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CleveMed Proprietary Information RatPaak™ Users Guide 2 Part Number: TBD Telephone: Fax: (216) 791-6720 or Toll-free 1-877-CLEVEMED 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST Monday - Friday (216) 791-6739 E-Mail: Web: support@clevemed.com http://www.clevemed.com Mailing Address: Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. 4415 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44103 © Cleveland Medical Devices, Inc.
CleveMed Proprietary Information Chapter 1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 6 About RatPaak........... .................................................................................................................................. 6 Package Contents and Warranty Information..............................................................................................
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide CleveMed Proprietary Information File Menu................................................................................................................................................... 35 Open Data File…................................................................................................................................... 35 Save Data to file................................................................................................
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Chapter 1: Introduction About RatPaak™ The RatPaak™incorporates state-of-the-art wireless technology for viewing and recording physiological signals such as electroencephalogram (EEG), electromyogram (EMG), electrocardiogram (ECG), or electroculogram (EOG), in small laboratory animals, weighing 100 grams or more.
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Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Chapter 2: Installing Software & Setting-up Hardware Installing RatPaak™Capture Software CleveMed Proprietary Information Close all Windows programs. 1. Place the CD in your cd-rom drive (usually D:). 2. Click the Start Button and choose Run and click on the Browse Button. 3. Select My Computer and choose the cd-rom drive (usually D:). 4. Select Setup.exe and follow the instructions for the installation of the software. 5.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Connecting the Receiver 1. Connect the Receiver to a laptop or desktop computer using the Receiver data cable. The small end of the 3-foot cable fits into the jack on the bottom of the Receiver. You will hear two clicks when the connector is properly attached. The 9-pin end fits into your computer’s available RS-232 serial port. Use the 6-foot DB-9 extension to add length to the 3-foot cable. Note which port is used; (COM1, COM2, etc.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide The RatPaak™ system consists of a transmitter and receiver operating in the ISM frequency band (902 to 928 MHz). This device has been type certified by the FCC and therefore the user does not need a license. There are 256 possible frequency settings or channels selected by the manufacturer. The RatPaak™ default is channel 148 or a frequency of 916.5312 MHz. The Receiver has a 110 kHz bandwidth.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Chapter 3: Introduction to the Capture Software The RatPaak Wireless Physiological Monitor consists of several software components that allow the user to acquire, store, view, and translate the analog signal data acquired by the RatPaak Transmitter. The software provides a simple graphical interface for setting up and controlling data acquisition.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Main Window The Capture program displays physiological signals as measured by the Transmitter in a real-time scrolling graph. Multiple channels can be viewed simultaneously. The graphical display can be customized: each analog channel can be scaled (Y-axis) and the Timescale (X-axis) can be zoomed. The display color of each channel can be customized.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Menu Bar The Menu Bar contains the File, Edit, View, Tools, and Help menus. The File drop-down menu has commands that allow you to open and save a file, as well as accessing other options. The Edit menu contains commands for prompt revisions to a file. The View menu contains all of the screen configuration commands. The Tools menu contains a set of commands to alter the viewing mode. The Help menu contains software versioninformation.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Toolbars The toolbars are sets of buttons and other tools, such as drop-down boxes and sliders, that provide command shortcuts for working with Capture. Using a toolbar button is usually quicker than choosing a command from a menu. There are two toolbars on the Capture screen, the main toolbar and the View Toolbar. Pause your mouse pointer over a toolbar button to see a tooltip that defines the button’s function.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Page Forward: moves to display forward one page (page size dictated by the Timescale setting.) Jump to End: moves the display to the end of the data file. * See “Chapter 4: Opening and Playing Back Data Files” for more details Viewing Mode Shortcuts The following toolbar buttons allow you to change viewing modes: View Data Mode: puts the display into View Data Mode. Annotation Mode: puts the display into Annotation Mode.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide The Low and High Pass Filter settings for all channels using group settings can also be set on this tool bar. The filters can be turned off, or the cutoffs can be selected from the values in the drop down menus. The Notch Filter setting for all channels using group settings can be turned off, set to 50Hz, or set to 60Hz.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Access the Capture Options dialog by selecting Options from the Tools menu. Transmitter Configuration: The Device Options tab allows you to view the configuration to which the Transmitter was programmed. You can specify the transmitter configuration from the options listed in the drop-down box. Setting the Receiver Port: CleveMed Proprietary Information Using the Receiver Port drop-down menu, choose the port to which your Receiver is attached (e.g.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Annotation Presets: CleveMed Proprietary Information Capture Options allows you to create predetermined bookmarks to identify specified points of interest in a data file. These annotations can be added to a file while data is being collected in real-time, or they can be added later to a saved data file. These annotations serve as an indicator when tracking occurrences of a specified event.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide To annotate the waveform while the system is collecting data in real-time or while reviewing a file, enter the annotation’s keystroke. The annotation will appear in the waveform wherever the upside down triangle marker is located when the keystroke is pressed. This marker can be moved back and forth on the top of the display graph by clicking on it and dragging it with the mouse. All annotation lines can be seen in the annotation toolbar.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Testing the Equipment with the Test Pack 1. Plug the Receiver into an available RS-232 computer port using the serial port cable and connect the AC Adapter power cord (or 9V battery) to the serial port cable. 2. Check to see that the COM port is displayed on the Status Bar. It should correspond with the COM port chosen in the Device tab of the Options screen. 3. Connect the Transmitter to the Test Pack. 4.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Chapter 1: Capturing Data CleveMed Proprietary Information Capture provides the ability to acquire and store physiological data, which has been acquired and transmitted over the RF data link by the Transmitter. In order to begin recording physiological data, click on the New button located on the Main Toolbar. This will start a new session for recording data.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Once data collection has started, the Status Bar provides information on the status of the RF link and data files. Notice the Status Bar will constantly update you on the Received Signal Strength, the percentage of data packets being received, and the size of the recorded file.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Channel Properties CleveMed Proprietary Information The properties of each channel can be configured on an individual basis. Channel properties can be viewed by double clicking on any channel name on the display graph. Later we will discuss setting the properties for all channels at once by locking or using group settings. The default names for the channels are taken from the configuration file that the unit was programmed with.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Group Settings In addition to customizing each channel property on an individual basis, as described above, the properties of all the channels or a select group of channels may be modified at once. Once these channels are selected, using the controls found on the View Toolbar can modify their parameters. To modify the parameters for ALL channels at once, click on the Lock/Unlock Controls button on the View Toolbar.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Adding Filters to a Channel CleveMed Proprietary Information Capture allows you to filter the data during review and data collection. A digital filter permits suppression of undesired signals while maximizing the visibility of the signals of interest. This process is actually implemented as separate high-pass, low-pass filters, and notch filters all of whose respective cutoff and center frequencies are programmable by the software.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Individual Channel Filter Settings The same filter settings are available to each channel on an individual basis from the channel properties window in the Custom Settings section. Saving Collected Data After you have collected your data, made adjustments to the display graph and filters, and/or added any annotations you can save file. Capture records the acquired data into a binary data file for off-line viewing and analysis.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Chapter 2: Reviewing Data Viewing Saved Files Once a data file has been recorded, it can be played back. During the playback, it can be annotated or the display settings can be changed, just as during the recording. In order to save these changes to the file, you must click on save before opening another file or beginning a new recording session.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide BioRadio Data Files CleveMed Proprietary Information To open a BioRadio Data file, select Open from the File menu. Under the Files of Type drop-down box in the Open window, select "BioRadio Data File (*.bd)" to show the available BioRadio Data files. Select the file you wish to open and click the Open button. The data will be displayed as a normal Crystal Data file.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide View Data Mode To enter View Data Mode,select View Data from the Tools Menu or click on the View Data Mode button CleveMed Proprietary Information on the Main Toolbar. Click on the trace of any channel, hold down the left mouse button, and drag it back and forth. A label will appear showing the time and output voltage of that position on that waveform.
RatPaak™ User’s Guide CleveMed Proprietary Information Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. To edit an existing annotation, click on the annotation label that you wish to edit. Then select Properties from the Edit Menu. The Annotation Properties Window will appear and you may make your changes. You can also move an annotation from one part of the file to another. To do this, the Capture software uses the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands (available from the Edit Menu).
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Saving Changes After you have annotated your file, you can save the changes. Capture records the acquired data into a binary data file for off-line viewing and analysis. Save the data to a file by: Clicking the Save Current File button on the Main Toolbar, or Selecting Save from the File menu. Save the current file to a different file name by: Selecting Save As from the File menu. CleveMed Proprietary Information The Save As dialog box will appear.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide original BioRadio data file with the extension converted to *.crl. Saving with this name will not overwrite your original file. CleveMed Proprietary Information The conversion window that appears has a progress indicator to indicate the conversion process. Depending on the size of the file, the conversion time may vary from a few seconds to several minutes.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide The Export Data dialog windows allow you to select the time interval and channels that will be exported to an ASCII data file from the saved physiological data you are currently viewing. On the Select Export Range page, you select the interval of time that will be exported to the ASCII data file: • • CleveMed Proprietary Information • Export entire file: Exports the entire duration of the data file.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Printing Data You can print the currently displayed (screen view only) physiological data any Windows printer. The printed output is time/date stamped including the timescale and sampling frequency of the data segment printed. to CleveMed Proprietary Information Click Print from the File menu The grid lines will be printed unless they are hidden in the Display Graph.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Chapter 3: Capture Command Reference This chapter provides a brief summary of the commands in RatPaak Capture. File Menu Open Data File… CleveMed Proprietary Information Open a saved file by: Clicking the Open button on the Main Toolbar, or Opening the File menu and selecting Open, or Keyboard Strokes: “Alt+F”, then “O”. Save Data to file...
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide View Menu Showing/Hiding the Grid Show or hide the grid on the Display Graph by: Clicking the Grid Lines button on the Toolbar, or Placing a checkmark next to GridLines on the View menu. Showing/Hiding the Scale CleveMed Proprietary Information Show or hide the scale on the Display Graph by: Clicking the Scale button on the Toolbar, or Placing a checkmark next to Scale on the View menu.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Placing a checkmark next to Annotation Lines on the View menu. Showing/Hiding the Toolbars Show or hide the toolbars on the Display Graph by: Placing a checkmark next to Main Toolbar, View Toolbar, or Annotation Toolbar under Toolbars on the View menu. Showing/Hiding the Channels CleveMed Proprietary Information Select channels to view during capture/playback by: Selecting Channels from the View menu, or Keyboard strokes: “Alt+V” then “C”.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide The Capture Options dialog allows you to configure how the Transmitter acquires and displays data. Access the Capture Options dialog by: Opening the Tools menu and Clicking Options Or Keyboard Strokes: “Alt+T”, then “O”. CleveMed Proprietary Information Transmitter Configuration Allows the user to specify the configuration of the Transmitter. A custom configuration can be created using the Configuration Wizard.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Record and Playback of Data Preview Live Data View live data without storing it to disk. Clicking the Preview Data button, on the Main Toolbar . Record Live Data Begin capturing live data to disk: CleveMed Proprietary Information Clicking the Record Data button, on the Main Toolbar .
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Glossary ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Inter-exchange) A standard character set and coding scheme used to represent letters, numbers, symbols, and control characters. Bandwidth The required capacity for the data volume and transmission rate. CleveMed Proprietary Information Baud Rate The number of signal elements per second occurring on a communications channel.
Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. RatPaak™ User’s Guide Trademark Acknowledgments CleveMed Proprietary Information RatPaak™ is a trademark of Cleveland Medical Devices Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Windows and Excel are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Matlab is a trademark of The Math Works Inc. All other products or brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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