BEATBox Documentation

BEATBox is an open-source, modular platform for 24/7 home-cage behavioral testing, autonomous operant conditioning, and longitudinal monitoring.

This documentation is the technical home for builders, scientists, and developers. It complements the interactive assembly SOP and the project website.

Start here

Build the box

Assembly workflow, bill of materials, safety notes, and fabrication guidance.

Build your own BEATBox

Understand the hardware

Modules, PCB identifiers, feeder, screen, tunnel, lighting, and enclosure parts.

Hardware

Run experiments

Protocol templates, validation status, and experimental design notes.

Protocols

Documentation

• Overview
  • Goals
  • Current status
  • Documentation map
• Build your own BEATBox
  • Assembly guide
  • Bill of materials
  • Safety notes
  • Fabrication
  • Recommended build path
  • Interactive SOP
• Hardware
  • Modules
  • PCB identifiers
  • Core modules
• Software
  • Planned content
  • Current resources
• Protocols
  • Intended use cases
  • Validation status
• Contributing
  • Contribution areas
  • Repository

Quick links

• Interactive assembly SOP

• Open-source resources

• Project website