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Chapter
6
‐
PERFORMING
AN
EXPERIMENT
(WITH
Oxymax)
Columbus
Instruments’
Treadmill
Controller
allows
for
the
scheduled
control
of
one
or
more
lanes
of
a
metabolic
treadmill
during
an
Oxymax
experiment.
Oxymax
can
be
used
to
set
customized
speed
schedules
for
treadmills
while
simultaneously
collecting
metabolic
data.
The
Treadmill
Control
settings
appear
the
Activity
tab
under
the
Experiment
Properties
Window
if
the
hardware
configuration
file
in
use
contains
settings
for
a
Treadmill
Controller
device.
Many
systems
that
make
use
of
metabolic
treadmills
are
also
equipped
with
regular
chambers
and
usually
ship
with
separate
hardware
configurations
for
cages
vs.
treadmills.
Note:
Check
the
Treadmill
Controller
for
Oxymax
Compatibility.
Not
all
Columbus
Instruments
Treadmill
Controllers
support
Oxymax
integration
out
of
the
box.
Older
Treadmill
Control
units
may
require
a
firmware
update
and
modifications
to
the
associated
hardware
configuration
file.
Contact
Columbus
Instruments
to
discuss
Treadmill
Controller
options.
6.0
Experiment
Setup
A
custom
treadmill
schedule
consists
of
three
parts:
the
warm
‐
up
period,
the
schedule
itself
and
the
cool
‐
down
period.
When
Oxymax
initializes
the
specified
hardware
upon
startup,
it
sets
the
treadmill
speed
to
the
last
used
“warm
‐
up”
speed
which
will
be
maintained
until
the
start
of
the
experiment
schedule.
Note:
Please
note
that
in
order
for
Oxymax
to
adjust
the
treadmill
belt
speed
the
Treadmill
Controller
must
be
set
into
either
the
“Run”
or
“Accel”
position
on
the
front
panel.
Switching
the
Treadmill
Controller
to
“Stop”
at
any
point
immediately
stops
the
Treadmill.
After
the
software
has
assumed
control
of
the
unit
the
Treadmill
Controller’s
controls
for
speed
and
electric
stimulus
will
be
disabled
until
the
controller
is
“Reset”
with
the
button
in
the
lower
‐
left
corner
of
the
front
panel.
Figure
51
shows
an
example
of
a
treadmill
experiment
with
some
typical
settings
applied.
Figure
51
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