odml-terminologies/v1.0/electrode/electrode.xml

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  <repository>http://portal.g-node.org/odml/terminologies/v1.0/terminologies.xml</repository>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <date>2014-04-01</date>

  <section>
    <type>electrode</type>
    <name>Electrode</name>
    <definition>Properties to describe an electrode.</definition>

    <property>
      <name>Type</name>
      <value>sharp
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <value>patch
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <value>injection
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <value>extracellular
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <value>multibarrel
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <value>multi-electrode-array
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <value>tetrode
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <definition>The type of electrode.</definition>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>Usage</name>
      <value>Ground
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <value>Reference
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <value>Channel
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <definition>Usage of electrode.</definition>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>Material</name>
      <value>
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <definition>The Material the electrodes are made of e.g. glass. tungsten, steel ...</definition>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>GlassType</name>
      <value>
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <definition>The Type of Glass used to pull these electrodes. (e.g. Quartz, Borosilicate)</definition>
      <dependency>Material</dependency>
      <dependencyValue>Glass</dependencyValue>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>GlassSpecification</name>
      <value>
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <definition>Inner and outer diameter, with or without filament.</definition>
      <dependency>Material</dependency>
      <dependencyValue>Glass</dependencyValue>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>FirePolish</name>
      <value>
        <type>boolean</type>
      </value>
      <definition>Specifies whether or not the electrodes were fire polished.</definition>
      <dependency>Material</dependency>
      <dependencyValue>Glass</dependencyValue>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>Puller</name>
      <value>
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <definition>The Puller used to make the electrodes.</definition>
      <dependency>Material</dependency>
      <dependencyValue>Glass</dependencyValue>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>PullParameter</name>
      <value>
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <definition>The specific pull parameters like heat, trip velocity, heat and cooling duration etc..</definition>
      <dependency>Material</dependency>
      <dependencyValue>Glass</dependencyValue>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>ShapeParameters</name>
      <value>
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <definition>The shape parameters of the electrode.</definition>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>Manufacturer</name>
      <value>
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <definition>The manufacturer of the electrodes if e.g. ordered from a company.</definition>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>TipSize</name>
      <value>
        <type>float</type>
        <unit>&#956;m</unit>
      </value>
      <definition>The tip size.</definition>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>Coating</name>
      <value>
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <definition>The coating used to insulate the electrodes.</definition>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>Impedance</name>
      <value>
        <type>float</type>
        <unit>M&#937;</unit>
      </value>
      <definition>Electrode impedance.</definition>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>ElectrodeCount</name>
      <value>
        <type>int</type>
      </value>
      <definition>Number of electrodes in a multi-electrode-array.</definition>
    </property>

    <property>
      <name>Description</name>
      <value>
        <type>string</type>
      </value>
      <definition></definition>
    </property>

  </section>
</odML>