Moving Stimulus Scripts to Lab Computers

Once your stimulus script works on your local computer, you will want to set it up in the laboratory where you will be running your experiment. High Performance Storage drives (such as the Home Drive, Project Storage, Groupshare) are mounted on lab computers, which means that you can actually run scripts that are stored in these locations. However, it is recommended that you set up your stimulus scripts and the files that they use on local storage, so that if these connections are interrupted your experiment can still be run.

Location on Local Storage

First, you need to know where you are allowed to store your stimulus materials on the local storage of the lab PCs. On all lab PCs, you should create a folder within the users folder in the Data drive (D:\Users\) that corresponds to your DCCN username (i.e. firlas). Then you can create a folder for your project within your user folder(D:\Users\firlas\project\). The stimulus script and materials can now be transferred into this folder.

Transferring to the Project Folder with Cyberduck

Using thumb drives to transfer files onto lab PCs is not allowed due to potential security risks. Therefore, you will have to use data transfer Tools to achieve this: let’s go through an example using Cyberduck.

Let’s start with an example - on your laptop, open this link and push Control + Shift + S to download a zip file. In this zip file, you find a file which will make up some data for you to practice with. Open your Downloads folder and unzip the file you’ve just downloaded.

  1. Establish a Network Connection to Trigon (either eduVPN or hardwired)

  2. Log into Cyberduck

  • Open Cyberduck and click Open Connection

  • In the protocol field, select SSH File Transfer Protocol

  • In the Server field, write mentat001.dccn.nl

  • In the Username field, write firlas@dccn.nl

  • In the Password field, insert your DCCN password

  • When prompted with the unknown fingerprint warning, click Allow

  1. Navigate to the project folder (if you are not following the workshop, you can request access to this or do the same in your home directory: instead of /project/3010000.05/XXXXXXX.XX/materials/ you use /project/XXXXXXX.XX/materials/)

  • At the top, click the dropdown menu to change the current directory to /

  • Click on project

  • Click on 3010000.05

  • Right click below the last entry and choose New Folder

  • Type XXXXXXX.XX (this will be your project folder)

  • Right click below the last entry and choose New Folder

  • Type materials

  1. Upload the files

  • Click the Upload button

  • Upload the three files from the folder you just downloaded and unzipped

Moving the Stimulus Script to the Lab PC

Fortunately, the Desktops in the Instruction Room and Trainee Room function the same as those in the various labs, so we can practice that now. Now, for those who are participating in the workshop let’s put the script on our Lab PC.

  1. Log into the Lab PC

  2. Open File Explorer and navigate to where you just uploaded the files to

  3. Copy the files

  4. Navigate to D:\Users\firlas\RDM_WorkshopPractice\materials and paste the files

Ensure Necessary Software

On the lab PCs, only certain softwares are installed. If you are using other softwares to run your experiment, you will need to ask the TG to install these on the lab PC for you.