MATLAB script files to evaluate EMA-Data

The TAPADM-Toolbox

TAPADM was developed with MATLAB 6.5, it is a port of TAPADCon.exe, which was written in C++ at the IPSK in Munich. As owners of the AG500-patents, Bahne Carstens and Andreas Zierdt decided to make the TAPAD functionality avaibly to developers and to put this MATLAB port under the GNU General Public License. TAPADM is organized like a MATLAB-Toolbox and is intended for scientifical use. It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful for people who want to write their own EMA analysis software, but without any warranty.

Download TAPADM Release 7.3.3 (212 kByte)
Download Manual as PDF (30 kByte)

The public code repository

We set up a public code repository at the IPS to distribute TAPADM. We are using a subversion-server, which can either be accessed by a special subversion client, or via a web interface.To access the TAPADM archive via subversion, please log in as IPSVisitor and select one of the TAPADM stable versions:
Enter the TAPADM archive here

Roadmap

This (7.3.3) is the last IPS released revision of TAPADM. Further releases will be avaible via the ASIC download page.

New in the latest release

The actual release focuses on code settlement. Several changes to increase the software compatibility with respect to different operating systems and MATLAB versions. Still, the required MATLAB version for TAPADM is 6.5. and developers who whish to work on the trunk of the code repository must not use features from higher versions.

Several minor bug-fixes and a lot of new coments in 'Tapad.m' and related functions.

'ShowInfo.m' now supports raw AG500 amplitude and position filetypes. 'PlotAmps.m' generates six sub-plots and plots the signal amplitude. If possible, it also evaluates the DerivativParameters of the data and shows the estimated amplitude. The function returns the current figure and a callback handle, which can be used to move a cursor through the sub-plots.

The new function 'PlotTrialData.m' opens three windows and plots both signal amplitudes and position data (in a flat and spatial view). A cursor can be synchronously moved through the data.

See the changelog.txt for more informations. You can also use the code repository to analyse the changes.

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The 3D-EMA mailing list

Due to its low-trafic, but relatively high maintanance effort, the mailing list has been closed down. Actual information concerning EMA and TAPAD can be found at the AGwiki, this is also the appropriate place to pose questions on both topics.

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Information about the Articulograph AG500

The commercial 3D-EMA-Device AG500 is manufactored and vend by the company Carstens Medizinelektronik GmbH. If you are looking for general information on avaible devices, prices, technical support, or just a first contact,you will want to visit the Carstens Medizinelektronik Homepage.

Carstens Medizinelektronik also runs a platform for collaborative writing, the AGwiki (registration required).

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