ayanaminn / piz

PIZ (Programmble Interface for Zebrafish Sensor-motor Biotest)

PIZ

PIZ (Programmble Interface for Zebrafish Sensor-motor Biotest)

PLS is an open-source, programmable interface for sensory-motor biotests with zebrafish (Danio rerio). The interface includes software and hardware component that enables automated delivery of three independent and fully programmable stimuli behavioral bioassays.

Please cite our manuscript:

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PIZ is a prototype program that first wrote in C# then remake in Python. An advanced version with improved features is now available under NeuroBox project.

Installation:

Requirements

• Windows operating system.

Software

1. Download the latest release from Releases.

2. Unzip file and double click to run "PIZ.exe".

Hardware

1. Download the latest release from Releases.

2. Unzip file and open "PIZ_Arduino" folder.

3. Using Arduino IDE to open the "PIZ_Arduino.ino" and upload it to board.

4. Wire LED circuit to Arduino pin 8, 9 10 (default pin), if user prefer to use other pins, change pin number in the script accordingly and re-upload.

Getting Started:

1. Connect the Arduino with the computer.

2. Run the programm, select the Arduino port, then click "Connect".

3. Set protocols.

4. Disconnect the Arduino before exit the program.

License:

GPL-3.0 License. See LICENSE for details.

Contact:

Should you have any questions about this application, please report an issue here, or send an email.

If you have further interests about the research this program has been applied for, please visit our website.