Update Configuration to Provide US Delay

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Repository for code running the lab's multi-photon imaging experiments at the Bruker Ultima Investigator scope. Unites Arduino, Prairie View, and GenTL machine cameras in Python.

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Update Configuration to Provide US Delay #120

Closed jmdelahanty closed 2 years ago

jmdelahanty commented 2 years ago

The configuration file and associated metadata array/Arduino file needs to be updated so the US delay parameter is given. The training boxes/new behaviors will have stimuli delivered in the middle of tones. A delay of 0 indicates that the sucrose will be delivered at the same moment as the tone begins, 100 will mean 100ms after, etc. Previously the US was delivered as the tone ended.

Something that has to be confirmed:

[x] Is this a static value or is it jittered? Static means it can be part of the Arduino's metadata array, jittered means new arrays must be written and saved.

jmdelahanty commented 2 years ago

For now it should be just a static value I'd imagine, at least Austin will probably want to keep it that way. So having it in the Arduino's metadata is probably better.

jmdelahanty commented 2 years ago

This is currently how it is done until Deryn's Arduino script has the additional LED timing variables in place... come to think of it, since the LED onsets are always a static value this too should probably just be a metadata field/hardcoded value in the script if we go the way the headfix boxes run things... making another issue now.

This US Delay is calculated from the END of the tone because of how things are written in the script. Since adopting Deryn's code is the way forward, doing this band-aid works in a pinch.