Open Ephys GUI v1.0 - Preview

[Josh Siegle]

Hi everyone,

We're excited to announce that Open Ephys GUI version 1.0 is now available as a preview release (tagged as alpha.2):

Windows installer /// Windows .zip

Ubuntu installer /// Linux .zip

macOS .dmg /// macOS .zip

If you'd like to try 1.0 on a machine that has a previous version of the GUI installed, we recommend running 1.0 from a .zip file, rather than using the installer.

There are numerous improvements in this version – before you get started, we recommend reading through this page to learn about what has changed.

We've been using version 1.0 at the Allen Institute for over a year, and we consider it ready for production. Before the official release, we will update the documentation to reflect all of the new features in version 1.0, and also give the community the opportunity to provide feedback. Please let us know what you think, especially if you encounter any bugs or unexpected behavior!

IMPORTANT: As of version 1.0, all Open Ephys acquisition boards interface with a single plugin, called "Acquisition Board." Whereas previously you either had to install "Rhythm Plugins" for boards with the Opal Kelly FPGA or "OE FPGA Acquisition Board" for boards with the Open Ephys FPGA, now *all* acquisition boards are covered by one plugin which automatically detects which type of board you have connected.

If you are using any custom plugins, some small changes will be required to compile them against the development-juce8 branch (which will become the main branch once version 1.0 is officially released). Get in touch with sup...@open-ephys.org if you need help migrating your code!

Best,

Josh, Pavel, and Anjal

[chiyu...@gmail.com]

Dear Open Ephys team

I read another post about v0.6.8 update. Besides the webpage "What’s new in version 1.0", is there any guidance suggesting users with what kind of setup should start using v.1.0.0 or stay in v.0.6.x? Will there be more v0.6.x updates in the future?

Best Regards

Chi-Yu

[Josh Siegle]

Hi Chi-Yu,

Once version 1.0 is officially released, we will recommend all Open Ephys GUI users switch to this version. The 0.6.8 release will include some performance enhancements and bug fixes we've discovered in the process of creating v1.0, but we won't continue to improve the 0.6.x GUI. So that version should only be used if you rely on specific plugins that haven't been migrated to work with v1.0 yet.

Best,

Josh

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