a GUI for plotting FED3 data

• What is FED3?
• What is FED3 Viz?
• Current Features
• Gallery
• Installation
• Beta Statement

FED3 is the 3rd version of the Feeding Experimentation Device, an open-source, home-cage feeding device for mouse operant behavioral tasks. FED3 was developed in the Kravitz Lab in order to run high-throughput, inexpensive experiments on reward and learning.

FED3 Viz is software for graphing data produced from FED3 devices. FED3 Viz is written in Python using the tkinter library. FED3 Viz is meant to create a quick & easy method for visualizing FED3 data without having to edit the raw data.

• Various graphs to visualize:
  • pellet retrieval
  • correct and incorrect pokes
  • intervals between pellet retrieval
  • pellet retrieval time
  • meal sizes New feature!
  • progressive ratio breakpoints
  • circadian patterns of activity
  • grouped averages for multiple devices
  • motor turns & battery life
• Toolbar for live plot editing (from matplotlib)
• Savable code and data for each plot
• Sortable viewer showing recording properties
• Summary statistics New feature!
• Group labels for averaging data
• Savable settings
• Savable "Sessions" (for reloading files, plots, and settings)
• Use date cutoffs to filter data plotted New feature!
• Concatenate data (from single recordings split over multiple files) New feature!

See the Releases tab for specific notes about new each version.

FED3 Viz uses primarily matplotlib and seaborn for visualizations.

FED3 Viz can either be run from a packaged application file, or from a Python interpreter. Specific instructions for installation and system requirements can be found here.

There is a manual for FED3 Viz which covers the use of the program once it is installed; it can be found here, or here as a pdf.

This program is currently in "beta": it has only been tested by a few individuals on their machines, with a small selection of data files. Additionally, the program is still being actively worked on, and likely will be through summer 2020. I am eager to have other people try the application and report bugs, preferably through GitHub or the FED3 Google Group.

Moreover, we will certainly consider and try to meet any requests for additional features/graphs! I greatly appreciate the input so far, some of which have been added to FED3 Viz, and would love more.

Things that would be great to get feedback on:

• If you encounter any issue while using the program, like crashes or errors
• Any confusing/unexpected behavior (whether my intention or not)
• Any additional features you feel it is lacking
• Little issues with the interface (like window size, buttons being grayed out, selection highlighting)

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.