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Table of Contents Chapter Introduction... MED-PC Requirements... Chapter 2 Software Installation... 2 Chapter 3 Using SoftCR Pro... 5 Viewing Real-Time Data... 5 Setting Viewing Preferences... 6 Viewing Previously Recorded Data... Chapter 4 Menu And Toolbar Options... 2 File Menu... 2 Preferences... 2 Plot Menu... 2 View Menu... 2 Window Menu... 2 Help Menu... 3 Toolbar Items... 3 Chapter 5 Data File Formats... 4 Annotated Format... 4 Stripped Format... 5 Stripped, C Array Only Format... 7 Stripped With Variable Identification Format... 8 Chapter 6 Data Control Elements... 2 Time Components... 2 Control Code Components... 2 Data Elements Explained... 22 Chapter 7 Creating Cumulative Record Files in MED-PC... 23 FR5.MPC Source Code Procedure... 23 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting... 25 Chapter 9 Contact Information... 29 - iii - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
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CHAPTER INTRODUCTION SoftCR Pro enables real-time, or offline, access of MED-PC cumulative record (CR) data, and allows the user to produce screen and printer plots of MED-PC and SmartCR data files. MED-PC Requirements SoftCR Pro requires MED-PC IV version 4...5 or higher or MED-PC V version 5...5 or higher to display cumulative records in real time. - - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION The SoftCR Pro CD contains two programs, SoftCR Pro and a Windows service called MedNetService. SoftCR Pro and MedNetService may be installed on the same, or different PCs, but MedNetService and MED-PC must be installed on the same PC. If the computer was purchased as part of a complete system from Med Associates, the software installation was completed at the factory. If the computer was not purchased from Med Associates, or was not a part of the system, follow the instructions below to install SoftCR Pro and MedNetService. Before beginning the software installation, phone, fax or e-mail Med Associates with the registration information in order to receive the software installation password. This password will be necessary during the software installation process. Insert the SoftCR Pro CD into the CD-ROM drive and at the welcome screen click Install SoftCR Pro. If the CD does not auto-start, navigate to the CD drive in Windows Explorer and double click autorun.exe and click Install SoftCR Pro at the welcome screen. On the following screen click the Install button, see Figure 2-. Figure 2- - Software Install Welcome Screens - 2 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
On the welcome screen in Figure 2-2 click the Next button. On the Customer Information screen in Figure 2-2 enter a user name, company name and the software password and then click the Next button. Figure 2-2 Welcome and User Information Screens The Select Features screen in Figure 2-3 allows the user to choose to install SoftCR Pro, MED Network Host (MedNetService), or SoftCR Pro and the MED Network Host (the default option). Select the items to be installed and click Next. Verify the install location on the Choose Destination Location screen in Figure 2-3 and click Next. Figure 2-3 - Select Features and Choose Destination Screens When the installer has all of the required information the Ready to Install the Program screen, Figure 2-4, will appear. Click the Install button to proceed. - 3 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
Figure 2-4 - Ready to Install Screen Figure 2-5 informs the user that the backproc.pas file will be modified and that the existing backproc.pas file will be renamed. Click OK to continue and the screen shown in Figure 2-6 will appear. Click the Finish button to complete the installation. Figure 2-5 - backproc.pas Change Notification Figure 2-6 - Install Wizard Complete Screen - 4 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
CHAPTER 3 USING SOFTCR PRO Viewing Real-Time Data In order to view data that is being collected in real-time, MED-PC must be running a program that is collecting properly formatted cumulative record (CR) data, and SoftCR Pro must be communicating with MED-PC. The MedNetService facilitates the communication between SoftCR Pro and MED-PC making the MED-PC data available to SoftCR Pro. Once the data collection program is running in MED-PC, open SoftCR Pro and create a connection between the two by clicking File > Connect To Server Ctrl+C, or by clicking the server icon (Figure 3-) on the toolbar. Figure 3- - Connect To Server Icon The Connect to MED-PC Server window (Figure 3-2) will open, enter the IP address of the PC running MED-PC and click Connect. Figure 3-2 - Connect to MED-PC Server Window If SoftCR Pro and MED-PC are running on the same PC, and the PC is not on a network, the IPv4 address to use should be the loopback address of the PC, 27... If the loopback address does not work, or the PC is on a network, the PC s IPv4 address may be found by: - Opening a command prompt window on the PC running MED-PC. - Type cd\ (without quotes) and press Enter to get to the C:\> prompt. - Type ipconfig (without quotes) and press Enter to get the Ethernet adapter information screen (Figure 3-3). - Enter the IPv4 Address, see Figure 3-3, into SoftCR Pro and click the Connect button. - 5 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
Figure 3-3 - Command Prompt Window Setting Viewing Preferences Once the connection between SoftCR Pro and MED-PC is made, or an existing data file is opened, the SoftCR Pro Preferences screen will open (Figure 3-4). Figure 3-4 - SoftCR Pro Preferences Screens The preferences screen has a General tab and a Pens tab. Information about the MedState Notation (MSN) procedure that is currently running in MED-PC, or that was used to collect the data, will be - 6 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
needed to set the General preferences. This information may be acquired by reviewing the.mpc file. Table 3- provides more information about the General preferences. Table 3- - General Tab Preferences Item Description Response Scale Defines the Y-axis of the CR display. The Response Scale has ten equal divisions, from zero to the magnitude of this parameter. This value also determines the number of responses required to generate a Pen Reset. Once the CR display is open, double clicking on either the Response Scale or the Time Scale (X-axis) allows editing of these values. The CR display will automatically be replotted if these values are changed. Start Time (min) The time, in minutes, from which to begin showing the CR data. Time Scale (min) Defines the X-axis range of the CR display. The Time Scale, in minutes, determines how much data to show in the display at a given time. Once the CR display is open the scroll bar along the bottom may be used to move along the timeline. Resolution (ms) This value is critical. The resolution should be set to the temporal resolution of the CR record array. Entering an incorrect value may drastically distort the graphical display and skew the occurrence of events in time, I.e. change their position along the X-axis. See the Resolution section for more information. Time Format The CR event time stamp may be an Absolute or Relative value. An absolute event time stamp represents the time the event occurred since the program was started. A relative event time stamp represents the time the event occurred since the previous array element occurred. See Time Components for more information. File Format Only applicable when working with pre-recorded data files. The File Format selection must match the format used when the data file was created. See Data File Formats for more information. CR Variable The array variable that contains the cumulative record data. This is often array C. Box The box to display the live CR data from. Multiple boxes may be viewed at the same time, but they must be opened individually. Timer Variable The variable that keeps track of how much time has passed (the time stamp) for each response, reinforcement, or event. In most cases this will be the variable T, but it may be an array element. Index Variable The index into the cumulative record array. In most cases this will be the variable I, but it may be an array element. Load Loads the saved General and Pens preferences that were saved to a file using the Preferences Save Preferences button. Select the saved preferences from the drop down box and click Load Preferences. Save Preferences Allows the user to save a defined set of preferences. Enter the desired name in the Save Name field and click Save Preferences. The saved set of preferences will now be available in the Load Preferences drop down box. Only active when connecting to live, real-time data. When using a Stripped data file, this value becomes the Array number. - 7 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
The Pens tab of the preferences screen allows the user to select which Pens and Events should be displayed on the run-time screen, as well turn the Display Events Plot, Display Pens Plot, and Header Information on or off. It is not possible to turn off the Display Events Plot and Display Pens Plot off at the same time. To edit the color of a Pen or Event, double click on the small color sample adjacent to the desired Pen or Event and the color selection screen will open (Figure 3-5). Select, or define, the desired color and click OK to assign the new color and exit the color selection screen. Click Cancel to exit the color selection screen without making any changes. Figure 3-5 - Pen or Event Color Selection Screen When the General and Pens preferences have been set, click OK to exit the preferences screen and the CR display (Figure 3-6) will open. See Table 3-2 for a description of the header information provided in the CR display. Click Cancel to exit the preferences screen without opening a live data stream or pre-recorded data file. - 8 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
Figure 3-6 Cumulative Record Display Table 3-2 - Cumulative Record Display Header Information Item Subject Experiment Group Box Start Date Description Identification string entered in MED-PC, Schedule Manager, or SmartCR. The box that the program ran in or is currently running in if connected to the MED-PC Server. In MED-PC, this is the date the test chamber was loaded with the procedure that produced the data file. This may not be the same date the #START command was issued; however, the special identifiers STARTMONTH, STARTDATE, and STARTYEAR, may be set in MED-PC to reflect this difference. In SmartCR, Start Date is the date the Record was started. If a Record is repeatedly started and stopped without saving the data, only the date the Record was last started is reflected. - 9 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
Item Start Time End Date End Time File Source Code Comments Description In MED-PC, this is the time the test chamber was loaded with the procedure that produced the data file. This may not be the same time the #START command was issued; however, the special identifiers STARTHOURS, STARTMINUTES, and STARTSECONDS, may be set in MED-PC to reflect this difference. In SmartCR, this is the time the Record was started. If a Record is repeatedly started and stopped without saving the data, only the time the Record was last started is reflected. The date that the Record was completed. If connected to the MED-PC Server, this field will be blank. The time that the Record was completed. If connected to the MED-PC Server, this field will be blank. The complete data file name. If connected to the MED-PC Server, then this field may be blank. The only time that it would not be blank is if a custom file name was entered instead of using the standard file name that MED-PC generates at the end of the procedure. Origin of the data. SmartCR or the MED-PC procedure file name, without the.mpc extension, used to create the data file. This field will be blank when displaying data files in Format 2, Format 3, and Format 4. The comment string entered in MED-PC or SmartCR. Viewing Previously Recorded Data To view the CR data from a previously recorded experiment, click File > Open Ctrl+O or click the open file icon (Figure 3-7) on the tool bar to launch the Open file dialog window. Select the desired data file and click Open to open the selected data file and launch the preferences screen. See Setting Viewing Preferences for information on setting the display preferences. Figure 3-7 - Open File Icon Please note that while viewing live or pre-recorded data, it is possible to change the Response Scale and/or Time Scale in real-time by double clicking on the Response Axis or Time Axis and entering the desired values, see Figure 3-8. - - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
Figure 3-8 - Adjusting Response and Time Scales - - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
CHAPTER 4 MENU AND TOOLBAR OPTIONS File Menu Menu Item Shortcut Description Connect To Server Ctrl+C Click to connect SoftCR Pro to MED-PC to display real-time CR data. Open Ctrl+O Click to open a previously recorded CR data file. Close Recent File List Exit Closes the currently open CR data display. Displays up to the 4 most recently opened pre-recorded CR data files. Click file name to open it. Exists SoftCR Pro. Preferences Opens the SoftCR Pro Preferences screen to adjust the General and Pens preferences. Plot Menu Menu Item Shortcut Description Snapshot to EMF Ctrl+P Saves a picture of the data currently on the screen. The image is saved as an Enhanced Windows Metafile that may be opened and edited by most graphics utilities. View Menu Toolbar Menu Item Status Bar Toggles the toolbar visibility on and off. Description Toggles the status bar visibility on and off. Window Menu Menu Item Cascade Tile Arrange Icons Description Arranges the currently open CR windows in a cascading view. Arranges the currently open CR windows in a tile view. Lines up the icons for any minimized CR windows along the bottom of the main window. - 2 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
Help Menu Menu Item Shortcut Description About SoftCR Pro F Displays the SoftCR Pro version and copyright information. Toolbar Items Item Icon Description Server Open Click to connect SoftCR Pro to MED-PC to display realtime CR data. Click to open a previously recorded CR data file. Print Prints the CR display. Only available under Windows XP. About Preferences Multi-Record Dropdown Displays the SoftCR Pro version and copyright information. Opens the SoftCR Pro Preferences screen to adjust the General and Pens preferences. Data files created by MED-PC may contain more than one data record. To change which record is displayed, change the selection in the drop down list. - 3 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
CHAPTER 5 DATA FILE FORMATS SoftCR Pro is capable of working with the Annotated, Stripped, Stripped with C Array Only and Stripped with Variable Identification file formats produced by MED-PC, Schedule Manager, and SmartCR. The SoftCR Pro CD includes sample data files illustrating each of these data formats, and each format is explained below. The sample data files are located in C:\Program Files (x86)\med Associates\SoftCR Pro or C:\Program Files\MED Associates\SoftCR Pro depending on the Windows operating system being used. The sample data files are: File Name!FORMAT!FORMAT2!FORMAT3!FORMAT4 Annotated Format File Type Annotated Stripped Stripped, C Array Only Stripped With Variable Identification An Annotated data file is the easiest to read as it includes header information and labels for each data element. Annotated data files may contain data from multiple sessions depending upon the file naming convention selected in the MED-PC hardware configuration. Annotated Data File Sample Printout:!FORMAT File File:!FORMAT Data file name. Start Date: 2//93 End Date: 2//93 Subject: Experiment: Group: 3 box: Start Time: :54:47 End Time: :59:5 Source code: FR5 Date box was loaded, without zeros. Date box was stopped. Subj., Exper., and Group ID numbers box data was collected in. Time box loaded, without leading zeros. Time box was stopped. MED-PC procedure name, or Experiment name in Schedule Manager and SmartCR. A: 9. B: 2. D:. In MED-PC simple variables as defined by the user. E:. F:. In SmartCR: G:. A = Total Responses H:. B = Total Reinforcements I: 39. D = Clock Ticks (ms Resolution) J:. K:. L:. M:. N:. O:. P:. Q:. R:. S:. - 4 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
T: 2. In MED-PC, the CR array letter, resolution, U:. and time elements (Relative or Absolute) V:. are user defined. W:. X:. In SmartCR only resolution (standard of Y:. ms) is user defined. Absolute Z:. data elements are always in C array. C: : 49. 5.6.5 2. 22. 5: 57. 35. 2. 22. 52.6 :.5 77. 2.. 27. 5: 25. 52.6.5 5. 2. 2: 7..2 2. 25. 72. 25:.6.5 45.. 2. 3: 2... 25. 5. 35: 37. 7. 2. 2..2 4: 37. 7. 57. 27..6 45:.5 22. 37. 5. 27. 5: 7. 2. 32.6.5 52. 55: 22. 5.6.5 75. 45. 6: 7..2 5. 5. 67. 65: 25. 5. 27. 35. 5. 7: 7. 5. 22. 3. 2. 75: 7. 57..2 7. 2. 8:.. 7. 2. 7. 85: 4. 37. 65. 2. 7. 9: 4.6.5 7. 27.. 95:.2 35. 2. 2. 7. : 3.. 2. 2. 7. 5: 25..6.5. 2. : 2. 2. 5..2 5. 5: 5. 7.. 97.. 2: 2. 2. 67. 5.6.5 25: 5. 25. 62. 57. 5. 3: 2.6.5 2..2 25. 35: 2. 25.. 7.3 Stripped Format A MED-PC or SmartCR Stripped file is devoid of all labels and header information. It begins with the first data element, the month the box was loaded. The example that follows contains information similar to that of the Annotated file shown previously. If multiple data sets are in the same data file they would be separated by 2 blank lines. The number of array elements listed, and the number of elements declared in the MED-PC procedure may differ if -987.987 was used to cap the array or if a Sealed_Array was used. Also note that an array declared as DIM A= will actually contain elements because element is included in the total. - 5 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
Stripped Data File Sample Printout:!FORMAT2 File 2 Month box loaded 22 Day box loaded 93 Year box loaded 2 Month box stopped 22 Day box stopped 93 Year box stopped 22 Subject ID number Experiment ID number 4 Group ID number box number 2 Hour (24 Hour Format) box loaded 52 Minute box loaded 48 Second box loaded 2 Hour box stopped 54 Minute box stopped 48 Second box stopped 25 Total number of simple variables Total number of arrays 262 Total number of elements in the first array 24 Value of first simple variable A (Response Count) 2 Value of second simple variable B (Reinforcement Count) 2 Value of third simple variable D (Total Clock Ticks) Simple variables E - Z. Value of st element in Array C (Response Step) 48. 98. 48. 98. 248. 298. 348. 398. 448. 498. 548. 598. - 6 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
632.2 Value of 4th element in Array C (Reinforcement Pip) 292.6 Value of Nth element in Array C (Event Pen Mark Up) 293.5 Value of Nth+ element in Array C (Event Pen Baseline) Zero time between the.6 code and the.5 code will produce a spike on the event line. Any time disparities will produce a square wave from the time of the.6 code to the time of the.5 code. Response codes, Reinforcement codes, and other event codes may appear between the occurrence of a mark up and a mark down (baseline) code. 564.6 Event Pen Mark Up 755.5 Event Pen Baseline 2.3 Value of last element in Array C (Pen Reset w/pen Down) Stripped, C Array Only Format This format produces a data set with no simple variables and one array. If the C array is empty, the header information will be presented and the last three lines of the data set will be,,. indicates no simple variables, indicates one array, and indicates no data elements. Stripped, C Array Only Data File Sample Printout:!FORMAT3 File 2 Month box loaded 2 Day box loaded 93 Year box loaded 2 Month box stopped 2 Day box stopped 93 Year box stopped 333 Subject ID number Experiment ID number Group ID number box number 2 Hour (24 Hour Format) box loaded 58 Minute box loaded 2 Second box loaded 3 Hour box stopped Minute box stopped 25 Second box stopped Total number of simple variables (Always ) Total number of arrays (Always ) 26 Total number of elements in the first array 8. Value of st element in array C (Response Step) 5. - 7 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
22. 7. 5. 2. 7. 22. 5. 2.6 Value of th element (Event Pen Mark Up).5 Value of th element (Event Pen Baseline) 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2..2 Value of 8th element (Reinforcement Pip) 7. 7..3 Value of last element (Pen Reset w/pen Down) Stripped With Variable Identification Format This format provides the same information as the Stripped format, but it maintains the alphabetical order of variables and arrays, and it identifies the number of elements assigned to each variable. Simple variables will always be associated with one element, while arrays may contain from to,, elements. Unlike the Stripped format, it is not necessary to have access to the MPC code that produced the data set in order to match variable letters to data elements. Stripped With Variable ID Data File Sample Printout:!FORMAT4 File 2 Month box loaded 22 Day box loaded 93 Year box loaded 2 Month box stopped 22 Day box stopped 93 Year box stopped 7 Subject ID number 4 Experiment ID number 2 Group ID number Box number 6 Hour (24 Hour Format) box loaded 44 Minute box loaded 7 Second box loaded 6 Hour box stopped 5 Minute box stopped 3 Second box stopped 25 Total number of simple variables Total number of arrays.3.3 is a Marker number. Data analysis programs may use this value to identify the start of variable identification. - 8 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
Simple variable A ( element) Simple variable B ( element) 7 Array C (7 elements) Simple variables D-Z with element each 96 Value of simple variable A (Response Count) Value of simple variable B (Reinforcement Count). Value of st element in array C (Response Step) 35.6 Value of 2nd element in array C (Event Mark Up).5 Value of 3rd element in array C (Event Baseline). 5.6.5 5. 5.. 5. 37. 8. 36. 2. 9. 4. 27. 5. 7..2 Value of 2th element in array C (Reinforcement Pip) 3.3 Value of 7th element in array C (Pen Reset w/pen Down) Value of simple variables D-Z E F G H 7 I (Used in MED-PC as Array Subscript) J K L - 9 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
M N O P Q R S 3 T (Used in MED-PC to Count Ticks) U V W X Y Z - 2 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
CHAPTER 6 DATA CONTROL ELEMENTS Each element in the Cumulative Record (CR) data array consists of two components separated by a decimal point. The value to the left of the decimal point is the time component, and the value to the right of the decimal point is the code component. Time Components Time components may be stored as Relative or Absolute (see Table 3-) values. Relative time values reflect the elapsed time since the previous element. Absolute time values represent the elapsed time of the element since the procedure was started. In a MED-PC procedure, a variable, for example T, is incremented to represent the passage of time. When an event occurs, the value of T is stored in the data array. When storing relative data values T would be reset after each element occurs, while it would not be reset when storing absolute values. The value by which T is incremented should be equal to, or greater than, the system resolution (recommended ms or. sec) that is set in the MED-PC hardware configuration utility. For example, if the system resolution is set to ms, T would be incremented every. seconds. It is strongly recommended that the SoftCR Pro resolution set in the General Preferences screen, see Table 3-, be set to match the MED-PC system resolution that was used to collect the CR data. Assume a relative file contained two elements, 35. and 33.. The time components are to the left of the decimal point, 35 and 33. To get the actual time value, multiple the time component by the system resolution (increment value), so 35 x. = 3.5 and 33 x. = 3.3. Therefore, a response step occurred at 3.5 seconds and another response step occurred 3.3 seconds later. In an absolute data file the same elements would be represented by the values 35. and 68.. The first step occurred 3.5 seconds into the procedure, and the second step occurred 6.8 seconds into the procedure, 3.3 seconds after the first. Control Code Components Control codes, right of the decimal point, indicate what event happened at that particular time. The available control codes are:. = Step - a response from the animal. e.g.: lever press or nose poke.2 = Pip - a reward. e.g.: pellet drop.3 = Reset trace pen - drop the trace pen back down to..5 = Lower event pen back to base line..6 = Raise event pen up from base line. The.,.2, and.3 items apply to the trace lines in the Pens Plot Window (upper graph window). The.5 and.6 apply to the event pens in the Events Plot Window (lower window). They represent the "state" of the experiment. For example, whether a light is turned on or a tone is playing. See Figure 6- for an illustrated example. - 2 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
Figure 6- - SoftCR Pro Control Codes Data Elements Explained Each data element will have the following format: TTTT.XYZ Where: TTTT = The Time Component. = The decimal separator X = The Control Code Y = Event trace or event pen number. There are event traces and event pens available, represented by the values -9. Z = Reserved system value. Assume our system resolution is set to ms, and we have an absolute type data file with the element 49.2. This would indicate that at 4.9 seconds (49 x.) into the procedure a step (.), or response, occurred from the animal on trace 2. Similarly, if the data element was 56.53, that would mean that at 5.6 seconds into the procedure the number 3 event pen was reset back to baseline. - 22 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
CHAPTER 7 CREATING CUMULATIVE RECORD FILES IN MED-PC In the FR5.MPC sample code below, responses to lever generate a Step on event trace, while responses on lever 2 produce a Pip on event line. FR5.MPC Source Code Procedure \ Variables and Z-Pulses used in this procedure \ I = Subscript for the IRT Array C. \ T = Clock Ticks for IRT's. Resolution =. second. \ \ Z = Reinforcement Pulse \ Inputs ^Lever = ^Lever2 = 2 \ Outputs ^StimLight = ^StimLight2 = 2 ^Pellet = 3 DIM C = \ Dimension Array C for data points. \ \ FR - 5 SCHEDULE ON LEVER \ S.S., S, #START: ---> S2 S2, 5#R^Lever: ON ^Pellet; Z ---> S3 S3,.5": OFF ^Pellet ---> S2 \ \ INCREMENT TIME T FOR IRT'S AND EVENTS \ S.S.2, S, #START: ---> S2 S2,.": ADD T ---> SX \ \ SET RESPONSE IRT's IN ARRAY C \ S.S.3, S, #START: ---> S2 S2, #R^Lever: SET C(I) = T +., T = ; ADD I; IF I >= [@T, @F] - 23 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
@T: ---> S @F: SET C(I) = -987.987 ---> SX #R^Lever2: SET C(I) = T +.6, C(I+) =.5, T =, I = I + 2; IF I >= 999 [@T, @F] @T: ---> S @F: SET C(I)= -987.987 ---> SX \ \ SET REINFORCEMENT CODE IN ARRAY C \ S.S.4, S, #START: ---> S2 S2, #Z: SET C(I) =.2; ADD I; IF I >= [@T, @F] @T: ---> S @F: SET C(I) = -987.987 ---> SX \ \ OPTIONAL SESSION TIMER (2 MINUTES) W/PEN RESET CODE \ S.S.5, S, #START: ---> S2 S2, 2': SET C(I) = T +.3; ADD I; SET C(I) = -987.987 ---> STOPABORTFLUSH - 24 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
CHAPTER 8 TROUBLESHOOTING If a network connection cannot be established between SoftCR Pro and MED-PC the following steps may help. First, make sure the user is able to connect to the MED-PC host computer using Windows Explorer and that the files in the C:\MED-PC IV\Data, or C:\MED-PC\Data, folder are accessible. Adjust any folder or drive sharing permissions as needed. Next, check that the MedNetService is running. Right click on the Windows task bar and select Task Manager. In the Task Manager click the Services tab and confirm that MedNetService is listed and that the status column shows it as running. In addition, the MedNetService installed on the MED-PC computer must be allowed through the Windows Firewall. The example steps below will vary depending on the operating system being used.. Select START > Control Panel > Security Center. The screen shown in Figure 8- will appear. Select Windows Firewall and the screen shown in Figure 8-2 will appear. Figure 8- Windows Security Center Screen - 25 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
2. Click on the Exceptions tab. If the MedNetService program is not already listed there, then click on the Add Program... button and the screen shown in Figure 8-3 will appear. Proceed to Step 3. If the MedNetService program is already listed, then make sure that it is checked and skip to Step 4. Figure 8-2 Windows Firewall Screen 3. Browse to C:\Windows\System32\MedNetService.exe. Once this file has been found click Open. Note: The file may be listed as just MedNetService without the.exe extension. Figure 8-3 Browse to the MedNetService.exe Program 4. Once the MedNetService has been added to the Exceptions tab and the option is checked as shown in Figure 8-4, then the option can be edited to determine which computers are allowed to connect - 26 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
to the service. To do this, select the MedNetService option and then click Edit... The screen shown in Figure 8-5 will appear. Figure 8-4 Windows Firewall Screen with MedNetService Added 5. Click Change scope... The screen shown in Figure 8-6 will appear. Figure 8-5 Edit a Program Screen From the Change Scope screen it is possible to either allow all computers to connect, only computers that are on the local network to connect, or only computers that have the selected IP Addresses to connect to the MedNetService. This setting is at the discretion of the user. - 27 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
Figure 8-6 - Editing the MedNetService 6. Once the desired permissions have been set, click OK. It should now be possible to connect to the MED-PC computer from a remote computer. - 28 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26
CHAPTER 9 CONTACT INFORMATION Please contact for information regarding any of our products. For technical questions, email support@med-associates.com. For sales questions, email sales@med-associates.com. Visit our website at www.med-associates.com. - 29 - DOC-24 Rev..3 Copyright 26