Updated in this version:

• Added support for Contextual Place Prefference
• Added support for fixed Y axis, linear positional output

Updated in this version:

• Added ability to remove last Zone Map from list
• Added a "tail" to position marker on Arena Monitor
• New installer

Upgrading Auto-Track involves uninstalling the existing version and running "setup.exe" from the new version. The configuration files necessary for each system are preserved on the removal of Auto-Track and will automatically be used after the installation of a later version.

Updated in this version:

• Fixed a bug involving the Undetected Filter for experiments with empty areans at the start of the run

Updated in this version:

• Added baud rate selector to Hardware Configuration screen

Updated in this version:

• Added support for additional baud rates
• New icon

The Columbus Instruments Opto-Varimex product-line and accompanying Auto-Track software is a position monitoring system for small laboratory animals. The Opto-Varimex products use infrared beams to locate a subject’s center of area and the Auto-Track software uses those positions to analyze behavioral state and other parameters.

This is the initial release of the all-new Auto-Track software. For a complete list of new features and operation instructions, see the new Instruction Manual.

The highlights:

• Support for Opto-Varimex 4 and Opto-Varimex 5 units
• Initial support for 8 arenas (more coming soon) for up to 2 days
• Compatible with existing legacy Opto-Varimex configuration files
• Create Zone Maps for analyzing activity in different areas of an arena
• Generates results in time and zone-based bins
• Creates an event list of all relevant activity in the arena for further analysis
• Supports Hole-Poke experiments