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rogatijm

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Hello all,

I am wondering if anyone has had a similar issue:

I am trying to layer a sine wave drifting grating over a static background image. Regardless of the way in which I order the ImageGraphic and SineGrating adapters, the static background image always covers the sine gratings. Additionally, I have tried using the same image as .png, .bmp, and .jpg, but none of them make a difference. I'd appreciate if anyone has experience with this issue and can offer some advice.
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daddaoua

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Posted Reply with quote  #2 
Try to put the image first in the condition file, say task object 2, then the gratings as task object 3
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rogatijm

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Since I am using the NIMH version of MonkeyLogic, I didn't have to include these as task objects in the conditions file. Rather, they are adapters that can be coded directly into the timing file. But regardless of which order I put them in, the background still covers the gratings.

For reference, I am using the ImageGraphic adapter for the background, and the SineGrating adapter for the gratings. The code looks similar to the sample codes in the runtime V2 manual, like this:

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img = ImageGraphic(null_);
img.List = { {'graybackground.bmp'}, [0 0] };

grat = SineGrating(img);
grat.Position = [0 0];
grat.Radius = 3;
grat.Direction = 45;
grat.SpatialFrequency = 1;
grat.TemporalFrequency = 2;
grat.WindowType = 'circular';

...

If anyone has suggestions, I'd appreciate it.
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Jaewon

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Posted Reply with quote  #4 
You must be using an older version of the SineGrating. Please update.
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rogatijm

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Posted Reply with quote  #5 
Hi Jaewon,

The updated code worked, thank you for the suggestion!

Additionally, is there a way to have the static image remain on the screen during the ITI? Thank you again.
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Jaewon

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Please wait for the next update.
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rogatijm

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Thank you Jaewon, I'll be looking out for the update.

Additionally, I am trying to vary the phase angle between two separate gratings on the screen at the same time. Is there a way to do this at the present moment, or will this be in a future update as well?
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Jaewon

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Hi rogatijm,

If you don't clear the screen at the end of trials, visual stimuli stay on during ITI. Are you saying it is not the case?
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rogatijm

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Hi Jaewon,

I am not using "idle" anywhere in the code. I only use "set_iti" at the end of the trial, but that shouldn't clear the screen, right?
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Jaewon

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No, it shouldn't. Do you turn on the photodiode trigger?
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rogatijm

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Posted Reply with quote  #11 
I am using the photodiode. I'm turning it on in the main menu screen.
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Jaewon

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Thanks for the confirmation. To start every trial with the white square on, the photodiode trigger has to be turned off during ITI, which clears the screen. Let me see what I can do.
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