wiki:MRI_Stimulator

David Somers (somers@…) in Psychological & Brain Sciences

Set ups

As of: 11/6/19

PiHat? Number Setup History
103 Non MRI Replaced with new Raspberry Pi
101 MRI Replaced with new Raspberry Pi

Notes:

Both 101 and 103 were taken out of their setups that Abigail Noyce brought over on 11/1/19. We're putting 101 back in the MRI one and 103 in the non MRI but we're not completely sure if that was the way she brought it in.

Final Design

Current Draws

Operation Current
No Buzz ~400mA
Buzz all 5 ~4A

Resistance from the 5 female connectors that connect to the 5 male connectors on the PiHat? are

Wire Resistance
GND ~5.5 Ohms
BST ~10.8 Ohms
SIG ~10.8 Ohms

These resistances are the same for all 5 (15 connections) connectors (and they should be).

How to make SD Card with Raspbian + software + initialization script

If you have a used SD card:

Plug it in to your machine.

Type

$ dmesg

to figure out the name of the partitions that the SD card has. I had a used card with 2 partitions, sdf1 and sdf2, located at /dev/sdf1 and /dev/sdf2. Most likely linux will automatically mount your partitions so you have to unmount them. I used

$ sudo umount /dev/sdf1

$ sudo umount /dev/sdf2

Now to delete these partitions you type

$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdf

Notice I typed the device name (sdf) and not the partitions. Linux will most likely automatically mount the partitions again. You have to unmount it again in another terminal or if file managers pop up and there's an eject button somewhere, click it. Now to list all fdisk commands use

$ m

To delete the partitions type

$ d

It will ask which partition you want to delete, I just put

$ 1

for the first one and typed

$ d

again which automatically deleted the second partition since it was the only partition left. Now use

$ w

to write the changes.

If you have an unused SD card you can ignore all the previous steps (except plugging in the SD card to your machine).

To install raspbian go to ​https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/. I downloaded the zip file for Buster with Desktop. Unzip it with

$ unzip <path/to/your/file/file.zip>

Or, on Linux, just go to the file manager and right click the zip file then click extract. After the extraction which takes a few minutes, to copy the extracted image onto the SD card, you can follow the instructions on the Linux installation guide ​https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/linux.md. Guides for other operating systems are at ​https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/README.md. Now the only necessary command from the Linux guide that I used was

$ dd bs=4M if=2019-09-26-raspbian-buster.img of=/dev/sdX conv=fsync

under "Copying the image to the SD card" on the Linux guide. Note what the instructions under this subsection says: Do not use the wrong device (sdX) or all your hard drive information could be lost. Under "Optional: checking whether the image was correctly written to the SD card" on the Linux guide you can find instructions for checking if the image was properly copied.

For software:

Once you have Raspbian on an SD card, plug it in and mount it to a directory, /mnt (for example). Again if you have Linux it will probably automatically mount it so unmount it first. Then mount the only partition on the SD card to /mnt. Go into /mnt/home/pi, make a directory called work and check out RevA of the mri-stimulator code which can be found here ​http://gauss.bu.edu/svn/mri-stimulator/software/tags/RevA/

$ cd /mnt/home/pi

$ mkdir work

$ cd work

$ svn co ​http://gauss.bu.edu/svn/mri-stimulator/software/tags/RevA/ software

Evolving Design

Shopping List

  • ESB30K-ND (heat shrink cap)
  • 3600B/24 100SF cable (12 pairs, braid+foil shield)

Cast:

  • Sean Tobine (sp? 4th year GS)
  • Christopher Moore (with Brown U collaborator)
  • Michael Beauchamp (Texas) 
 Tactical stimulator (5 fingers, piezo) for use in MRI (3T field)
 BNC cables to feed-thru (2 BNC per piezo) or alternatively DB-25
 MATLAB libraries on Mac for control ("psych toolbox" library)
 Freq, time stimulus, order ms or 10's ms resolution
 Essentially they want a menu of 4-5 different freqs for use
 within an experimental run.

Parts:

DRV2700 Design Notes

Output is 105V max without a booster, while the piezos we're considering are 200V max.

http://ohm.bu.edu/~hazen/PiezoDrive/DRV2700_drive.png

Debug Log

2020-01-24 Felex

Switched out the 3rd piezo in the non-MRI setup (aka "behavioral empanada" with PiHAT 103 (see 2020-01-23 Felex)) with spare piezo. This new 3rd piezo does not exhibit the erratic behavior of the old 3rd piezo (see 2020-01-23 Felex) and in fact exhibits the same behavior as all the other piezos (see 2020-01-23 Felex).

At this point we consider the problem fixed and are contacting David Somers' group to give them back the non-MRI setup.

2020-01-23 Felex

Took all 5 piezos of the non-MRI setup (aka "behavioral empanada" with PiHAT 103) along with spare piezo and buzzed on all 5 channels (30 combinations). Piezos 1, 2, 4, 5, and spare exhibited the same behavior across all channels (25 combinations). They drew the same amount of current (~0.96A) and displayed the same boost and signal voltages on the oscilloscope.

Piezo 3 exhibited very erratic behavior. Sometimes it drew 0.96A sometimes 0.74A and sometimes it displayed the same boost and signal voltage graphs as the other piezos, sometimes different graphs.

Development Log

2019-03-28 First Setup Debug & Testing

The original clinical setup was returned with a vague description that one of the channels didn't work. The issue was determined to be a faulty i2c line on channel 1 of the board. The solution was to replace the old board (#004) with one from the new batch (#103).

Two notes:

  1. We could equally have simply switched the connection on channel 1 to channel 3, but that would involve procedural changes to the operation of the system, namely aliasing 1 to 3 in one single command on one version of the software (too clumsy) or asking the operator to use only channels 2-5.
  2. While running these tests I (Hugo) found that the newest versions of the software (r 199) is not fully functional. It would behoove us to scrutinize the code with a bench setup before installing it on any other versions. The error I noticed is that the setup command will not survive passage from the client to the host.

2019-03-11 Hugo Cable Assembly testing The whole setup, using board 101 and the D-sub cable assembly to connect to the hand cradle, was tested channel by channel, and the test confirmed that everything down the signal path from the HAT board works properly.

Test steps:

  • Turn on each boost individually, turning off after testing
  • Test channels one by one
    • Set up channel 1 for paramaters at 0x20 Amplitude
    • Buzz channel 1
    • Repeat at 0x80 amplitude
    • Repeat at 0xff amplitude
    • Quit channel
    • Repeat for channels 2-5
  • Shutdown system safely with 
    shutdown -h now

2019-03 Hugo HW Testing Testing Rev. C driver boards from a new run, numbered 101, 102, 103.

  • PWR-GND is open-circuit
  • Set supply to 5V0, 3A limits

Normal Current draws:

Buzz Amp Current
No Buzz 430 mA
0x20 560mA
0x80 880 mA
0xff 1.08 A

Board 101:

  • Powered on draws 0A current, in constant voltage at 5V0
  • On pi, it takes 400mA, 5V at bootup.
  • Passed i2c test
  • All 5 boost converters turn on to 105V
  • Channel 2 shorted with RPi GND & restarted RPi
  • Board seems to have survived

Board 102:

  • Powers on with RPi, draws normal 430mA
  • Passed i2c test
  • Current draws seem normal

Board 103:

  • Powers on with RPi, draws normal 430mA
  • 40k resistance between 5V and GND
  • Passed i2c test
  • Normal current draws for all 5 piezo channels

2018-12-12 Final testing The device finalized on 12/12 takes around 3.5A to run all five channels at maximum amplitude.

2018-11-28 Further Testing Several tests were conducted with the new adapter (proper pinout). The power supply had been set to a limit of 1A, and was raised to 4A, which solved the Over-Current Trip. Some notable happenings: Testing the New device (has not been to the Somers Lab) versus the Old (Has sat in the Somers Lab) device revealed that the Old device draws about 0.1A more than does the new device. The Old Device with the Old (Blue-box/earlier shipment) piezos produced a louder and cleaner sound than did the New device. With the lower power supply current limit, both devices trip at relatively low levels (0x80 - 0xc0 on the hex output scale) With the higher power supply current limit, neither device trips.

2018-11-28 Findings

The 4-pin to 3-pin adapter used previously in testing has a different pinout than the Piezo Inductor Board used in the setup:

  • The Piezo Inductor Board uses the pinout: SIG,GND,BST
  • The 4-pin to 3-pin adapter used the pinout: GND,SIG,BST ( GND and SIG are switched )
  • Three old-batch piezos, previously installed in a fully working setup (tested in MRI), are wired with pinout: SIG,GND,BST
    • These piezos have been labeled today as A, B, and C.
  • Two new-batch piezos, labeled today as D and E, are wired with pinout: GND,SIG,BST
  • One new-batch piezo, labeled today as F, is wired correctly for the 4-pin driver board outputs: GND,SIG,NC,BST

Therefore, it is suspected that GND and SIG were wired incorrectly during previous testing.

A new 4-pin to 3-pin adapter has been made with the pinout: SIG,GND,BST (in agreement with Piezo Inductor Board Rev.A) New-batch piezos D and E will be rewired to this pinout, and tests will be repeated for all six piezos.

2018-09-26 Test

Conducted another test with the piezo wires closely braided. No problems this time. For Sean's use, the current setup is thought to be usable.

To-Do list for future systems:

  • Cable clamps to strain relief piezo wires on lid/box near header
  • Clamp or otherwise attach piezo wires to finger/thumb holders
  • Design and fabricate a housing for the in-line inductor board
  • Add a small fan to the Raspberry Pi box
  • Change long cable connector to non-magnetic one (connector housing??)
  • Design better cover for inductor board on piezo stimulator

2018-09-05 Test

Tested the setup in the MRI for the first time. Thumb piezo arced. Wires to piezo were not twisted or otherwise dressed. It is likely the thumb wire had a significant loop which picked up RF, causing the arc.

2018-06-19 Meeting

Conclusions:

  • The SIF will make an initial mechanical prototype of the piezo holder, with the following mods:
    • Extend the back portion by about 3 inches beyond the most rearward position of the movable piezo holders
    • Add an array of holes on 1/2 in centers for cable ties, etc
  • The EDF (Hugo) will wire a cable with (4) piezos on one end and connectors suitable for the electronics on the other end.
  • David Somers will put his undergrad working on software in direct contact with Hugo

2018-06-13

We figured out some more scripting today - changing parameters of one, multiple, or all drivers and buzzing separately is possible.

Setting both two 440Hz and buzzing immediately:

http://ohm.bu.edu/trac/edf/attachment/wiki/MRI_Stimulator/440hz.png

Setting both two 880Hz and buzzing immediately:

http://ohm.bu.edu/trac/edf/attachment/wiki/MRI_Stimulator/880hz.png

Setting up all channels separately then buzzing:

http://ohm.bu.edu/trac/edf/attachment/wiki/MRI_Stimulator/setup.png

after setup, changing frequency and duration of each channel individually:

http://ohm.bu.edu/trac/edf/attachment/wiki/MRI_Stimulator/change_all.png

Additionally, the piezo drivers have been shown to be capable of operating at the same time:

http://ohm.bu.edu/trac/edf/attachment/wiki/MRI_Stimulator/piezo_setup.png

The four write blocks are writing to four different channels - the maximum amount of writing to be done on the board after setup. Two channels are hooked up to the scope - one receiving 120Hz as its frequency directive and the other 60Hz. Each write could be off by up to 2%, as the driver chip

2018-05-29

We wrote code that pre-programs the RAM and calls on it to play prewritten waveforms There is roughly a 1ms delay between selecting a waveform and playing it on the piezo, as shown below.

http://ohm.bu.edu/trac/edf/attachment/wiki/MRI_Stimulator/wvfm_change_delay.jpg

Thus we can expect a 2ms delay before buzzing should we also write to select a mux before selecting and writing to the piezo driver.

2018-05-25

Below is a block of the code from Chris Black at Brown with comments added to explain how the code writes to the RAM and how to write waveforms. 

    # Control
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x02, 0x00) # Write STANDBY to off, meaning writes are enabled HL
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x01, _DIGITAL_GAIN_[gain]) # Writes gain value of 50 V; should write bits 6:3 as all high for CHIPID HL
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x03, 0x01) # Upon seeing of the GO bit, play waveform ID 0x01 HL
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x04, 0x00) # Writes null to 0x04 s.t. after 0x01 piezo stops  HL

    # Header
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0xFF, 0x01) # Opens RAM for writing                            HL
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x00, 0x05) # Declares header to be size 5*5+1=26              HL
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x01, 0x80) # Start address upper byte, basically mode + page
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x02, 0x06) # Start address lower byte, start position on page
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x03, 0x00) # Stop address upper byte, page number
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x04, 0x09) # Stop address lower byte, end position on page
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x05, 0x01) # Repeat number for waveform

    # Data
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x06, amp)  # RAM waveforms stored in order Amplitude          HL
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x07, freq) #                               Frequency          HL
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x08, dur)  #                               Duration           HL
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x09, env)  #                               Envelope           HL

    # Control
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0xFF, 0x00) # Exits RAM writing mode and sets to control mode  HL
    drv.write_byte_data(DRV_ADDRESS, 0x02, 0x01) # Writes 0x01 to ctrl; boost off and writes GO hi  HL

2018-05-24

The first image is the buzz signal (measured on a scope and not attached to a piezo) as it appears the first time after the function is called. For some reason the runtime is longer than the individual time (end of last i2c transaction to first buzz) by anything from 1-10ms.

These timing diagrams affirm that the delay due to i2c transactions is on the order of 10ms for a normal-sized command.

http://ohm.bu.edu/trac/edf/attachment/wiki/MRI_Stimulator/long.png

The second buzz after the function call (and subsequent buzzes) take less time (on the order of 0.1ms=100us).

http://ohm.bu.edu/trac/edf/attachment/wiki/MRI_Stimulator/short.png

Below is an image of a non-initial buzz triggering on the Out signal as opposed to the I2C lines

http://ohm.bu.edu/trac/edf/attachment/wiki/MRI_Stimulator/out-trig.png

The following two images show delays of 700us and 11ms between the first write and the first buzz, depending on whether or not the waveform gets rewritten before each buzz GO write.

http://ohm.bu.edu/trac/edf/attachment/wiki/MRI_Stimulator/fast_buzz.png

http://ohm.bu.edu/trac/edf/attachment/wiki/MRI_Stimulator/slow_buzz.png

2018-05-23 Some messy code is written and the piezo board is up and running. The time separation between the beginning of a GO write and the buzzing of the piezo is 0.54ms (536us), as displayed in the image below:

http://ohm.bu.edu/trac/edf/attachment/wiki/MRI_Stimulator/time_sep.png

2018-05-17

Meeting yesterday. Proposed plan:

  • DB-25 connector feed-thru the patch panel
  • Multi-conductor shielded cable with 3 wires min per piezo (better two twisted pairs per) so total 4x5 = 20 cond plus shield
  • Connector like 39-01-2200 or similar on the MRI end

2018-05-01

ECOs

  • J1 wrong pitch OK HL
  • 603 pad, 402 component: R28 R33 R38 R43 R48; R29 R34 R39 R44 R49; R30 R35 R40 R45 R50 OK HL
  • C3, C4 - Not on BOM
  • J4, J10, J11, J12, J13 - Not on BOM
  • J2 - part does not fit; slots became circular holes
  • U3 - Wrong Footprint width OK HL
  • Q1 - needs label pin 1 mark OK HL
  • U4-U8 - part is missing from kit OK HL
  • L1-L5 - part is missing from kit OK HL
  • C13, C20, C27, C34, C6 - part is missing from kit OK HL
  • J5 J6 J7 J8 J9 - wrong P/N called out, designated wrong pitch

HL To-do: Propagate changes from BOM to KiCad? file so the BOM will be accurate when generated in the future

2018-02-27 Looking at FyberLabs? board design

Updating BOM with in-stock parts

Ref Value Their P/N Stock P/N DigiKey?
C1 0.1uF 250V X7R C2012X7T2E104M125AA CGA4J3X7T2E104K125AE 445-8778-1-ND
C2 100uF CL31A107MQHNNNE C1206C107M9PACTU 399-5620-1-ND
C3 0.1uF 16V CL21B104MOCNBNC yes 1276-2452-1-ND
C4 1uF 10V CL14A105MP5NANC ECJ-UVB1A105M P11984CT-ND
L1 4.7uH 1.8A 20% LPS4018-472MR yes 994-LPS4018-472MRC (Mouser)
R1 768K ERJ-2RKF7683X yes P768KLCT-ND
R2 13k for 150Vmax ERJ-2RKF1302X P13.0KLCT-ND
R3 7.87k ERJ-2RKF7871X YES P7.87KLCT-ND
R4 4.7k EXB-24V472JX yes Y5472CT-ND
U1 DRV2667RGPT yes 296-38930-1-ND

2018-02-26 Alternative board design

Chris at Brown pointed out this board: ​https://github.com/FyberLabs/FlexModule/tree/master/haptic/Piezo/DRV2667

They are $40 assembled by "FyberLabs?" but out of stock now. Could get a batch made by Osh park?

2018-02-23 External analog input.

  • Remove JP5 and JP6 to disconnect MSP430 output
  • Set JP7, JP8, JP9 to pull-up to force enable and max gain
  • Apply input to AIN+ (AIN- can be open)

For external power:

  • Move JP10 to VIN
  • Supply 5V on J2 (screw terminals)

Something bad happened and now the 3.3V supply is gone and probably the uC. It does still work with external input to the DRV2700 though the gain seems low.

Reconnect to external power and signal gen. Seems OK.

Signal gen set to "2V". Measure 1.5V pk-pk on TP7 and 85V pk-pk on output. This is a gain of 56 which is around 35dB. Somewhat less than the advertised 40.

Now working on signal generator control. Looking at ​the manual. It says to use port 5024 for Telnet and 5025 for socket sessions.

Commands: 

  APPL:SIN 400 HZ, 1.5V, 0
  OUTP1 ON
  OUTP1 OFF
  BURS:MODE TRIG
  BURS:NCYC 100
  TRIG

2018-02-22 trying to wire up a Piezo. See pictures. Wire as follows:

  • Black to GND
  • Blue to OUT-
  • Red to BST

It works! Close JP2, JP3, JP4 to get ~100V power, now get up to 50V output.

http://ohm.bu.edu/~hazen/PiezoDrive/EVM_wiring.jpg http://ohm.bu.edu/~hazen/PiezoDrive/piezo_wiring.jpg

2018-02-21 have a DRV2700EVM eval module. Trying to run the software in Vbox on thinkpad. Failed miserably, but it does work on the "big printer" windows machine.

Setting Up a System

Raspberry Pi Setup

Mechanical Setup

PiHat to PiBox? DB25

PiBox? DB25 to MRI feedthrough

Pairs Cond Solid Band DB-25
1 1 White Tan 1
2 Tan White 14
2 3 White Brown 2
4 Brown White 15
3 5 White Pink 3
6 Pink White 16
4 7 White Orange 4
8 Orange White 17
5 9 White Yellow 5
10 Yellow White 18
6 11 White Green 6
12 Green White 19
7 13 White Blue 7
14 Blue White 20
8 15 White Violet 8
16 Violet White 21
9 17 White Gray 9
18 Gray White 22
10 19 Tan Brown 10
20 Brown Tan 23

MRI feedthrough to Box 1

Box 1 to Box 2

Pairs Cond Cable Solid Cable Band Twist and Flat DB-25
1 1 White Tan Brown 1
2 Tan White Tan 14
2 3 White Brown Red 2
4 Brown White Tan 15
3 5 White Pink Orange 3
6 Pink White Tan 16
4 7 White Orange Yellow 4
8 Orange White Tan 17
5 9 White Yellow Green 5
10 Yellow White Tan 18
6 11 White Green Blue 6
12 Green White Tan 19
7 13 White Blue Violet 7
14 Blue White Tan 20
8 15 White Violet Gray 8
16 Violet White Tan 21
9 17 White Gray White 9
18 Gray White Tan 22
10 19 Tan Brown Black 10
20 Brown Tan Tan 23

Box 2 to Pillbox 1

Hex screws are 7/64ths

For a more detailed explanation, view document ​http://gauss.bu.edu/redmine/projects/mri-stimulator/repository/changes/InductorBoard/BlkCable.odt

J1

Pillbox 1 to HandMount

Image of pillbox wiring to piezos

arrow Piezo cable Name J2 (+/-) solid stripe
| A 1 signal + White Blue
| A 1 signal gnd - Blue White
| A 1 boost + White Orange
| A 1 boost gnd - Orange White
| B 1 signal + White Brown
| B 1 signal gnd - Brown White
| B 1 boost + White Green
| B 1 boost gnd - Green White
| C 2 signal + White Blue
| C 2 signal gnd - Blue White
| C 2 boost + White Orange
| C 2 boost gnd - Orange White
| D 2 signal + White Brown
| D 2 signal gnd - Brown White
| D 2 boost + White Green
| D 2 boost gnd - Green White
| E 3 signal + White Blue
| E 3 signal gnd - Blue White
| E 3 boost + White Orange
V E 3 boost gnd - Orange White

For a more detailed explanation, view document

​http://gauss.bu.edu/redmine/projects/mri-stimulator/repository/changes/InductorBoard/BlkCable.odt

Follow above in arrowed direction on J2

HandMount to finger piezos

DB-25 pinout

Pin # Channel Sig. Type
1 1 Signal
2 1 Ground
3 1 Boost
4 1 Ground
5 2 Signal
6 2 Ground
7 2 Boost
8 2 Ground
9 3 Signal
10 3 Ground
11 3 Boost
12 3 Ground
13 4 Signal
14 4 Ground
15 4 Boost
16 4 Ground
17 5 Signal
18 5 Ground
19 5 Boost
20 5 Ground

Cable pinouts and wirings ​cable color scheme

ExpressPCB boards should be connected with roughly 1m (3'4") of the black ethernet cable. Looking from the raspberry pi to the piezos and going L-R the cables should cycle Blue-Orange-Brown-Green-Bl-O-Br-G-Bl-O at all connections.

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