
24. pending upon the file naming conventions used to generate the data Annotated data files always begin with the name of the data file on line 1 Two lines are then skipped and header information begins All simple variables are listed next followed by all array elements These will normally be in alphabetical order unless otherwise specified in the DISKVARS command In the event that more than one data set is in the data file two lines are skipped following the last data element in one data set and the Start Date which is the first line of the next data set The file designation line is not repeated 15 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc CIATES INC SOF 721 SOFTCR Format 1 Sample Printout File FORMAT1 File name appears only on 1st line Start Date 2 11 93 Date Box was loaded without zeros End Date 2 11 93 Date Box was stopped Subject 1 Experiment Subj Exper and Group ID numbers Group 3 Box 1 Start Time 0 54 47 Time Box loaded without leading zeros End Time 10 59 51 Time Box was stopped Source code FR15 MPC procedure name Experiment nam in Schedule Manager or SmartCR A 109 000 B 12 000 D 0 000 Simple Variables E 0 000 F 0 000 G 0 000 H 0 000 Ts 139 000 In MED PC Simple Variables are User J 0 000 defined Ki 0 000 PR 0 000 M 0 000 In SmartCR N 0 000 A Total Responses
25. riable D Total Clock Ticks 0 Value of Fourth Simple Variable E oooooooooooo0oo NY OTVOZSXEPXGQATOR 18 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright O 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC SOF 721 SOFTCR 0 T 0 U 0 V 0 W 0 X 0 Y 0 2 1 100 Value of first element in Array C Response Step 48 100 98 100 148 100 198 100 248 100 298 100 348 100 398 100 448 100 498 100 548 100 598 100 632 200 Value of fourteenth element Reinforcement Pip 2912 600 Value of Nth element Event Pen 0 mark up 2913 500 Value of N 1 element Event Pen 0 baseline is Zero time between the 6 code and the 5 code will produce a spike on the event a line Any time disparities will produce a square wave ia from the time of the 6 code to the time of the 5 code X Response codes Reinforcement codes and other event x codes may appear between the occurrence of a mark up and a mark down baseline code 5164 610 Event Pen 1 mark up T1559 3 510 Event Pen 1 mark down 12001 310 Value of last element Pen Reset w pen down 19 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc Format 3 Stripped C Array Only SOF 721 SOFTCR By definition this format produces a data set with no simple variables and one array The following example should be self explanatory If the C Array is empty the header information will be presented with the last three
26. rtCR Format 2 Stripped Format 3 Stripped C Array Only MED PC and SmartCR Format4 Stripped with Variable ID MED PC and SmartCR MED PC and SmartCR The Format Type needs to be chosen before the data is collected Although a single data file may contain several separate Cumulative Records it is important to use the same Format Type for each A file with multiple Format Types will have to be carefully edited to separate each Format Type into a separate file before the data can be displayed or printed using SoftCR If the Format Type is unknown a visual inspection of the created file and comparing it with the samples provided in Appendix A will generally reveal the file Format Type Because the Format Types 1 2 3 or 4 are not stored as part of the data the user must know which data format the data file is saved in and must enter the correct type number in the Edit Parameters form The two most often used formats are Format 1 and Format 4 Reset Pen A Reset is generated when the response count equals the value entered in the Y Up Down Axis Responses box This entry defines the Pen Reset Mode i e whether or not a vertical line is drawn when the Pen Resets from the top of the display to the bottom Enter U for UP if no vertical line is desired at reset or D for DOWN to have a vertical line drawn at Reset Array Var Nbrto Although any letter of the alphabet may be dimensioned or defined as an array in Plot MED
27. s Total Reinforcements for the entire Record and the number of Responses Reinforcements that are currently on the screen 14 DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc SOF 721 SOFTCR APPENDIX A DATA FILE FORMATS Any properly formatted ASCII file can be used with SoftCR MED PC Schedule Manager and SmartCR are designed to generate such files MED PC and SmartCR can both produce four format types MED PC can place data in any array from A to Z as defined by the procedure Schedule Manager and SmartCR always place the data in the C array Schedule Manager only produces Format 1 files The sample data files lFormat1 Format3 and Format4 were created with MED PC using the procedure in Appendix C Each contains a single Record that is 2 5 minutes in length with Relative data elements in the C Array Event O Pips and a Resolution of 100 milliseconds 0 1 seconds The file Format2 was created with SmartCR and contains a single Record that is 2 minutes in length with Absolute data elements in the 1st Array Event O Pips Event 1 square waves and a Resolution of 10 milliseconds 0 01 seconds The file MULTIREC ORD contains four 2 minute Records Format 1 Relative data elements in the C array Event O Pips and a Resolution of 100ms Format 1 Annotated The Annotated file format creates an output file that is the easiest to read with labels for each data element and may contain data from multiple sessions de
28. tion about this form refer to the Edit Parameters section Close Closes the current data file leaving the program running Save Plot As lt Ctrl S gt The Save Plot As option allows the user to save a picture of the runtime screen as either a Portable Document Format PDF Windows Meta File WMF or as a Bitmap BMP Saving as a Bitmap file is advantageous because every file is saved as the same size and these files will most likely fit onto a floppy disk however the resolution of Bitmap files is not very good and the Qe DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright O 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC SOF 721 SOFTCR resolution noticeably deteriorates when zooming in or out Windows Meta File provides superior picture resolution but the size of the file size may be very large Saving a file as PDF automatically embeds a Windows Meta File into a PDF document but a PDF reader is required in order to open this file The PDF format may be the best choice overall because the file size is small but this option provides the best picture resolution The Save Plot As screen may also be viewed by typing Ctrl S but this option is unavailable until you have opened a data file Edit Parameters lt F3 gt The Edit Parameters option permits SoftCR to be configured to the file Format Array Resolution and Data Format used in the data file Use Edit Parameters to change the display format for the purposes of printing or scaling the wind
29. u consists of the following selections Each selection may be made with either 1 left clicking with the mouse 2 typing ALT the underlined letter in the selection title or 3 in some cases the designated function key may also be used to select the desired option File Open F2 Close Save Plot As Ctrl S Edit Parameters F3 Print F5 Print Batch Exit View Data Set gt Options Scroll Forward F8 Scroll Back F7 Help About DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright 2012 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC SOF 721 SOFTCR File Menu Options Open lt F2 gt This option selects the data to be displayed and printed First select the file to be displayed refer to Figure 3 1 The Dialog Window shown is from Windows XP so the Window may look different in other operating systems After selecting the file choose the parameters for the file that will be displayed see Figure 3 2 Figure 3 1 Select File Screen Select File to Open E FORMATZ My Recent E IFORMAT3 Documents E IFORMAT4 E IMULTREC ORD D My Network Files of type MED PC Files 1 v Cancel Places Open as read only The default data path for selecting a file is the same directory or sub directory containing the program SOFTCR EXE The default file name prefix is e g IFORMAT1 CGS see the MED PC manual for standard file name selection After selecting a data file the SoftCR Parameters form automatically opens For more informa
30. ze The same as Screen Pen Size but it affects the size of the Pens that are used for the Printer DOC 034 Rev 1 4 Copyright O 2012 MED Associates Inc IATES INC SOF 721 SOFTCR Print lt F5 gt lt F6 gt The Print option allows the user to select their print options and send output to the printer see Figure 3 3 The F5 function key brings up the Print screen with the Selection option automatically selected for printing the current screen The F6 function key brings up the Print screen with the All option automatically selected for printing the entire Record Figure 3 3 Printer Selection Dialog SoftCR Print Options Select Printer HP Lasenet 6P Acrobat PDFwriter Acrobat Distiller Page Range C All Selection Number of Copies 11 C Pages 2 Print Cancel Table 3 2 Printer Dialog Options Item Description Select Printer Allows the User to select which printer to send the output to Note The SoftCR pdf printer will only work with the SoftCR program and will not work with any other program Print Range All Selecting All prints the entire Record for the experiment This option is the same as choosing pages and entering 1 to the last page of the experiment Selection Prints the page currently being displayed Pages Choosing pages allows the User to enter beginning and ending pages to be printed If only one page is to be printed enter the page number in both the From and To fiel
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