Description
Compare supplied research pulse timestamps without electrical stimulation or clinical guidance.
Neurophysiological research records use sample coordinates, event clocks, epoch boundaries, references, signal amplitudes, and spectral bins. Timing conversions and support shares depend on rate, origin, exclusion, and boundary policies. Arithmetic on supplied values is separate from signal detection, validated acquisition, or neurological interpretation.
Compare supplied research pulse timestamps without electrical stimulation or clinical guidance.
When to use this tool
Use Stimulus Pulse Gap when you need this research signal, sample, event, epoch, reference, or spectral component from supplied data.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter firstPulseEnd, secondPulseStart, suppliedClockOffset. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read gap, overlap. Use the output convention below.
Return gap=secondPulseStart-suppliedClockOffset-firstPulseEnd and overlap=max(0,-gap).1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| firstPulseEnd | First Pulse End | Required. Finite number. |
| secondPulseStart | Second Pulse Start | Required. Finite number. |
| suppliedClockOffset | Supplied Clock Offset | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| gap | Signed difference under the stated formula. | Required. Finite number. |
| overlap | Nonnegative time overlap after the supplied clock correction. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"firstPulseEnd": 10,
"secondPulseStart": 15,
"suppliedClockOffset": 2
},
"output": {
"gap": 3,
"overlap": 0
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- All times and offset need one unit and a common-clock convention after correction. This is supplied timing arithmetic, not pulse detection, an electrical stimulation setting, a clinical protocol, or assurance of safe stimulation.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use calibrated acquisition and the intended signal-analysis protocol for a complete assessment. Verify sample rate, coordinate origin, clock offsets, reference configuration, filtering assumptions, and observation support.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Stimulus Pulse Duty Fraction
Inspect a supplied nonclinical stimulus timing record; no stimulation settings are recommended.
- Nerve Trace Stimulus Response Gap
Signed interval from supplied event sample indices after an explicit trigger-delay correction, without event detection or a diagnostic latency limit.