OpenEphys data conversion#
Install NeuroConv with the additional dependencies necessary for reading OpenEphys data.
pip install "neuroconv[openephys]"
Convert OpenEphys data to NWB using OpenEphysRecordingInterface
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>>> from datetime import datetime
>>> from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
>>> from pathlib import Path
>>>
>>> from neuroconv.datainterfaces import OpenEphysRecordingInterface
>>>
>>> folder_path = f"{ECEPHY_DATA_PATH}/openephysbinary/v0.4.4.1_with_video_tracking"
>>> # Change the folder_path to the appropriate location in your system
>>> interface = OpenEphysRecordingInterface(folder_path=folder_path)
>>> # Extract what metadata we can from the source files
>>> metadata = interface.get_metadata()
>>> # session_start_time is required for conversion. If it cannot be inferred
>>> # automatically from the source files you must supply one.
>>> session_start_time = datetime(2020, 1, 1, 12, 30, 0, tzinfo=ZoneInfo("US/Pacific"))
>>> metadata["NWBFile"].update(session_start_time=session_start_time)
>>>
>>> # Choose a path for saving the nwb file and run the conversion
>>> nwbfile_path = f"{path_to_save_nwbfile}" # This should be something like: "./saved_file.nwb"
>>> interface.run_conversion(nwbfile_path=nwbfile_path, metadata=metadata)