Schedule Manager Details

SCHEDULE TYPES

Simple: A component using this type will only have one schedule operating. Only the “Schedule 1” block of the Component Configuration dialog will be active.

Concurrent: Two or more simple schedules operating simultaneously. These schedules operate on different inputs and can use the same or different reinforcements.

Tandem: Produces two linked simple schedules beginning with Schedule A. Once completed, Schedule A links to Schedule B without reinforcement. Reinforcement occurs only after both schedules have been completed.

 

DATA COLLECTION ELEMENTS

Hardware Configuration: A mapping of the test chambers’ inputs and outputs to physical electronic channels on the interface cards in the interface cabinet. This enables the software to interact with the appropriate hardware.

For example, in order for the software to illuminate the house light in chamber 3, a specific circuit on an output card must be activated.

Component: The basic building block of procedures and experiments. A component may have a simple, concurrent, or tandem schedule type to perform one or multiple schedules per component.

Procedure: A list of one or more components, with a user-definable exit condition between each component.

Experiment: The running of a single procedure on a single subject in a single chamber. The experiment contains definitions of the procedure, and the test subject is defined by identifier, group, and experiment.