PhenoMaster Predefined Variables

Calorimetry

Abbreviation	Unit	Description
Flow	l/min	Flow per box
S.Flow	l/min	Sample flow per box
Temp	°C	Temperature in box
O2	%	O2 concentration in box
CO2	%	CO2 concentration in box
Press	hPa	Air pressure in box
Hum	%	Relative humidity in box
dO2	%	Difference in O2 concentration between reference box and test box; dO2 = Ref.O2 – O2
dCO2	%	Difference in CO2 concentration between reference box and test box; dCO2 = CO2 – Ref.CO2
VO2(1)	ml/h/kg	O2 consumption (V = volume), normalized to total body weight
VO2(2)	ml/h/kg	O2 consumption (V = volume), normalized to approximate lean body mass (75 % of bodyweight) for allometric scaling
VO2(3)	ml/h	O2 consumption (V = volume), uncorrected values
VCO2(2)	ml/h/kg	CO2 production (V = volume), normalized to approximate lean body mass (75 % of bodyweight) for allometric scaling
VCO2(3)	ml/h	CO2 production (V = volume), uncorrected values
RER	a.u.	Respiratory exchange rate; RER = VCO2 / VO2
H(1)	kcal/h/kg / W/kg	Heat production, normalized to total body weight (heat in W/kg if set prior in Setup tab)
H(2)	kcal/h/kg / W/kg	Heat production, normalized to approximate lean body mass (75 % of bodyweight) for allometric scaling (heat in W/kg if set prior in Setup tab)
H(3)	kcal/h	Heat production, uncorrected values
Ref.O2	%	O2 concentration in reference box
Ref.CO2	%	CO2 concentration in reference box
TD	°C / °F	Reference value dew point (climate chamber only)

Abbreviation	Unit	Description
TempT	°C	Body temperature
ActiT	cnt	Activity counts (counts per antenna change)
HeartRate	bpm	Heart beats per minute

Abbreviation	Unit	Description
Drink	ml	Drink consumption (differential)
DrinkC	ml	Drink consumption (cumulative)
Feed	g	Food consumption (differential)
FeedC	g	Food consumption (cumulative)
Weight	g	Body weight (absolute data)

Abbreviation	Unit	Description
XT + YT	cnt	Sum of total X beam interruptions and total Y beam interruptions
XT	cnt	Total X beam interruptions (XT = XA + XF)
YT	cnt	Total Y beam interruptions (YT = YA + YF)
XA	cnt	X beam interruptions for ambulatory movement
YA	cnt	Y beam interruptions for ambulatory movement
XF	cnt	X beam interruptions for fine movement
YF	cnt	Y beam interruptions for fine movement
Z	cnt	Total Z beam interruptions
CenT	cnt	Sum of total X beam interruptions and total Y beam interruptions in center zone (CenT = CenA + CenF)
PerT	cnt	Sum of total X beam interruptions and total Y beam interruptions in periphery (PerT = PerA + PerF)
CenA	cnt	Total X and Y beam interruptions for central ambulatory movement
CenF	cnt	Total X and Y beam interruptions for central fine movement
PerA	cnt	Total X and Y beam interruptions for peripheral ambulatory movement
PerF	cnt	Total X and Y beam interruptions for peripheral fine movement
DistK	cm	Distance traveled in the horizontal plane (XY) (cumulative)
DistD	cm	Distance traveled in the horizontal plane (XY) (differential)
Speed	cm/s	Average speed

Abbreviation	Unit	Description
SpeedM	m/s	Average running speed (distance covered per second)
Box	No.	Box number
Elapsed	s	Time from start of timer up to interruption of light beam
Speed	m/s	Current speed at time of light beam interruption
Dist	m	Distance covered, depending on mode:Training mode (+ single mode deactivated): Sum of single paths of previous measurementsSingle mode (+ Training mode activated): Distance covered during the time interval
Power	W	Animal performance from the start of timer up to light beam interruption (if “Angle of Inclination” is > 0)
Shock	0/1	Manual administration of electrical stimulus (0 = no stimulus, 1 = stimulus administered)
Air puff	0/1	Manual administration of air puff (0 = no air puff, 1 = air puff applied)
Phase	No.	Phase number in which light beam interruption occurred
Phs	s	Time from start of phase (motor start) up to light beam interruption
Tps	s	Time from start of timer to start of profile

Abbreviation	Unit	Description
Right	cnt	Number of wheel rotations to the right
Right	cm	Distance covered by wheel rotations to the right
Left	cnt	Number of wheel rotations to the left
Left	cm	Distance covered by wheel rotations to the left
SumR+L	cnt	Total number of rotations to right and left
SumR+L	cm	Sum of distances covered by wheel rotations to right and left
SumTime	min	Wheel retention time (total duration the animal has spent in the wheel)
SumRuns	cn	Total number of run episodes (movement threshold exceeded)
MaxSpeed	m/s	Maximum of the maximal speed and the current speed achieved in all running episodes within a cycle interval
MaxSpeed	rpm	Maximum of the maximal speed and the current speed achieved in all running episodes within a cycle interval
AVGSpeed	m/s	Mean value of the speeds achieved in all running episodes within a cycle interval
AVGSpeed	rpm	Mean value of the speeds achieved in all running episodes within a cycle interval
MaxLen	s	Longest individual duration of a run episode
HB-Torque	mNm	Hysteresis Brake Torque
HB-Work	mJ	Hysteresis Brake Work
HB-Power	mW	Hysteresis Brake Power
SpeedR	r/s	Rotations per second (forced wheel)

Abbreviation	Unit	Description
PressL	Pa	Ambient air pressure (actual value)
LightL	lx	Ambient brightness (actual value)
HumL	%	Ambient humidity (actual value)
TempL	°C	Temperature ambient humidity sensor (actual value)
CO2L	ppm	Ambient CO2 (actual value)
NoiseL	a.u. (ADC value)	Noise level (actual value)
MotionL	s	Motion detector for monitoring staff presence (summed up over time)

Abbreviation	Unit	Description
TempC	°C	Temperature climate chamber (actual value)
HumC	%	Humidity (actual value)
LightC	%	Illumination intensity (actual value)
ColTemp	K	Illumination color temperature (actual value)