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@daharoni daharoni released this 04 Jan 08:05
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v1.10
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Miniscope DAQ Software Version 1.10 release

This release adds many new features and improvements over the previous release of the Miniscope DAQ Software. It also includes a lot of changes in the backend to make integration of future devices easier. To use just download the 'Miniscope-DAQ-Software_build_v1_10.zip' file below, unzip, and run the .exe file.

Added features

  • OpenGL time trace display for plotting real-time neuron activity and animal behavior.

  • Integration of DeepLabCut-Live for real-time animal pose estimation with custom OpenGL display. Real-time 2D occupancy map overlay.

  • A User Configuration File viewer and editor with tool-tip display.

  • Miniscope real-time neuron ROI selection and display along with improved dF/F display.

  • Ability to edit experiment parameters once a user configuration file is loaded.

  • Ability to run third-party .exe files on start and stop of recording.

  • Ability to play back video recordings.
  • Miniscope ROI selection for defining pixel area to be saved.
  • Embedded Python
  • Save edited user configuration files
  • Addition of a robustly commented example user configuration file

Bug fixes:

  • Frame rate initialized correctly on user config file load.
  • Better error handling of embedded Python and file loading.
  • Checks file paths to correct forward and back slashes.
  • Improved saved meta data structure.
  • More flexible structure and options in user configuration files.

Other

  • Restructuring of Miniscope and Behavior Camera classes to improve ease of incorporating new devices.
  • Restructuring of some OpenGL shaders and supporting code to make adjustment of OpenGL interfaces easier.
  • Added code to handle old and new user config structure of connected devices.
  • Added "enabled" key in most settings in user config file to allow enabling/disabling components without needing to completely remove them from user config.
  • Moved all overlay drawing on displayed images into OpenGL shaders.
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