device.syringepump
A stepper-motor based syringe pump designed to deliver small liquid volumes
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A stepper-motor based syringe pump designed to deliver small liquid volumes
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- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 1
- Releases: 10
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README.md
Harp Syringe Pump
This is a repository for the Harp Syringe Pump. The Harp Syringe Pump is a device that can be used to control the flow of liquid through a syringe by driving a stepper motor.

Key Features
- Low and High-level interface control of the stepper motor
- General digital inputs configurable to trigger hardware events
- Digital outputs configurable to report hardware events
- Includes on-board stepper-motor driver
- Included mechanical designs and assembly instructions
Connectivity
- 1x clock sync input (CLKIN) [stereo jack]
- 1x USB (for computer) [USB type B]
- 1x 12V supply [barrel connector jack]
- General purpose I/O (5V) [screw terminal]
Interface
The interface with the Harp Behavior can be done through Bonsai or a dedicated GUI (Graphical User Interface).
Licensing
Each subdirectory will contain a license or, possibly, a set of licenses if it involves both hardware and software.
Owner
- Name: harp-tech
- Login: harp-tech
- Kind: organization
- Repositories: 11
- Profile: https://github.com/harp-tech
Citation (CITATION.cff)
@article {Cruz2024.04.27.590287,
author = {Bruno F. Cruz and Paulo Carrico and Luis Teixeira and Sofia Freitas and Filipe Mendes and Dario Bento and Artur Silva},
title = {A flexible fluid delivery system for rodent behavior experiments},
elocation-id = {2024.04.27.590287},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.1101/2024.04.27.590287},
publisher = {Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory},
abstract = {Experimental behavioral neuroscience relies on the ability to deliver precise amounts of liquid volumes to animal subjects. Among others, it allows the progressive shaping of behavior through successive, automated, reinforcement, thus allowing training in more demanding behavioral tasks and the manipulation of variables that underlie the decision making process (e.g.: reward magnitude). Here we introduce a stepper-motor-based, fully integrated, open-source solution, that allows the reproducible delivery of small \<1 μL) liquid volumes. The system can be controlled via software using the Harp protocol (e.g.: from Bonsai or Python interfaces), or directly through a low-level I/O interface. Both the control software and electronics are compatible with a wide variety of motor models and mechanical designs. However, we also provide schematics, and step-by-step assembly instructions, for the mechanical design used and characterized in this manuscript. We provide benchmarks of the full integrated system using a computer-vision method capable of measuring across-trial delivery of small volumes, an important metric when having behavior experiments in mind. Finally, we provide experimental validation of our system by employing it in a psychophysics rodent task, and during electrophysiological recordings.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.},
URL = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2024/04/29/2024.04.27.590287},
eprint = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2024/04/29/2024.04.27.590287.full.pdf},
journal = {bioRxiv}
}
GitHub Events
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- Release event: 1
- Watch event: 1
- Delete event: 3
- Push event: 3
- Pull request review event: 3
- Pull request event: 7
- Fork event: 1
- Create event: 3
Last Year
- Release event: 1
- Watch event: 1
- Delete event: 3
- Push event: 3
- Pull request review event: 3
- Pull request event: 7
- Fork event: 1
- Create event: 3
Packages
- Total packages: 1
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Total downloads:
- nuget 618 total
- Total dependent packages: 0
- Total dependent repositories: 0
- Total versions: 3
- Total maintainers: 1
nuget.org: harp.syringepump
Bonsai Library containing interfaces for data acquisition and control of Harp SyringePump devices.
- Homepage: https://harp-tech.org/
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Latest release: 0.3.0
published over 1 year ago