Description

== nrec is a software package for stimulation, data acquisition and experiment control.==

Originally it was designed to be used in the cognitive brain research, but it is made to be as generally applicable as possible:

nrec is based on standard technology for robustness and enduring usability:

• hardware independence:

  • standard PC

  • standard graphics card

  • comedi data acquisition library supports a lot of standard cards/boards/boxes

• software standards:

  • it runs on a standard debian linux

  • it is developed in standard C++

  • parameter files format: standard XML

  • data storage files format: standard hdf5, Matlab readable

  • graphics primitives are built using the standard OpenGL library

Current features:

• graphics primitives:
  • circle
  • dotfield (RDK)
  • arrow
  • movie (avi)
  • image (png)
• eyetracker calibration, fixation control, online data visualization
• the option to make a primitive a visual target
• controllers that make the primitives move and jump and that handle digital in- or outputs
• freely configurable digital channels for respone buttons, reward systems, LEDs etc.
• experiment control by strategy based parameter setting