MonStim Help Library¶

Purpose¶

This is the in-app reference for MonStim Analyzer. Links open in the same help window; use Back to return to the prior topic. MonStim can support the complete path from curation through plotting and export, or provide a structured, reviewable handoff to a separate analysis pipeline.

Start here¶

Getting started — a typical first-analysis workflow.
Understanding the data hierarchy — what recordings, sessions, datasets, and experiments mean.
Troubleshooting — symptoms, checks, and recovery steps.
Application guide — fuller feature and menu reference.
Experiment import — required folder and file layout.
Importer add-ons — safely detect and import supported non-MonStim acquisition streams.
Updating MonStim — signed updates, download choices, rollback, and data protection.
Analysis profiles — save and reuse analysis choices.
Settings Center — program behavior, global analysis defaults, and profile management.

Everyday analysis¶

Latency windows — timing windows and hierarchy-wide changes.
Analysis methods — exact amplitude formulas, units, and limits.
EMG processing and transformations — filtering, rectification, and polarity.
M-max algorithm — plateau detection and normalization limits.
Extrema peak-to-trough methods — overlap behavior and extrema ownership.
Recording exclusion editor — review and bulk exclusion.
Exporting results — export plotted or bulk results with enough context to reuse them.

Settings and data integrity¶

Configuration reference — every shipped analysis default, unit, and implementation effect.
Diagnostic notices — data-quality notices and follow-up.
UI scaling guide — display and multi-monitor sizing.

Settings and Defaults Note:¶

MonStim default settings are not universally valid constants. Validate cutoff frequencies, latency windows, stimulus spacing, and M-max settings against your own acquisition protocol, muscle(s), species, and analysis plan before treating an output as a scientific conclusion.

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