Knowledge Base

What Is DanioVision?

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Version: DVOC-0041

Date: March 2, 2021

For: EthoVision XT version 16

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Contents

• What Is DanioVision?
  • DanioVision
  • DanioVision Add-Ons
  • For More Information
• What's New in DanioVision
  • DanioVision Observation Chamber
  • EthoVision XT
• Set Up DanioVision
  • Connections
  • Connect DanioVision
  • Set Up a Water-Flow System
  • Light and Switches
  • Install EthoVision XT
  • Install the Network Card for the DanioVision Camera
  • Configure the DanioVision Camera
• Check the DanioVision System
  • Check the Camera Lens
  • Configure the Anti-Condensation Mechanism
  • Configure the DanioVision White Light
  • Place Well Plates and Petri Dishes
  • Control Evaporation
• Set Up EthoVision XT
  • Prerequisites
  • Create a DanioVision Experiment
  • Experiment Settings
  • Use of Trial Control Hardware
• Arena Settings
  • Define the Arenas
  • Arrange the Arenas
  • Assign the Stimuli to the Arenas
• Trial Control Settings
  • Create Your Own Trial Control Procedure
• Detection Settings
  • One Subject Per Enclosure
  • Activity Analysis
  • Multiple Subjects in the Same Enclosure
• Acquire Data
  • Acquire Data Live
  • Acquire Data Live and Record Video Simultaneously
  • Record Video, Then Acquire Data
  • Drain and Clean the System
• The DanioVision Tapping Device
  • Introduction
  • Install the DanioVision Tapping Device
  • Set Up the Tapping Device in EthoVision XT
  • Analyze the Response to the Tapping Stimulus
• The DanioVision Toplight Unit
  • Connect the Toplight Unit
  • Operate the Power Supply
  • Change the Lights
  • Configure EthoVision XT to Control the Top Lights
  • Program the Top Lights in EthoVision XT
• The DanioVision Optogenetics Add-On
  • Introduction
  • Install the Dichroic Mirror in DanioVision
  • The Pulser Software
  • The LED Controller
  • Configuration 1 - Without the Pulser
  • Configuration 2 - With Pulsers
  • Experiment Settings
  • Arena - Hardware Mapping
  • Trial Control (No Pulser)
  • Trial Control (With Pulsers)
  • Configure the COM Port for Each Pulser
• Data Preparation
  • Smooth the Tracks
  • Select Data
• Analyze Data
  • Analysis Profiles and Options
  • Calculate the Statistics
• Appendix A: Open the DanioVision Casing
  • Tools You Need
  • Bench Plate
  • Top Casing
  • Sides and Back Casing
  • Connector Panel
  • Adjusting Lid Friction
• Appendix B: Fine Camera Adjustments
  • Centering the Well Plate Horizontally
  • Centering the Well Plate Vertically
  • If the Well Plate Looks Rotated
  • Example of a Good Video Image
• Appendix C: Additional Hardware
  • Expansion 1
  • Expansion 2
• Appendix D: System Specifications
  • DanioVision DVOC-0041
  • DanioVision Tapping Device
  • DanioVision Toplight Unit
  • Declaration of Conformity

Source: DanioVision DVOC-0041 Reference Manual, Noldus Information Technology