Knowledge Base

Physical Setup (Continued)

1. Locate the holes on the back panel of the cubicle.
2. Attach the box to the back panel. Make sure that the cable connections are on top.
3. Put the lid of the box back in place and tighten the screws.
4. Connect the color-coded cables as shown in the next figure.

5. Finally, connect:

   • The upgrade box to the PC (or USB hub, in case of 2 or more cubicles) using the USB cable that came with the upgrade box.
   • The upgrade box to a power outlet.
   • The camera to the PC's Ethernet board.
6. Repeat the steps above for the remaining cubicles.
7. Next, follow the steps in the section The Fear Conditioning Experiment in EthoVision XT.

Update the Cubicle Firmware

Aim

To make the FCS cubicles compatible with the new IR illumination system that is fully controllable from EthoVision XT.

Important: Follow this procedure only when requested by Noldus Support.

What You Need

• The firmware updater installation files: FW_Updater Setup.msi and setup.exe.
• The new firmware file Cubicle.elf_7.34.S19.

Procedure

1. On the EthoVision XT full installation package, open Drivers and Tools > Utilities > Ugo Basile FCS. You can download the full installation package from my.noldus.com.
2. Copy the file Ugo Basile FCS FirmWare Updater [version number].zip to your EthoVision XT PC and extract its contents.
3. Double-click the file setup.exe. Complete the installation procedure.
4. Power up the cubicle and connect it to the EthoVision XT PC through the USB cable.
5. Start the application.
6. Choose Select Firmware.
7. In the window that opens, choose the file Cubicle.elf_7.34.S19.
8. Click Firmware Update.

9. If the current version is 2.27 or newer, the update process should start automatically. Otherwise, you need to:

   • Disconnect both the power supply and the USB cable from the cubicle.
   • Reconnect both the power supply and the USB cable, approximately at the same time.
10. Wait until the Erase and the Programming processes are completed.
11. After the device has rebooted, you can change the tab to Board Settings.
12. Leave or set the Device ID and set the Default IR Intensity to the desired value (recommended: 100%). This will be the default intensity at startup.
13. Click Save to Board.

Check the Ugo Basile Interface for EthoVision XT

1. Open Control Panel > Programs and Features.

2. Check that the software Noldus - HardwareInterface UgoBasile - x64 package version 1.0.14 or later is installed.

   If a previous version is installed, uninstall it. Next, copy the file HardwareInterfaceUgoBasile - X64 Package - [version number].msi from the EthoVision XT 18 full installation package, under Drivers and Tools > Prerequisites > HardwareInterfaceUgoBasile to your PC, then run this file.

Test the IR Light

To test the IR light, in the Trial Control Settings create an action based on the IR Light. Set the intensity to 100% and click Test. Click OK then check in the Detection Settings whether the IR light is still on.

Source: EthoVision XT 18 - Application Manual, Noldus Information Technology