Multichannel Systems STG1000 Manual - Manual (Page 51)

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10.3 Batch Mode
You can download and run several stimulus files one after the other in the Batch mode. The first
file in the list is downloaded and started directly after the download, or started manually with the
software or hardware controls, or started on a trigger. After the first file has been run, the next
file in the list is downloaded, and so on, until the last file in the batch list has been run.
Triggering a sequence of stimulation protocols
The Batch mode is useful if you want to start a sequence of different stimulation protocols one
after the other on the same trigger. You set up the protocols and save them as separate stimulus
files. Then, you set up a batch file with a list of the desired stimulus files.
• The first trigger event starts the first file in the list.
• When a file has been completed, the next file in the list is downloaded automatically.
• When a trigger event occurs after the file has been run, the next file is started, and so on.
• When a trigger event occurs during the run of a file, the run is stopped, and the next file in the
list is downloaded. The next trigger event starts the next file.
• Deselect the option Start STG after Batch Download on the Settings menu if you want to start
the protocols on a trigger or manually with the software or hardware controls. If the option
Start STG after Batch Download on the Settings menu is selected, the STG starts each file
directly after the download without waiting for a trigger event.
Splitting up stimulation protocols to circumvent the memory limitation
If the option Start STG after Batch Download on the Settings menu is selected, the STG starts
each file directly after the download, which is only useful if you need to circumvent the memory
limitation of the STG. Split up your pulse protocol into several stimulus files and run them in
Batch mode.
Setting up a batch file
You have to set up a batch file (.stb) first, which lists the full path of all files that you like to
download as a batch. The batch file has to be exactly in the following format. This example is a
batch list with three different pulse protocols. Replace the file paths with the correct path of the
files of your choice.