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Posted 4/5/2010 11:05:15 AM
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Our lab uses a Lumina Response system hooked up to a Philips 3T scanner for fMRI research. Everything works fine using the trigger signal from the 3T scanner.

But for testings purposes (i.e. running the experiment in my office where I write the code), what is the cheapest way to simulate the TTL Pulse? It has to be something that can be set to a timed trigger (every 1.4s, or something like that), not a manual control only kind of thing.

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David Biun
Cognition and Language Lab
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Posted 4/13/2010 10:58:05 PM
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If you have another eprime based computer you can write another program to execute inline code to send a "1" out one of the bits on the parallel port. then run a cable between the two machines.

see the web support article 1320 - INFO: General Parallel Port Information

on how to write.

btw : are you using inline code to read the ttl? if so i'd love to see that.

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-robert
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Posted 5/21/2010 10:52:16 AM
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There is a program called "ezlog" that can simulate pulses that I use as a test....I believe it can be downloaded after a quick google search or better yet ill add a .zip attachment...I hope this helps

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