ACTIVITY MONITOR - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

MED ASSOCIATES INC. ACTIVITY MONITOR
APPENDIX VIII
Start on Remote Start Command
Figure A8.1 - Preferences
The Start on Remote Start option enables the user to synchronize the recording of
data from the activity chamber with an external program (ex: MED-PC IV). When the
Start on Remote Start option is selected, Activity Monitor will not start recording data
until the Remote Start command arrives. To use Start on Remote Start, start the
experiment as normal, then have MED-PC send the Remote Start command at the
appropriate time.
The Remote Start command is included in the file MED Global Functions.dll. This file was
installed on the computer when Activity Monitor 5 was installed. If Windows 98 is being
used, this file was installed into the C:\Windows\System directory. If Windows 2000 is
being used, this file was installed into the C:\WINNT\System32 directory. If Windows XP
is being used, this file was installed into the C:\Windows\System32 directory.
The function that is used to issue the Remote Start command looks like:
void StartActivityChamber(int Box);
The Box parameter is the chamber number to start (i.e. 1 – 8). Entering 0 as the Box
number will cause Activity Monitor to start all of the chambers.
To issue the command from inside MED-PC IV, include the file ACTIVITY.HED in the
USER.PAS file. For example:
{Place $I Filename.HED files here.}
{$I ACTIVITY.HED}
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