ONIX and UCLA Miniscope v4#

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This section outlines how to use Bonsai software to automate commutation of the coaxial tether between a UCLA Miniscope v4 mounted on a freely moving animal and ONIX.

  1. Follow the Quick Start to ensure you can control the commutator using Bonsai.

  2. Install the Bonsai.ONIX Package from Bonsai’s package manager.

    • Select Community Feed

      Screenshot for selecting package source

    • Install Bonsai.ONIX

      Screenshot for installing Bonsai.Onix

    Note

    You will not be able to open the workflow if ONIX is not already properly installed and connected

  3. Download, configure, and run the following Bonsai workflow for automating commutation using orientation data from the headstages’s on-board IMU sensor:

    onix-miniscopev4-commutate.bonsai
    onix-miniscopev4-commutate

    Note

    Be sure to configure the PortName property of the Commutator node to reflect the port to which the commutator is connected.

  4. Run the workflow in Bonsai. If all above steps are correctly performed, the commutator will follow headstage rotations