Zapit Optostim
  • Zapit Optostim: Introduction
    • Feature List
    • FAQ
  • Installation and Setup
    • Hardware setup
    • Software setup
    • Configuring Zapit
      • General settings
      • NI DAQ settings
      • Experiment settings
      • Scanner & Camera settings
      • Laser Power Calibration
      • Blanking settings
    • Staying up to date
  • Using the GUI
    • Introduction: Using the GUI
    • Scanner Calibration
    • Sample Calibration
    • StimConfig Editor
    • Generating stimulus patterns at the CLI
    • Advanced Usage
  • Running Experiments
    • Introduction: Running Experiments
    • MATLAB
      • Basic API Usage in MATLAB
      • Running an Experiment in MATLAB
    • Python
      • Connecting Python to Zapit
      • Basic Zapit API Use in Python
    • Remote Control and Other Programming Languages
  • Developer Notes
    • Project Structure
    • Conventions
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  1. Using the GUI

Introduction: Using the GUI

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Last updated 2 years ago

The GUI is used to calibrate the scanners, calibrate the sample, and set up stimuation coordinates.

Start the sofware.

start_zapit

A window will open after a short delay.

A live image of the sample is displayed. Coordinates are in mm with 0 mm being the image centre. There are two tabs. "Calibrate Scanners" allows you to align the scanners with respect to the camera. "Calibrate Sample" is used to project stereotaxic coordinates onto the image space. The status bar along the bottom has indicators to show whether these two steps have been achieved.

Stimuli are defined using "stimulus configuration files". These can be loaded and created via menu options under "File". The name of the loaded stimulus config file is displayed in the status bar area.

Zapit GUI