BEATBox - The BEhavioural and AuTonomous Box

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BEATBox - The BEhavioural and AuTonomous Box

BEATBox is an open-source, automated, customizable, and low-cost system for high-throughput behavioral data acquisition in home-cage environments.

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Made with ♥ by NeuroNautix | Damien Huzard

BEATBox

BEATBox Gallery

Photos, renders, and animations of the BEATBox system and its modules.

System Overview

Full system views and animations

BEATBox module demo animation — Module demo

BEATBox promotional view animation — Promotional view

BEATBox full system — Full system

BEATBox full system side view — Full system (side)

Real build setup

BEATBox V2 single system — V2 — single system

BEATBox V2 four systems — V2 — 4 systems

CAD Renders

3D render views of V3 modules

BEATBox V3 full render — BEATBox V3

BEATBox V3 clear render — BEATBox V3 (clear)

Master module V3 — Master module

Feeder module V3 view 1 — Feeder V3 (1)

Feeder module V3 view 2 — Feeder V3 (2)

Screen module V3 view 1 — Screen V3 (1)

Screen module V3 view 2 — Screen V3 (2)

Tunnel module V3 — Tunnel V3

Lighting module V3 view 1 — Lighting V3 (1)

Lighting module V3 view 2 — Lighting V3 (2)

Feeder Module

Build photos of the feeder module

Feeder module

Feeder module side view — Feeder (side)

Feeder build step 1 — Feeder build (1)

Feeder build step 2 — Feeder build (2)

Feeder cable connection — Cable connection

Feeder IR sensor 1 — IR sensor (1)

Feeder IR sensor 2 — IR sensor (2)

Feeder IR sensor 3 — IR sensor (3)

Feeder IR sensor 4 — IR sensor (4)

Feeder IR sensor 5 — IR sensor (5)

Screen Module

Build photos of the screen module

Screen module 1 — Screen (1)

Screen module 2 — Screen (2)

Screen module 3 — Screen (3)

Screen module 4 — Screen (4)

Screen module 5 — Screen (5)

Screen module 6 — Screen (6)

Screen module interior — Interior

Screen module with long cables — Long cables

Screen module inside view — Inside view

Screen module inside view 2 — Inside view (2)

Electronics

PCB and wiring assembly photos

Electronics build

Electronics detail

Full circuit overview — Full circuit

Screen circuit 1 — Screen circuit (1)

Screen circuit 2 — Screen circuit (2)

Electronics assembly 1 — Assembly (1)

Electronics assembly 2 — Assembly (2)

Electronics assembly 3 — Assembly (3)

Electronics assembly 4 — Assembly (4)

Electronics assembly 5 — Assembly (5)

Electronics assembly 6 — Assembly (6)

Electronics assembly 7 — Assembly (7)

Electronics assembly 8 — Assembly (8)

Build & Materials

Materials, lighting, tunnel, and assembly tips

V3 materials

Water holder

Lighting module top — Lighting (top)

Lighting module bottom — Lighting (bottom)

Tunnel module — Tunnel

Tip: using forceps for inserts — Tip: forceps for inserts

Software

BEATBox GUI and monitoring windows

BEATBox GUI — GUI

Monitoring window

Multiple monitoring windows — Multiple monitoring

Performance window

Troubleshooting

Documented issues and fixes

Issue documentation 1 — Issue (1)

Issue documentation 2 — Issue (2)

Issue documentation 3 — Issue (3)

Issue documentation 4 — Issue (4)

Issue documentation 5 — Issue (5)

Issue documentation 6 — Issue (6)

Issue documentation 7 — Issue (7)

Issue documentation 8 — Issue (8)