Wired Option for Tuning Parameters and Baseplating

[ryangrg]

Hi, I don't know if it is plausible and understand that are a lot of challenges to development but just want to formally put this idea on here. I feel the wire-free miniscope needs the ability to be plugged into the wired DAQ for two reasons. One, this is absolutely needed when setting the baseplate to the subjects head. As it stands one would need to use a separate wired miniscope for base plating. Due to build variation this can sometimes put you on the edge of getting good focus even with the EWL. Furthermore, it does require a lab to purchase and build separate miniscopes.
Two, when running behavior it is necessary to check focus and LED brightness (less so but also gain) from day to day sessions and is time consuming when running multiple subjects in a single day. This can be done much faster when the scope is wired rather than having to run a parameter sweep off the SD card.

On a related but separate note if it was possible to set the parameter on the SD through a wired DAQ interface that would ideal. An issue that comes up is that one has to remove and install the SD card while it is on the subjects head which is possible but not ideal. It would still be good to clear the SD card before putting it in the wire-free scope before running though. If it was possible that the only thing one had to do after mounting the wire-free miniscope to the base plate would be to remove the wired connection after the parameters are set and connect the battery that would be awesome.