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Find answers to your questions on how to utilize emed

How to do an emed measurement

How to connect an emed platform to computer and to record a footstep without using novel database software?

 
  1. Plug USB cable to USB ports of platform and PC.
  2. Plug power supply to platform and wall outlet.
  3. When Power LED is on, start the emed measuring software from: Start – Novel program group – Emed
  4. Click the button Dynamic (icon: walking person on green dot)
  5. Wait until you see the message “Let’s go…” in green letters
  6. Walk over the emd platform, try to place your step in the center of the sensor area.
  7. Click the button Stop (icon: blue S), and the last recorded step will be displayed with its MPP (Maximum Pressure Picture).
  8. Zoom into the pressure picture to see the local pressure values, scroll through the recorded measurement to look at the roll over process.
  9. Save the measurement clicking the Save button (icon: floppy dis
  10. Default directory is C:novelnovfiledataemed[date]*.dat
  11. Recorded files can be opened by clicking on the Open button (icon: open folder)
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Multiple steps on emed platform

The patient stepped on the platform with two full steps or stepped on the platform with one full step and a half of a step. How do I separate the two steps or remove the unwanted half step?

 
  1. First select the drawing tool “Select step free line” (15th icon from the left which looks like a small blue step with a yellow circle) or “Select step rectangle line” (16th icon from the left which looks like a small blue step with a yellow rectangle).
  2. After selecting the drawing tool, left click and hold and drag across the area(s) that you want to keep.
  3. To save the area(s) that you selected click and save them in a single file, click the “Extract selected areas as a single step” icon (17th icon from the left which looks like an arrow icon).
  4. If you would like to separate two or more steps within one measurement, select the both of the separate step areas using the drawing tools and then select the “Extract selected areas as different steps” The files will be saved as .KOR files with the name of the original file plus the words “step 1”, “step 2”, etc. depending on how many files the original file is separated.
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No power light on the emed platform

The emed-x platform’s power cord is plugged in, the USB cable is plugged into the computer, but the power light will not light.

  1. The emed driver was not properly installed to the computer.
  2. After installing the driver (please see the emed manual for installation of the emed driver), the power LED will light when the power cord is plugged in and the computer is powered on.

 

The emed-x platform’s power cord is plugged in, the USB cable is plugged into the computer, but the power light will not light on the computer nor will the software connect to the platform. What is wrong?

The emed driver was not installed to the computer. After installing the driver (please see the emed manual for installation of the emed driver), the power LED will light when the power cord is plugged in and the computer is powered on.

Noise (pressure sensors show pressure where the foot did not strike) appear during the measurement. What is wrong?

There may not be anything wrong with the platform. Several things may cause noise on the platform:

  • The platform may be moving while the foot is striking the platform. To remedy this problem:
    • Place tacky rubber underneath the entire bottom of the platform or the platform can be placed in a floor or within modular mats to prevent movement of the platform.
  • Platform may be sitting on unleveled ground:
    • Check by pushing on each of the corners of the platform.
    • (If the platform tilts when any of the corners is pressed), move the platform to level ground.
  • A platform may also experience noise if the platform is not fully support underneath its surface:
    • Ensure that the entire surface is supported on flat, level ground.

How often does the platform need to be re-calibrated, and how do I re-calibrate the platform?

The platform’s calibration should be checked every 2-3 years depending on how often the platform is used:

  • Checking of the calibration or performing a re-calibration of the platform must be performed at novel offices. Please contact your nearest novel office for details.

The emed Recorder software is not synchronizing the pressure and the video. The video appears on playback of the pressure measurement, but the video appears to play from when I pressed the Dynamic Measurement button.

Check that the emed video synchronization cable (the cable leading from the digital video camera to the connector on the emed platform’s video synchronization cable) is properly connected to both the emed platform’s synchronization cable connector and the microphone in port of the digital video camera.

 

emed software:

 

In the emed-x Highspeed/Highscan software, how do I change the sampling speed, the sampling area, and the synchronization options?

  • Select the menu option Options>Measurement properties…. On the Configuration list
  • Click the New button and then the Edit
  • On the first tab, Platform, the sensor resolution, sampling speed, and the sampling area of the platform can be adjusted.
  • On the second tab, Synchronization, the synchronization options for the input and output pulses and the platform’s LED light performance can be adjusted.

How to configure the emed program for emed-s and emed-xl platform

It is necessary to configure it in the emed program, menu point: Options – Port Settings. Not being configured before, it will come up like this:

You can see that an emed-s platform is connected to the PC, but you need to select “interface for new types of platforms…”, and click button Configure devices. This brings you to this Hardware Setup screen:

Plug off and plug in the emed USB cable, and now an emed-s icon should appear in the section “New devices…”

Click on it to mark it, and click the ” Plus button (+) “

The emed-s icon will be moved to the section ”Selected devices”:

Click the OK buttons and messages should appear “Activating Hardware” and “Connecting to platform”. Now the system should be ready for starting a measurement.

How to configure the synchronization interface of emed platforms

Emed-s and emed-xl come with a sync-in (3-pin Lemo plug in the cable port of the platform)  and sync-out interface (4-pin Lemo plug).

We offer specific cables for this, with BNC connectors on the other cable end: SKU E3135 (sync-out) and E3136 (sync-in)

The sync interface is configured in the above-mentioned Hardware Setup screen: Mark the emed-s icon, then click the Edit Properties button  and select the sync settings for Sync-in/-out:

The patient stepped on the platform with two full steps or stepped on the platform with one full step and a half of a step. How do I separate the two steps or remove the unwanted half step?

  1. For the software version 13: Select the drawing tool.
  2. Select step free line (15th icon from the left which looks like a small blue step with a yellow circle) or select step rectangle line (16th icon from the left which looks like small blue step with a yellow rectangle).
  3. Click left – with the selected the drawing tool -, hold and drag across the area(s), that you want to keep.
  4. Click “Extract selected areas as a single step”- icon, to save the selected areas in a single file (7th icon from the left which looks like an arrow icon).
  5. To separate two or more steps within one measurement, select the separate step areas using the drawing tools and select the “Extract selected areas as different steps” icon. The files will be saved as .KOR files with the name of the original file plus step 1, step 2, etc. depending on how many files the original file is separated.

I can’t rotate foot in emed-xl/R:

During the measurement session in emed, it is possible to:

  • Make changes before the measurement is saved (when auto-save is disabled – Options > Automatical saving).
  • Make corrections immediately after the measurement is taken.

If files are reopened from the database in emed:

  • Use Tools > Extract selected areas as one step. A new file will be created, and it can be rotated or the foot type reassigned.

In the database:

  • Navigate to the emed files table, and select Edit > File information for the specific file to make changes.
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