Installation

PHOEBE can be run directly from Matlab (2014b or newer). For an easier use, it is advised to install and launch PHOEBE from the same computer that interfaces with the fNIRS instrument, although LSL streaming allows to collect data from any computer on the same local network (LAN). The former setting simply avoids configuring networks in your working environment.

Unlike its previous version, PHOEBE no longer asks a series of questions to properly configure software and hardware settings. This significantly simplifies its first time use. All settings can be managed through menu items at anytime.

Also, PHOEBE no longer requires a source-detector pairings file to be loaded upfront. Optode locations can be provided either through a text file in Homer/AtlasViewer formats, or can be acquired on the spot through a Polhemus Patriot digitizer.

All PHOEBE settings (e.g., default probe path, GUI options, digitizer options) are saved in the file init.mat as soon as they are changed or upon closing the application, and will remain in place for the next session of PHOEBE. It recommended not to alter the content of init.mat to avoid malfunctions. NOTE: in the near future, we will transition to a JSON file for an easier maintenance.