Aim
To acquire UltraVox XT data together with EthoVision XT or The Observer XT data.
Prerequisites
nMake the Computer setup
nSpecify the IP address of the UltraVox XT PC
nShare the UltraVox XT synchronization folder
nMake a virtual drive on the EthoVision XT / The Observer XT PC
nEdit the StartUV/StopUV batch files
nAdjust the External settings: Trigger settings for EthoVision XT and Trigger settings for The Observer XT
Procedure
Follow the instructions that apply to your software (EthoVision XT or The Observer XT).
1.In UltraVox XT, open the acquisition screen.
In EthoVision XT, open the acquisition screen. In The Observer XT, create a new observation.
note The External trigger does not work if UltraVox XT displays the spectrogram realtime. In tha case, click the Pause (||) button in the UltraVox XT Acquisition screen to stop the real-time spectrogram.
2.In EthoVision XT, start the trial and release the animal in the arena.
In The Observer XT, start the observation.
3.On the EthoVision XT/The Observer XT computer, the software activates the batch file. The file start.txt is sent to the Sync folder on the UltraVox XT computer. When this occurs, UltraVox XT detects the file and starts recording.
4.In EthoVision XT, after a fixed time, the trial stops automatically depending on the Time condition specified in the Trial Control rule (Trigger settings for EthoVision XT). In The Observer XT, stop the observation.
In both cases, this stops recording in UltraVox XT.
5.In UltraVox XT, detect and label the calls.
6.In UltraVox XT, export the call data to EthoVision XT or The Observer XT. See Export call statistics
7.In EthoVision XT or The Observer XT, import the call data.
See also
nImport call data in The Observer XT