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EthoVision XT 18 - THC - Trial and Hardware Control - Index

Last updated: Jul 30, 2026

Index

A

  • Relative – Any operator
  • Applying Trial Control
  • Arduino Board
  • Arena - Hardware Mapping
    • TTL Tester
  • Arena Settings
    • Adding TTL Tester
  • Assigning Arenas to PhenoTypers
  • Assigning Hardware Devices to Arenas

B

  • Backlight Unit
  • Base Version of EthoVision XT
  • Bat Extension
  • Batch File for UltraVox XT
  • Batch Files
  • Beam 1-2 Breaks
    • Beam controller condition
  • Beam Controller
    • Condition based on
  • Becomes Active
  • Becomes False
  • Becomes Inactive
  • Becomes True
  • Behavior
    • Condition based on
    • Learning
    • Scored manually
  • Behavior Recognition
  • Behavioral State
    • Condition based on
  • BNC Connectors
  • Body Angle
    • Condition based on
  • Body Angle State
    • Condition based on
  • Body Contact
    • Condition based on
  • Body Elongation
    • Condition based on
  • Button 1/2 Pressed?
    • TTL port tester condition
  • Button 1/2 Presses
    • TTL port tester condition

C

  • Calculate Statistics per Interval
    • Occurrence
    • Trial control state analysis
  • Calculating Statistics for TTL Tester
  • Checking USB-IO Box with TTL Tester
  • Checking When Condition Is Met
  • Clock Time
    • Sub-rule start condition
    • Summer/wintertime
    • Time condition
    • Time interval condition
    • When using video files
  • COM Ports
  • Command Line Option
  • Components Pane
    • How to use
    • Showing/hiding
  • Condition Box
    • Activation
    • Evaluation
    • Inactivation
  • Conditioning Test
  • Conditions
    • Based on dependent variable
    • Based on hardware devices
    • Based on manually-scored behavior
    • Based on multiple variables
    • Based on time
    • Based on time interval
    • Based on trial control variable
    • Defining
    • Examples
    • For starting/stopping the trial
    • Naming
    • Repeating a sequence
    • Time interval
    • Using
  • Connecting Hardware Devices
  • Connecting PhenoTypers
  • Controlling Hardware Devices
  • Cumulative Duration
    • Body angle state condition
    • Body elongation state condition
    • Defining conditions
    • Head directed to zone condition
    • In zone condition
    • Mobility state condition
    • Movement condition
    • Proximity condition
  • Cumulative Value
    • Hardware continuous variable analysis
  • Current
    • Acceleration condition
    • Activity condition
    • Body angle condition
    • Body angle state condition
    • Body elongation condition
    • Body elongation state condition
    • Defining conditions
    • Distance moved condition
    • Distance to point condition
    • Distance to zone condition
    • Elongation condition
    • Head directed to zone condition
    • Head direction condition
    • Heading condition
    • Heading to point condition
    • In zone condition
    • Meander condition
    • Mobility condition
    • Movement condition
    • Proximity condition
    • Turn angle condition
    • Velocity condition
  • Current Duration
    • Body angle state condition
    • Body elongation state condition
    • Defining conditions
    • Head directed to zone condition
    • In zone condition
    • Mobility state condition
    • Movement condition
    • Proximity condition
  • Custom Hardware Device
    • Condition based on

D

  • DanioVision
  • Data Acquisition
    • Trial vs. track
  • Daylight Saving Time
  • Defining
    • Actions
    • Conditions
    • Trial control variables
  • Delay
    • Sub-rule start condition
    • When starting a sub-rule
  • Delay New Repeat...
    • Sub-rule start condition
  • Deleting Sub-Rules
  • Dependent Variables
    • Condition based on
  • Detection Determines Speed
  • Device Name
  • Devices
    • See Hardware Devices
  • Distance Moved
    • Condition based on
  • Distance to Point
    • Condition based on
  • Distance to Zone
    • Condition based on
  • Do Not Start New Repeat...
    • Sub-rule start condition
  • Dongle
    • See License
  • DOS Command
  • Dropping a Pellet
  • Duplicating Trial Control Elements
  • Duration
    • Maximum trial duration
  • Duration of Licks
    • Lickometer conditions

E

  • Elevated Plus Maze
  • Endless Loop
  • EthoVision XT
    • Base version
    • License
    • Trial and hardware control module
    • Versions
  • Excel
    • Exporting to
  • Exe Extension
  • Executables
    • External command actions
  • Execute Once
    • Sub-rule stop condition
  • Experiment
    • Use as template
  • Exporting
    • Hardware log
    • Track data
    • Trial control data
    • Trial control settings as image
  • External Commands
    • Actions on
    • Command line option
    • Testing

F

  • Fear Conditioning System
  • Fixed Ratio Schedule
  • Food Dispenser
    • See Pellet Dispenser
  • For Consecutive Intervals
    • Trial control state analysis
  • Formula with Trial Control Variable
  • Frequency
    • Body angle state condition
    • Body elongation state condition
    • Defining conditions
    • Head directed to zone condition
    • In zone condition
    • Mobility state condition
    • Movement condition
    • Proximity condition
    • Rotation condition
    • Target visiting and zones condition
    • Zone alternation condition
    • Zone transition condition
  • Fsel-1/2 On/Off
    • NeuroBsik top unit condition

G

  • Generate a Random Value
  • Grid
    • Show/hide
    • Snap to
    • Trial control

H

  • Hardware Commands
    • Analyzing
  • Hardware Continuous Variables
    • Analyzing
  • Hardware Devices
    • Assigning to arenas
    • Condition based on
    • Connecting
    • Controlling
    • Programming trial control
    • Testing
  • Hardware Interface Software
  • Hardware Log
    • Exporting
    • Number of key presses
  • Hardware Mapping
  • Hardware State Variables
    • Analyzing
  • Head Directed to Zone
    • Condition based on
  • Head Direction
    • Condition based on
  • Heading
    • Condition based on
  • Heading to Point
    • Condition based on
  • Hidden Zones
    • Effect on distance moved condition
    • Effect on velocity condition

I

  • Illuminated Shelter
  • Image of Trial Control Settings
  • Image File
  • In Error State
    • Pellet dispenser condition
  • In Zone
    • Condition based on
  • Inactivation of Condition Box
  • Inactive
    • See Becomes Inactive
  • Infinite Time
  • Input 1/2 High/Low?
    • Custom hardware device condition
  • Input 1/2 L/H -> H/L Count
    • Custom hardware device condition
  • Inscopix Camera System
  • Instructions of Trial Control
    • How they are executed
  • IO-Box
    • See USB-IO Box
  • Is Beam 1-2 Broken?
    • Beam controller condition
  • Is Cue 1-2 On?
    • Beam controller condition
  • Isolated Cable

J

  • JavaScript Variables
  • Jitter
    • Effect on velocity condition

L

  • Latency to First
    • Body angle state condition
    • Body elongation state condition
    • Defining conditions
    • Head directed to zone condition
    • In zone condition
    • Mobility state condition
    • Movement condition
    • Proximity condition
    • Rotation condition
    • Target visiting and zones condition
    • Zone alternation condition
    • Zone transition condition
  • Learning Behavior
    • Analyzing
  • Levels of Sub-Rules
  • License
  • Lickometer
    • Condition based on
    • Controlling hardware devices
    • Testing
  • Light 1/2 On?
    • TTL port tester condition
  • Locked Trial Control Settings
  • Loop
    • See Endless Loop

M

  • Makes Sub-Rule Active

Source: EthoVision XT 18 - THC - Trial and Hardware Control, Noldus Information Technology

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