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Getting Started

Our primary method of distributing the full NeuroportDBS Suite is as a giant zip file. TODO: Link!

If you want to setup the individual pieces on an internet-connected computer (e.g., for development or testing) then please look at the For Developers documentation.

It is expected that the target computer is a Windows computer that has a dedicated network connection to the NSP, such as the Blackrock-provided PC. Testing without the NSP is also possible (see below).

Extract the zip file to the target computer. A lot of disk space is required because the data segments will be saved within.

Updates may come in the form of a smaller zip file to extract within a specific subfolder of the extracted distribution.

Proceed with the Usage Instructions

Test Environment - Without NSP

  • Run "C:\Program Files (x86)\Blackrock Microsystems\NeuroPort Windows Suite\runNPlayAndCentral.bat"
  • Select a recording to play back
  • Use Central's hardware configuration tool to enable continuous recording and spike extraction on the recorded channels.
  • Follow the general Usage Instructions in the next section with one modification:
    • When running dbs-ddu, choose "cbsdk playback" from the dropdown menu to reuse the depths from the recording. The value might not update until the file plays back a change in depth.