Download
From here you can download the last version of pySolo and other material.
For a log of version changes visit the What’s New page
pySolo – 1.1 (released on 17/09/2015) – Check what is new with this release here
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 (setup.exe)
- Ubuntu – no longer supported!
- Archlinux (AUR)
- All operating systems (requires manual python installation – tar.gz)
pySolo – Development version (will be next stable pySolo release)
This is the latest available version, updated almost daily. If you are an experience user you may want to use this version. A full Python installation is required for this version to function. See here for more details.
- all operating systems (git checkout on github)
Video extension
pySolo webcam-video extension.
pySolo-Video – v1.1 (released on 14/05/2012)
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 (setup.exe)
- Ubuntu (10.10 to 11.04) (deb or set the repository for automatic updates [recommended])
- Archlinux (AUR)
- All operating systems (requires manual python installation – tar.gz)
pySolo-Video – Development version (will be next stable pySolo release)
- all operating systems (git checkout on github)
pySolo-Video (OLD) – companion material (here)
The Video validation section of the website contains a galore of material that can be downloaded to evaluate the performance of the video plugin. Check the Documentation to see how to use it. WARNING: this refers to the old version of pySolo Video. For the newer version please see here.
Supporting material
Example files and various scripts.
Example data files (zip)
The zip archive contains:
- example_raw_data_ch.zip (raw data files. unzip these somewhere in your hard drive to test pySolo import and to check files format and names)
- example_raw_data_mon.zip (same as above but raw data are in the monitor format)
- example_db.dal (database file)
- example_anal.dad (file containing processed data of wild type or mutant male and female flies. To be open with pySolo analysis)
Example video file (zip)
This can be used to test pySolo-Video
Datafetcher (this is now part of pySolo)
A script that can automatize the daily import of data generated with trikinetics system. Unzip somewhere on your hardrive. For instruction on how to use it or go here.
You can use this script together with the Labjack U3 USB module to read temperature and humidity from the incubator and log them so that they can be used with pySolo. The script will also send notification emails when the detected values of temperature or humidity will go beyond defined thresholds.
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Papers using pySolo
Drosophila strategies to study psychiatric disorders.
van Alphen B, van Swinderen B.
Brain Res Bull. 2011 Sep 17.Drosophila QVR/SSS Modulates the Activation and C-Type Inactivation Kinetics of Shaker K+ Channels.
Dean T, Xu R, Joiner W, Sehgal A, Hoshi T.
J Neurosci. 2011 Aug 3;31(31):11387-95.pySolo: a complete suite for sleep analysis in Drosophila
Gilestro GF and Cirelli C
Bioinformatics, 2009 Jun 1;25(11):1466-7.Widespread changes in synaptic markers as a function of sleep and wakefulness in Drosophila.
Gilestro GF, Tononi G, Cirelli C.
Science. 2009 Apr 3;324(5923):109-12.Identification of a neural circuit that underlies the effects of octopamine on sleep:wake behavior.
Crocker A, Shahidullah M, Levitan IB, Sehgal A.
Neuron. 2010 Mar 11;65(5):670-81.The steroid molting hormone Ecdysone regulates sleep in adult Drosophila melanogaster.
Ishimoto H, Kitamoto T.
Genetics. 2010 May;185(1):269-81Clock and cycle Limit Starvation-Induced Sleep Loss in Drosophila.
Keene AC, Duboué ER, McDonald DM, Dus M, Suh GS, Waddell S, Blau J.
Curr Biol. 2010 Jul 13;20(13):1209-15.