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Software Guide
By Dianne Campbell
2004 J&J Engineering, Inc.
22797 Holgar Ct. NE Poulsbo, WA 98370
MBP-SG102204
RMS EMG....................................................................................................48
RMS EMG With Differential Fill....................................................................48
EMG Pattern ................................................................................................49
EMG Display Features ......................................................................................49
Smoothing the Signal...................................................................................49
Changing Sweep Speed ..............................................................................49
Setting Thresholds .......................................................................................49
ECG, HR, and HRV Displays ............................................................................50
RAW ECG....................................................................................................50
ECG FFT .....................................................................................................50
HR ...............................................................................................................50
HRV_30 .......................................................................................................51
DFT..............................................................................................................51
VLF,LF,HF ...................................................................................................52
Respiration Displays ........................................................................................52
Respiration Line Graph ................................................................................52
Breathing Pattern.........................................................................................53
Adjusting the Breathing Pacer .....................................................................53
BPM Bar Graph ...........................................................................................54
BPM Numerical Display ...............................................................................54
Skin Conductance and Skin Resistance Displays .........................................54
Temperature Displays ......................................................................................55
Fahrenheit-Centigrade Button......................................................................55
TEMP Graph................................................................................................55
Dual TEMP Graph .......................................................................................55
Dual Temp Scroll .........................................................................................55
TEMP Bar ....................................................................................................55
TEMP Numerical Display .............................................................................56
Audio Features..................................................................................................57
Setting Up Music Synthesizer Audio Feedback ...........................................58
Setting Up Pre-Recorded Audio File Feedback ...........................................60
Setting Up Windows Media Player Feedback ..............................................60
Media Player Troubleshooting .....................................................................61
If you already have the software installed and have created customized settings
and tasks, you will have to re-create these after upgrading. If you wish to save
customized settings and protocols, you must rename the application file name.
(For instructions, please see NOTE near the top of this page.)
To download the upgrade:
On the Tech Support webpage, click the heading called Download (date) USE3
Physiolab Upgrade. Click "Open".
Click Next when prompted. Accept all default settings (including the Repair
selection).
Click Finish.
If you want to save the update to removable media for installation on a computer
not connected to the internet, click Save instead of Open. In the drop down
box, browse to your preferred save location. Accept the default file name and
click Save.
1-360-779-3853
1-360-697-4435
techsupport@jjengineering.com
country where the electrical line frequency is 50 Hz, you will need to configure
the software for your area. In the Hardware Setup window (pictured above)
check to see that the line frequency for your area is selected in the Notch filter
box. If the setting is incorrect you will see noise appearing as spikes at regular
frequencies in the signal FFT displays. (For additional information please see the
Artifact Detection section in your Hardware Manual.)
Monitor #1. (The exception to this is Windows Media Player used as a feedback
screen.)
In Dual Mode on laptop computers you may notice a speed reduction when the
screen is updating. This is due to your computers display driver limitations. It
should not affect feedback.
In most applications the feedback display on Monitor #2 will also be shown on
Monitor #1 as a smaller sub-display. To make changes in the feedback display,
you need to highlight the display and signal on Monitor #1 and use the left-hand
tool bar to make changes. These changes will be reflected in the feedback
display on Monitor #2.
Below is a list of several recommended video cards which provide the dual
display mode feature on desktop PCs that have an AGP video card slot. Check
with your computer supplier or on-line suppliers such as compuplus.com,
compuvest.com, Spartan Technologies, etc.
VisionTek XTASY GeForce4 MX440 64MB DDR AGP
Model 30001520
Approx. price: $120.00
Matrox Millennium G550 AGP 32MB DDR 2D/3D Dual DVI
Model G55+MDHA32DR Approx. price: $120.00. NEEDS ADAPTER.
Matrox Millenium G450 Dual Heal 32MB
Model G45+MDHA32DLXB Approx. price: $90.00. NEEDS ADAPTER.
ATI Radeon VE AGP 32MB Dual Display VGA & DVI
Model 100430119 Approx. price: $60.00. NEEDS ADAPTER.
Starting an Application
To begin running an application click on the USE3 Physiolab icon
your desktop. The program will load to the Main Menu.
from
SELECT CLIENT
RUN SESSION
MANAGE DATA
EXIT
Click on Select Client. Select a client name in the Select Client Window.
Recorded session data will be saved under this client name. Click the Select
button. If you skip this step, you will be prompted later to select a client if you
record data. (For information on adding new clients, editing, and deleting client
records, please see the Adding and Deleting Client Information section.)
Next, click on Run Session. This will bring up the Select Application window.
Make sure that the J&J
device that you have
connected to your
computer is selected in
the Hardware Type
drop-down box. Each
hardware type has its
own unique application
list. Click on the name of
the application that you
wish to run. Click Start.
If you receive an error
message, click OK,
check the connection to
your computer, then
retry. If you have trouble
starting a session,
please refer to the
Toolbars Overview
The top Screen Select Toolbar provides buttons for choosing a specific display
screen. The left edge Signal Control Toolbar provides buttons to change the
display characteristics. The Session Control Toolbar at the bottom of your
screen provides controls for specifying tasks, recording data, marking events in
the data, and for invoking various screen features such as screen freeze and
sweep reset. The Session Status Bar, located below the Session Control Bar,
indicates elapsed and remaining times for both the current task and the entire
session. The Task Progress Bar located above the Session Control Bar
indicates progress through one or more preset timed task intervals. It is a
graphical representation of the numbers in the Session Status Bar.
You can increase display screen area and minimize
distraction by hiding toolbars that you are not using. Simply
click View, then click next to the names of the toolbars you
wish to hide. This will remove the checkmark next to the
toolbar name and make the toolbar disappear from view.
You can retrieve toolbars individually by again clicking
View, then clicking the names of the toolbars you wish to
reinstate OR you can retrieve all of the toolbars at once by
clicking All Bars On.
The screen button which is highlighted shows the name of the current screen
being displayed. Most of the top buttons have pull down menus (as shown
above) of alternate screen choices. Clicking on the down arrow next to the
screen name activates this pull down menu. Whenever you select a screen from
the pull down menu, it is assigned to the top menu button. This ensures that
your favorite screen in each menu group will be only one click away. On slower
computers, click on the drop-down arrow and hold it down while mousing over
the drop-down menu area, if the drop-down menu doesnt at first appear.
Modifying Signals
Use the left edge Signal Control Toolbar buttons to change display
characteristics. These buttons will modify only one display or signal at a
time. To select an individual display from a multi-display screen, click on
the display. The display will become highlighted with light blue to indicate it
has been selected and that the Signal Control buttons have been assigned
to it. Modify the signal using the icons to the left.
If more than one signal appears in the same display and the signal names
are clickable, it means that separate scales are available for each signal
and that signals can be manipulated separately. Select the signal you wish
to modify by clicking on the tiny colored square next to the name of the
signal within the top of the display.
A white dot in the center of the square indicates that particular signal is
selected. Use the Signal Control Toolbar to modify the selected signal. If
the signal names are not clickable, it means that the signals have the same
scale and are locked together so that the signal controls modify all signals
together.
The Signal Up button
and the Signal Down button
move the signal line higher or lower on the display.
are used to
The combination of Gain Up and Gain Down plus the Signal Up and Down
arrows allow you to size and position the signal anywhere on the display.
The Autogain button
toggles the Autogain feature on and off. For your
convenience you can leave Autogain on or you have the option of turning this
feature off and manually adjusting the gain according to your preference. After
you click Autogain on, wait up to 30 seconds for the signal to self-adjust.
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Turning the Autogain or Autocenter features on or off for one signal will not
change the settings for the other signals on the screen. Each signals settings
are adjusted individually.
The Faster Graph
and Slower Graph
buttons are used to
increase and decrease sweep speed for all signals except FFT. This
increases/decreases the time span that can be displayed within a single window.
For FFT displays the Faster Graph & Slower Graph buttons change the
frequency span of the FFT displays. It is recommended that you leave FFT
displays at the maximum frequency scale.
The Averaging Interval
button changes signal appearance. This button
brings up the Select Averaging Interval window which allows you to increase or
decrease the averaging interval by seconds or fractions of seconds. Increasing
the averaging interval smoothes the selected signal. Decreasing the interval
makes signal detail more visible. DO NOT change the default settings for RAW
signals.
The Zoom button
is used to magnify any individual display to fill up the
entire screen. Simply click on the desired display to select it, then click on the
Zoom button. To return to the original display, re-click the Zoom button. This
feature is particularly useful for simplifying feedback to one signal, then toggling
back to a multi-signal display.
Clicking on the Adjust Threshold button
is enabled if THR is in the
signal name of one of the available signals for a particular display. This button
brings up the Threshold Control window. An empty checkbox indicates that Auto
Threshold is OFF. To turn this feature ON, click in the checkbox next to Enable
Auto Threshold. To manually set the threshold, click on the check mark next to
Enable Auto Threshold in order to deselect it. Click on the Down/Up arrows
next to the Level box or type a numerical value in the box. Close the control
box by clicking on the small x.
Alternatively, you can drag and drop the threshold line on the display screen.
Place the cursor in the display area and click the mouse once to activate the
drag-and-drop feature for that display. As you move the cursor over the threshold
line, a hand appears. Hold down the left mouse button when the hand appears
and drag the threshold line up and down on the screen, releasing the button at
the point where you want the threshold line to stay.
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Exiting a Session
Exit each session using the arrow in the lower left hand corner
In order to review data, generate reports, export data into a database, manage
client or session data, or to quit the program, you must first exit the session. In
order to exit the software both the Pause and the Record buttons must be OFF. If
you have recorded data, the Save Session Data window will automatically open
when you exit the software (See the Saving Session Data section).
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Recording Data
The Record button
The Pause button
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Event Marking
The Event Mark button
enables you to add data markers into the recorded
data when significant events occur during the session. The button pops up a
window into which you can type a name or brief comment which is inserted with
the marker into the data record.
Setting Up Tasks
Tasks are data recording intervals which can be named to enable interpretation
of session data. Task interval marks and color-coded time interval bars are
inserted into the graphic record. Task labels are inserted into the recorded data
file.
in the bottom
In the Programmed
Task Schedule
window, you can select
different task labels
manually at whatever
time intervals you wish.
In the lower left-hand
corner click Manual
Task to create a check
mark. Click on the
desired task name to
highlight it, then click
Run Selected Task.
The task name will appear in the task progress bar at the bottom of your screen
and will be inserted into the recorded data. When you are ready to change tasks,
repeat the above steps, highlighting a new task name. Click the record icon to
start recording the task. You can change the task name while recording or you
can opt to click the Pause button between tasks.
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This task bar only to display the progress bar for this single task across the
entire width of the screen. Choose All task bars if you wish the progress bar to
show progress through all of the tasks in the task schedule.
You can loop through a single task or through a series of tasks a specified
number of times. Check Loop then select the name of the task that you wish to
have as the start of your loop. You may only loop back to tasks in the list that are
above the currently selected task. (NOTE: You will need to click the drop-down
arrow and the tiny scrollbars to see all the tasks in the list.)
Type in a Number of Loops to indicate the number of times you want the
program to loop through the tasks before it moves beyond the loop to the next
task in the list.
If Pause Record On Start is unchecked, recording will automatically start at the
beginning of the task and continue for the number of seconds you specify in the
top right Task Record Time box.
You may set a pause at the beginning of the task and let the task autorun so that
the task begins recording after the time interval that you specify. Check Pause
Record On Start and specify a number of seconds in the Pause and Text Time
box in the middle of the window. If you wish to manually start each task, you will
want to specify a long pause time at the beginning of each task. When you run
the task, click the Pause ON/OFF button to manually override the pause and
begin the task.
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If you have recorded any data, the Save Session Data window will automatically
open when you exit the software (using the lower left-hand Exit Arrow). You
have the option of discarding the data or saving the data to a specific client name
file. The names displayed in the dropdown box are alias names. You may select
any alias name in the drop down box. In order to verify that the alias refers to the
client that you intend, click Verify Name.
If you did not select a client name before you ran the session, you can click New
Client and enter client information after exiting the session. For directions on
entering client data see the Managing Client Information section)
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Signal names that are checked will be saved. You may uncheck those signals
that you do not wish to save.
Click Save to Database. After saving or discarding data, click the X to close the
Save window.
If you click Export before closing the Save window, you have the option of
exporting the current session data to Excel or to another database as described
in the Exporting Data section.
Managing Data
If you are running a session, stop data recording, exit the session to the
Physiolab Main Menu and click Manage Data.
In the View Session
window, select a
client alias in the
top drop-down box.
If you wish to see
the client name,
click Verify Name.
Select the
application you
used to record data
in the second drop
down box, then
click on a session
date and time to
select it.
At this point you can view data and generate reports, export data to Excel
or another database, delete data or archive data.
(Troubleshooting Tip: If the session data you are looking for is not present in the
session window, it was probably collected under a different application name.
Select a different application in the second drop-down window.)
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instructions for selecting session data under Managing Data section above.
Then click View.
With the
Averaging buttons in the bottom Review Session Bar, you can
increase or decrease the smoothing of the signal. Click multiple times until you
reach the desired degree of smoothing.
Use the Rewind, Scroll Forward, Scroll Back, and End buttons
to navigate through the recorded session.
You can hide and re-display:
and the
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When the Digital Cursor is toggled on, you can click anywhere in the display to
create a vertical cursor line. The signal values at the point where the cursor
bisects each signal line are displayed next to the signal names as shown below:
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many rows as you wish. Left-click on the cell where you want the top left corner
of your textbox to be. Holding the left mouse button down, drag the cursor down
and to the right to highlight the number of rows and cells desired. In the top menu
choose Format>Cells. Click the Alignment tab. In the Horizontal drop-down box
choose Left. In the Vertical drop-down box choose Top. Check Wrap Text
and Merge Cells. Click OK. You now have a text box in which to insert
paragraphs of text. It is best to start with a text box slightly smaller than you think
you will need. If you need a larger box, click in the existing text box and, holding
the left mouse button down, drag the cursor to highlight cells to the bottom and/or
right. . In the top menu choose Format>Cells. On the Alignment tab, click Wrap
Text and Merge Cells. Click OK.
You can use the Excel Chart Wizard to create graphs. Select single columns of
signal data because Excel can only chart one scale at a time.
Click the Chart Wizard Icon in the top menu.
Select the type of chart you want. You can try out different options and view them
in the preview window to see which displays of the data are most effective. You
may find that your sample rate is too high or too low to create a meaningful chart.
You can re-send the report to Excel at a different sample rate using the Excel
Report button, resave it to a new filename, and re-chart it using the Excel Chart
Wizard.
You can save your Excel report using the File>Save menu commands and/or
print out your report using the using the File>Print commands in the Excel menu
bar.
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If you wish to export to Excel, select Excel in the Export Type box and-click OK.
Click Yes in the save prompt pop-up window, browse to a folder location, type in
a unique filename and click Save. If you wish to include screen captures in your
Excel report, or add textboxes or charts, you may want follow the directions in the
Creating Excel Reports section instead of exporting data.
If you wish to have Physiolab automatically generate filenames and save to a
pre-selected target location, check the Autosave checkbox, then follow the
instructions below in the Automatically Generating Filenames section.
When Autosave is checked Excel will pop open and populate with data, then the
save window will briefly appear and disappear as the file is automatically saved
to your target location, and Excel will close. It may take a few minutes for these
steps to execute, especially with large files.
If you wish to export to another database, select Asci in the Export Type box.
You must click Change File to specify an initial target location. In the pop-up
window, browse to the folder into which you want to save the data. You must
replace the asterisk(*) with a unique filename, then click Open.
It is important to specify which symbols your database will be looking for in order
to interpret divisions between data elements. Click the radio button next to the
appropriate symbol combination in the Data Delimiter box.
Do not close the Export Dialog window using the X in the upper right corner. The
file will not be saved until you click OK in the Export Dialog window.
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If you are using your own database program, use the instructions supplied with
that program for importing and manipulating data.
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In the Archiving window, select a client alias name in the Main Database dropdown box. Select an application that has data for the client in the top drop-down
box. To select a target folder location for your archived files, click the small
button to the right of the Archive textbox. Either select an archive file name in the
Open window (if you have previously archived data) or browse to the folder
location where you wish to create a new archive, type a new name in the File
name box, and click Open. You can choose to have a separate database file for
each client or you can archive files by time period (quarterly, half-yearly, etc.)
Back in the Archiving window, click on the date of a session in the list to the left,
then click the right arrow to move it into the list of files to be archived. You can
select and move all files in the list or you can pick and choose sessions by
holding down the Cntl key while clicking on those you wish to archive. Finally,
click Compact Databases to free up space in the Physiolab database, confirm
by clicking Yes, and click Close to exit the window.
If you wish to copy a file into a new data location, while leaving the original file in
place, follow the procedure for archiving files, but click the Copy dot before you
click the right arrow to move files into the right side of the Archiving window (This
does not free up space in the data.mdb file). Click Close to exit the window.
At any time you can move archived files back into the original Physiolab
database to view them. Follow the same procedure for archiving files, but select
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archived sessions in the right side of the Archiving window and use the left arrow
to move them back into Physiolab.
SELECT CLIENT
Enter the new clients information. In the top textbox you have a choice of letting
the program generate an alias name by leaving the box blank or of entering your
own alias name. Automatically generated alias names consist of the first two
letters of the last name followed by the first two letters of the first name. If two
clients have similar names so that identical aliases are generated, the program
will add a number after the duplicate alias to differentiate them. The alias name
will be generated when you exit the window by clicking OK.
To edit a client record, click Select Client as above, then click Edit. Modify the
client information as desired, then click OK.
To delete a client including all session data for that client: On the main
Physiolab entry window click Select Client, highlight the client alias name, then
click Delete. Click Yes at the warning prompt to delete the record.
It is a good idea to click Edit to verify that you have the correct client name
before deleting client records.
For information on viewing client data see the Managing Data section.
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An individual display within the window can be selected by clicking on it and the
Zoom button can be used to fill the entire window with the selected display.
Each display may contain a single signal or multiple signals. By the light blue
highlight color surrounding it, you can see that the FFT_EMG A N display has
been selected. Since there is only one signal reflected in this display, selecting
the display also selects the signal, which can then be modified using the Signal
Control Bar. (See Modifying Signals). The signals in FFT_EMG A N and
FFT_EMG B N look quite different because they have been individually selected
and their scales modified independently with gain and sweep speed controls.
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The SR-C and TEMP-C displays above each contain multiple signals sharing the
same space in a single line graph. Since these signals are of the same type and
share the same scale, the Signal Control Bar buttons will modify all of the signals
in these types of displays together. For example, if the SR-C display were
selected and the Gain Up button were clicked, gain would increase for both
signals in the display. Multiple signals can also share space in scrolling charts.
In other multiple signal displays, signals of different types can share the same
space in a single line graph or chart. Since only one scale for one signal at a
time may appear in this type of display, you can click on a signal name to change
the display scale so that it matches the selected signal. Notice in the example
below that the HR signal has been selected, and that the scale to the left is in
beats per minute to match the selected signal. Only the selected signal will be
modified by the Signal Control Bar buttons. For example, to select and modify the
Resp1 signal below, you would click on the small blue box next to Resp 1. Note
that the second respiration channel is not being used, but the Resp 2 signal
name is listed to show it is available. If a signal is not being used, as in the
example below, or if it is accidentally adjusted off of the screen with the Signal
Up/Down buttons, the signal is still present scrolling along the edge of the display
so that you can locate it. In the example below, the Resp 2 signal is present as a
tiny red square just under the Resp 2 name.
In contrast to this display, in displays with the same kinds of signals sharing the
same vertical and horizontal scales (as in the SR-C and TEMP-C examples
above), individual signal names are not clickable and signals cannot be
modified individually.
In still another type of multiple signal display, each signal has its own line graph,
with the graphs stacked parallel to each other and a common time scale along
the bottom. The EMG A N and EMG B N signal graphs in the C2 EMG
Application Check Signals Screen above are considered to be a single stacked
graph display. Clicking on either graph will highlight both, and the Signal Control
Bar buttons will modify both signals together.
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In contrast to this notice the EMG A-N and ECG B (Raw) displays below which
are completely separate displays with independent vertical and horizontal scales.
The Resp1 + Resp 2 display below is a slightly different variation of a stacked
graph display in which the time scale is shared so that the sweep speed buttons
will affect both signals, but the vertical scales are independent so individual
signals may be selected and Signal Up/Down and Gain Up/Down controls are
applied separately for each signal.
In the above overview of screens, displays and the signal configurations they can
contain, you have seen line graph displays, FFT displays and, in the screen
immediately above, a bar graph display. The next section provides an overview
of these display types plus the other display types you will encounter in
Physiolab.
For detailed descriptions of the Sensor Test and Check Signals screens,
please see the Ensuring a Good Connection and Checking for Good Signal
Data in the Overview of the Software Interface section.
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Display Types
The following display types may fill an entire screen or may be tiled together in
any combination, depending upon screen space and the usefulness of correlating
specific displays together. The same display type may have different signal,
background and fill colors within different screens and/or in different applications.
Zooming In
Any of the displays described below may be selected and the Zoom button used
to fill the entire screen with the selected display for focused feedback.
Line Graphs
Line graphs emulate an oscilloscope-type display, with one or more signals
scrolling left to right. Since full descriptions were made of several types of line
graphs above, a brief summary of line graph types follows:
1. Single line graph with multiple signals sharing the same space
a. If all signals are the same modality with vertical and horizontal
scales common to all signals, signal names are not clickable and
Signal Control Bar buttons adjust all signals together.
b. If signals are for different modalities with different scales, signal
names are clickable and signals are adjusted individually.
2. Stacked parallel line graphs sharing a common time scale, with a single
signal in each
a. If signals are for the same modality so that the vertical scales are
the same and the training purpose is to cause the signals to move
in the same direction, signal names are not clickable and Signal
Control Bar buttons adjust all signals together.
b. If signals are for the same modality but the training purpose is to
cause signals to move in opposite directions or the signals may be
monitoring two different individuals, signal names are clickable and
the signals are adjusted separately
c. If signals are for different modalities with different scales, signal
names are clickable and signals are adjusted individually
Pattern Displays
A pattern display is a special type of line graph that contains a Pattern Signal.
The Pattern Signal does not reflect physiology but, instead, provides a guide with
fully adjustable parameters set by the clinician. Sharing the space in the graph
with the Pattern Signal is a signal reflecting physiology. The goal is for the
client/patient to modify his/her physiology to match the pattern signal as closely
as possible. An example of a pattern display is the Breathing Pattern display
more fully described later in the Respiration Displays section.
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Ghost Displays
The Ghost Display is another special
type of line graph, which contains a
single signal. With each signal sweep
across the screen, the previous sweep
fades but remains visible for
comparison with the new brighter signal
sweep. You can see in the example below that multiple sweeps remain visible for
comparison across time.
Fill Graphs
Fill colors are used in both line graphs and in scrolling charts as shown above.
The fill colors used above are used to give the signal emphasis, especially in
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reference to zero or some lower point in the scale. Fill colors can also be used
as color rewards for achieving threshold goals as in the Threshold Up, Threshold
Down, and Threshold Up/Down Displays below. The Threshold Up display
provides a color reward when a threshold is exceeded. The Threshold Down
display is useful when the goal is to modify physiology by bringing the signal
down. Fill and background colors may vary in different screens and applications.
Threshold Up
Threshold Down
Adjusting Thresholds
The threshold signal name is listed in the display but you cannot click on this
signal name to select it because none of the Signal Control Bar buttons apply to
the threshold signal except the Adjust Threshold button. In displays with
thresholds, AutoThreshold is defaulted to ON so that it is at a known visible point
in the display. If you wish to disable AutoThreshold and manually set your own
threshold, click on the Adjust Threshold button
to bring up the Threshold
Control window. Next click on the check mark next to Enable Auto Threshold in
order to turn the automatic threshold adjustment feature OFF. Click on the
Down/Up arrows next to the Level box or type a numerical scale value in the
box. The threshold line will move to point on the scale that you specify. Close
the control box by clicking on the small x. If you want to turn the Auto Threshold
feature back on, click on the Adjust Threshold button, click in the empty
checkbox next to Enable Auto Threshold, then click on the x to close the popup window.
Another way to adjust the threshold is to drag and drop the threshold line on
the display screen. First put the cursor in the display area and click the mouse
once to activate the drag-and-drop feature. Now as you move the cursor over the
threshold line the arrow will turn into a hand. When the hand appears, click-andhold the left mouse button while dragging the threshold line up or down on the
screen. Release the button at the point where you want the threshold line to
stay.
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Bottom Fill
The bottom fill graph is the same
as above but the color of the
signal with the higher value
extends to the bottom line of the
graph.
Zero Point Fill
This type of differential fill can be used in line graphs and in scrolling chart
displays as shown below. The zero reference point is useful for showing
direction of change, for example in Temperature warming/cooling and Skin
Conductance response displays.
Rainbow Fill
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Bar Graphs
Standard Bar Graph
A vertical bar graph displaying live signal values, pictured below left.
Threshold Bar Graph
A standard bar graph with an adjustable threshold line, pictured below center.
Threshold adjustment instructions are the same as for line graphs with thresholds
on page 21.
Zero Center Bar Display
Pictured to the right below, the center of the scale in this display is zero, with
negative values below and positive values above. The bar fills either up or down
depending upon signal polarity. It is used for displaying signals, such as rate of
change, that can move in either positive or negative directions.
Numerical Displays
These digital displays enable background monitoring of signals that are not the
primary focus.
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History Graphs
Stacked Line graphs containing signal combinations moving at a sweep speed
too slow for feedback, but very useful for seeing a long time interval of the
session and viewing trends over time.
History Charts
An example of the History Chart Display is pictured in the Scrolling Chart
Displays section in the discussion of display types above. History Chart
Displays are not meant for feedback, however they are much more useful than
feedback screens for evaluating overall trends. By repeatedly clicking the Slower
Graph button, you can display ever larger time segments, even the entire
session, in a single display window. Autogain is defaulted to ON for this screen.
You can manually adjust individual signal magnification by clicking Autogain OFF
and using the Gain Up/Down buttons. This screen resets when you begin
recording a session.
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EEG Displays
EEG Impedance Screen
This first screen is the hookup and electrode impedance screen. The inputs to
the EEG channels are shown as A+ B+ C+ and D+ for a four-channel application.
A four-channel application will have a Reference 1 and Reference 2 which will be
connected as the monopolar reference. A two-channel application will just have
A+ and B+ and the references will be called A- and B-. In a two-channel
application you have the option of switching between monopolar and bipolar
configurations. This impedance test screen is showing the live impedance of
each electrode to ground. In additional to the digital reading in K-Ohms there are
red-yellow-green colored dots indicating: green - under 5K, yellow - between 5
and 10K, and
red - over 10K. Instructional information, if provided, appears in a panel to the
right with Previous and Next buttons to cycle through multiple pages.
Some applications allow you to assign label names in this impedance screen. In
other applications you will need to click Check & Label in order to assign label
names. If the application allows, you can label the channels with the site name
as you are hooking up electrodes by clicking the site on the headmap, then
clicking on the white space next to the corresponding channel to the right. After
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the impedances are satisfactory, click Check & Label to check raw signals and
change site names if required.
EEG Setup
When you are satisfied with your label names and EEG waveforms, click EEG
Setup. This screen is the primary control screen for all EEG feedback. The top
display is the raw EEG waveform for one, two or four EEG channels. Below are
the EEG band and threshold control displays which will have between four and
twelve functionally identical displays that can achieve very different effects
depending upon how you set the adjustable features. Most EEG protocols can
be achieved by adjusting these individual bands and thresholds.
Each EEG channel will have from two to four bands connected to it. The bands
are color-coded to match the trace color of the channel they are connected to.
They are further identified by name. For example, Band 2-A indicates that this
trace represents the second band connected to the A channel. This name will be
used in feedback displays and in recorded data.
The Band ON/OFF button
in the upper left corner of
the band display controls
whether the band is used
as feedback. If this button
is toggled OFF, this band
is not used for feedback
and the top right color bar is grey.
In the three sets of Arrow Up / Arrow Down buttons to the left, the leftmost
arrows are used to specify the frequency of the bottom edge of the band (HP),
the right-hand arrows are used to specify the frequency of the top edge of the
band (LP), and the middle arrows move the entire band up or down by equal
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Threshold Overview
The two horizontal lines in the graph area are the physical positions of the
threshold. The threshold lines do not move. Only the scale of the display
changes. The controls on the right side of the band are for setting threshold.
When the signal line crosses either of the threshold lines the threshold state
changes. The effect of this change is determined by the position of the
Reinforce/Inhibit button.
A green color bar at the top of the controls to the right of the signal band
indicates that your threshold target has been met. Any red bar on the screen will
inhibit feedback. When all bands are within target for the length of time (step)
that you specify, feedback is given. Feedback will only occur if all bars are green
or grey.
If the signal has been inside the threshold lines for some time and it crosses
outside either threshold line, the indicator will change state and hold state for .1
second regardless of what the signal does. This prevents the indicator and
feedback display from flickering. There is no delay when crossing the threshold in
the success direction.
The number to the left of SIG indicates the amplitude of the signal in peak
microvolts. The number to the left of THR indicates the amplitude of the target
threshold. Below this is the percentage of the time that threshold is achieved.
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of pictures revealed in steps or specialized AVI files that show one image frame
per step.
The Score function combines the threshold outputs from all EEG bands into a
single output. When all band indicators are either green or grey (off), indicating a
threshold success state, the Score timer is started. Feedback is provided after a
time interval that you specify. Each time feedback is provided the yellow Score
bar moves one step to the right.
The Score function is not used for continuous running type rewards, such as
cartoons. These rewards are controlled by the Select Sound window described
in the Audio Features section.
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The Secondary Screen List contains all screens available for display on a second
monitor, including game screens, bar and line graph displays, Media Player and
AVI screens. All of these same screens are available with single monitor display
but the non-game screens are selected from other menus in the software.
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The following display screens reveal one entire picture or one square of a larger
picture per step in a sequential order. Vendors have developed specific games,
such as races, to go with these screens. Contact J&J for a game vendor list.
Games Sequential - reveals an entire image on each step.
6x1 is a 6-square grid especially suited for race games.
3x2 and 3x3 are displays in which pictures are revealed from left to right in rows.
EEG AVI Screen allows AVI files to be played one frame at a time. A sample AVI
file is provided with the software to allow vendors to view the software
functionality for the purpose of developing and marketing games.
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EMG Displays
A W specified before a screen name in the Select Screen Bar indicates that a
wide bandpass filter (20-400Hz) has been applied to EMG signals displayed in
that screen. The wide bandpass filter eliminates artifact frequencies outside of
the EMG range. If no W appears before a screen name, an additional narrow
band filter (100-400 Hz) has been applied to EMG displays on that screen. This
narrow band filter eliminates heart artifact from the EMG signal. Within the
display, narrow band EMG signals will be labeled with an N. For example,
FFT_EMG A N or EMG-B RMS N. The A or B refers to the input receiving the
EMG signal. Wide band EMG signals are labeled within displays with a W as
follows: EMG-B W or EMG-A RMS W.
The signal is then passed through a 50 or 60 Hz notch filter to eliminate power
line artifact. (For more information please see Eliminating Electrical Line
Frequency Noise in the Configuring the Software section.
Unless the screen is labeled Raw or FFT it contains EMG RMS (Root Mean
Square) signals. Most EMG biofeedback screens display EMG RMS signals.
EMG RMS screens are defaulted to AutoOffset ON so that the Signal Up/Down
buttons are disabled. This is because evaluating the signal in relation to zero is
essential to EMG RMS measurements. Moving the signal up so that the zero is
no longer visible on the scale would not be desirable for this display.
W-EMG Displays
The following display descriptions apply to both wide band and narrow band
EMG displays. The screen choices are identical, but a filter to eliminate heart
artifact has been applied to the signals in the narrow band screens. Wide band
displays show a greater degree of muscle activity so normally you will want to
use wide band displays unless the site you are monitoring is contaminated by
heart muscle artifact. Narrow electrode muscle placement and placement far
from the heart will have less artifact than wide placement and electrode sites
close to the heart. You can determine if heart artifact is a problem if there is an
observable R-wave point in a raw EMG display and/or a rhythmic pulsing in the
100-400 Hz range of an EMG FFT display. If heart artifact is present, use the
screens without the W designation (the narrow bandpass screens).
Raw EMG
A line graph display with vertical microvolt scale and horizontal time scale, which
provides a very fast response display of raw EMG activity. Because this display
responds very fast to very small movements, it is useful for EMG activity that is
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FFT EMG
A two-dimensional fill graph on showing the frequency distribution of the EMG
signal using a Fast Fourier Transform calculation. The bottom scale represents
frequency in Hz and the vertical scale represents amplitude. Useful for showing
immediate frequency changes. The display on the left shows a normal FFT
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signal, while the one on the right shows how effective this display is for revealing
electrical line frequency signal contamination, which appears as regular 50 Hz or
60 Hz spikes within the display. (For more information, see Artifact Detection in
your Hardware Guide.)
3D FFT EMG
Same as above but shown in 3-D with a third axis representing units of time.
This display is particularly useful for highlighting even small frequency variations
over time. This display is processor intensive and should be avoided if you have
a slow computer.
RMS EMG
A display of two EMG signals within a single line graph, color-coded to
differentiate between the Input A signal and the Input B signal.
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EMG Pattern
Also referred to as EMG Training. A display of two EMG signals with an
adjustable pattern template for muscle training. In this display, the Modify
Signals button opens the Myo Parameter Box, which you can use to adjust the
pattern template by entering values for Cycles per Minute, Valley-to-Peak Time,
Hold-on-Peak Time, Peak-to-Valley Time, Hold-in-Valley Time.
Setting Thresholds
Please see the Adjusting Thresholds section.
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RAW ECG
Pictured to the left below, Raw ECG is a broadband signal display of electrical
activity between the two electrodes, which includes the ECG waveform plus EMG
activity at the electrode sites. The only purpose of this signal is to help you
evaluate the quality of the ECG signal and the amount of artifact present in the
signal. This display is not used for feedback. If you get an unexpected reading
on an HRV display, you can use the raw ECG signal to evaluate whether the
anomaly is due to EMG artifact, indistinct R-wave, or missing or premature beats.
ECG FFT
Not intended for feedback, this display is present on the Check Signals screen of
HRV Breathing applications in order to evaluate electrical line frequency artifact,
which appears as regular spikes at 50 or 60 Hz as shown below along with a
contaminated Raw ECG signal display to the left. Please compare these with the
uncontaminated Raw ECG and ECG FFT displays pictured above. (For more
information on signal artifact, see Checking For Good Signal Data in the
Overview of the Software Interface section and Artifact Detection in your
Hardware Guide)
HR
The Heart Rate signal reflects beats per minute and is recalculated and updated
in the display on each beat. No averaging is performed. This produces a heart
rate waveform display which is a good graphical representation of HRV (Heart
Rate Variability). This signal is used in line graph displays along with the
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HRV_30
This is a display of heart rate variability averaged over 30 seconds. The software
measures the minimum and maximum heart rate values for 30 seconds, then
averages the difference of these values and displays them in a line graph.
HRV_30 is a good graphical display of increasing or decreasing HRV trends.
DFT
The DFT (Discrete Frequency Transform) display is a spectral display for HR
with a horizontal scale of 0 -.4 Hz. All the peaks at different frequencies in this
display represent the power of different rhythms present in the inter-beat interval
(IBI) measurement. The calculation always includes a fixed number of beats,
either 64 or 128 beats depending upon the application, recalculated as each new
IBI measurement is received. For example, in a subject with a breathing rate of 6
breaths per minute (equaling one breath per 10 seconds = .1 cycles per second
= .1 Hz) a cyclic variation of heart rate every ten seconds would occur. This
would result in a peak in the DFT display in the green area at .1 Hz on the scale.
The bands of color in the DFT display represent the frequency ranges of the Very
Low Frequency (VLF), Low Frequency (LF), and High Frequency (HF) signals as
follows:
VLF= 0 - .05 Hz
LF = .05 - .15 Hz
HF = .15 - .4 Hz
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The total power of all frequencies is related to autonomic balance ( for example,
people suffering from depression tend to have lower total power). VLF is thought
to be influenced primarily by the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) with slight
Parasympathetic, or Vagal, influence. The VLF value rises when people are
intellectually engaged in activities such as thinking, worrying, or self-criticizing.
LF seems to be related to both SNS and Vagal activity associated with
barorecepter regulation. The goal of breathing training is to achieve a peak in the
.08 to .12 range of the LF band, allowing for variation in the breathing rate of the
individual. This peak indicates increased Vagal tone. Respiration is a major
influence over HF activity. Decreasing the breath rate causes this value to go
down, while values of 10-24 breaths per minute cause the HF value to go up.
VLF,LF,HF
The values for each of these signals, which represent the
summation of power in a particular band, are displayed at
the top of each DFT display (shown above) and are also
used in line graph displays (shown below), bar graph
displays (left)and digital number displays.
Respiration Displays
Respiration Line Graph
The respiration waveform displayed in a line graph has a 0-1000 scale used to
depict the relative stretch of the respiration sensor belt. This signal may be
displayed within in the following display formats:
1. A single respiration waveform may appear in a single line graph
2. Multiple respiration signals may appear in a single line graph (See
HR+Resp1+Resp2 display pictured and described in the Overview of
Screens and Displays section above)
3. Multiple respiration signals may appear separately in stacked line graphs
(See Resp1+Resp2 display pictured within the second example Check
Signals Screen and described in the Overview of Screens and Displays
section above)
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Breathing Pattern
Three different signals are displayed on this screen a blue/orange breathing
pacer, an aqua respiration wave form, and a red heart rate variability wave form.
The effect of correct breathing can be easily observed as an increase in heart
rate variability and an increase in synchrony between the HR waveform and the
Respiration signal. The HR signal can be hidden with the Show/Hide button if
just the pacer and Respiration signal are desired.
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SR Bar
A vertical bar display with a Skin Resistance signal and an adjustable threshold
line. If the SR signal is too sensitive (large swings up and down), click AutoGain
OFF and click the Gain Down button repeatedly until an acceptable range is
achieved.
SC and SR Scroll
Scrolling chart displays of Skin Conductance are available combined with chart
displays of Temperature or Skin Resistance values.
SCR Scroll
SCR (Skin Conductance Response) is the degree of change in the Skin
Conductance signal measured in MicroMhos per second. Currently implemented
in the software as a stacked scrolling chart display, along with charts of Skin
Conductance values.
Temperature Displays
Temperature can be represented in the following display formats discussed
under Display Types: line graph, rainbow fill graph, scrolling chart, bar graph,
scrolling history bar, and numerical display formats. Specific examples are
described below.
Fahrenheit-Centigrade Button
The toggle button
switches the display units between Fahrenheit and
Centigrade. The setting you are using when you exit a session is saved until you
manually change it.
TEMP Graph
A line graph display with a Temperature signal scrolling from left. In multiple
signal applications, stacked line graphs, one for each signal, with a common
horizontal time scale and vertical scales in degrees Fahrenheit locked so that all
signals are adjusted together.
Dual TEMP Graph
A single line graph with two Temperature signals sharing the space. Signal
controls adjust both signals together.
Dual Temp Scroll
A stacked chart display with a single temperature signal which scrolls to the left
in each chart. Locked vertical scales in degrees Fahrenheit and a common
horizontal time scale.
TEMP Bar
A vertical bar display with an adjustable threshold line. Clicking the Zoom button
to fill an entire screen with this display provides a simple effective feedback
screen. For threshold instructions, please see Adjusting Thresholds on pg. 21.
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Audio Features
There are two audio icons in the left control bar. The Sound ON/OFF button
toggles the speakers on and off. IMPORTANT: This button must be ON in order
for audio and video features to work.
The Select Sound button
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You can anchor the scale to either the Fixed Signal Value, the Edge of
Display or the Threshold Value by clicking the small circle in front of your
choice. A dot will indicate your selection.
The Set Reference Pitch slider changes the value of the reference note
(displayed in the small box to the right). The slider is only moveable between the
values specified in the Lowest Pitch and Highest Pitch boxes. The reference
pitch is the note that will be played when the current signal value equals the
selected reference value. Musical pitches will go up or down from this reference
pitch to the highest or lowest values specified in the Lowest Pitch and Highest
Pitch boxes.
The Fixed Signal Value is the signal value at the point when you click the
Adjust Reference button. If Fixed Signal Value is selected, the reference pitch
note will be re-set to the current signal value whenever you re-click the Adjust
Reference button. The number in the box to the left of the Adjust Reference
button is the value of the reference pitch note. The number in the box to the right
is the value of the current note.
If Edge of Display is selected, the reference pitch is anchored to the scale value
at the bottom edge of the display, with musical pitches becoming higher from that
point.
If Threshold Value is selected, the reference pitch (set with the slider) is
anchored to the threshold so that the musical pitch goes up as the signal rises
above the threshold and down as the signal falls below the threshold (unless
Invert Pitch is selected).
Normally, if the signal goes up, the musical pitch goes up. Checking Invert Pitch
causes the opposite: the musical pitch becomes higher as the signal values
become lower and the musical pitch goes down as signal values go up. With
Invert Pitch selected the reference pitch should be set to a higher number.
The Signal Change Per Note Step value determines the number of units of
change on the signal scale required to produce the next pitch.
The Delay Next Note value determines the time in seconds that must pass
before the next note is played.
The length of the note is dependent upon the musical instrument selected and is
a fixed value that cannot be changed.
If Repeat Note is checked, the same pitch will be repeated when there is no
signal change greater than the Signal Change Per Note Step interval. If
unchecked, the signal must change the amount specified in the Signal Change
Per Note Step box before the next note will be played.
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If Dont Skip Note is selected, each pitch in the musical scale will be played with
the time interval delay specified in the Delay Next Note box between each note.
This provides a gradual, musically pleasing transition between pitches, but can
cause the pitch to lag behind the signal during sudden large signal changes.
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running dual display mode, next click the Select Second Screen Icon, then
highlight media player in the Screen list and click Apply.
Next click Open at the top of the Media Player window. The top drop-down box
in the Open window defaults to the Physiolab Media Player folder. Click on a
file name to select it , then click Open. You can add your own audio and video
files to the C:\Program Files\J&J Engineering\Physiolab\Media Player folder or
you can use the top drop-down arrow box in the Open window to browse to the
location of any audio or video file that you wish to play either on your hard drive
or on a CD in your CD-ROM drive. Music files are normally stored in the folder
My Documents\My Music. In the Open window drop-down box you may have
to go up several folder levels to get to your CD-ROM drive or music file folders.
If you are playing a music file in Media Player, the background visualization will
default to the settings from the last time you used Media Player.
button is pressed.
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2. Open the Select Sounds window with the Select Sound button
Make sure that Media Player is listed as the sound type for the signal you
are expecting. If not, see the section above on setting up Windows Media
Player feedback.
If Media Player is running, you are getting no sound, and the Media Player
window says Playing in the lower-left hand corner, then check the following:
1. Windows Speaker volume controls in Start>Control Panel>Sounds
2. External Speaker connections to the computer and to the power outlet
MBP Player Error Message: Go to the Microsoft website and get the Media
Player version 9 update. You need to have Windows98 Second Edition with all
Microsoft update downloads or a later Windows operating system (WindowsXP
recommended).