Using+the+PAMsys+device+with+PALMS

PALMS accepts PAMsys data in the following format:
 * Postural Event Details (.csv) as exported by the PAMsys software. The file format is documented here.

To create such a Postural Event Details file, follow the steps below. >> Start of Sides >> End of Sides >> Duration of Sides >> Start of Prone >> End of Prone >> Duration of Prone >> Start of Supine >> End of Supine >> Duration of Supine
 * 1) Use the PAMsys software to download the data from the device.
 * 2) In the Data Visualization pane, click the Export Result button. This will create an Excel file containing several worksheets.
 * 3) In Excel, open the exported file.
 * 4) Click on the worksheet tab labeled "Postural Events"
 * 5) Delete the following columns if present:
 * 1) Click "File" in the menu bar
 * 2) Click "Save as"
 * 3) Save the file as a "CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv)" file
 * 4) Click the "Save" button
 * 5) Click the "OK" button to save only the active sheet.

>> 1 = Lying >> 2 = Sitting >> 3 = Standing >> 4 = Walking >> 5 = Running >> 6 = Unknown
 * Notes:**
 * To use the PAMsys device, you must add to your study:
 * PAMsys device
 * PALMS Calculation for PAMsys (current version is 5.0 Aug 2015)
 * The following columns are added to the result set of the calculation
 * pamsysMode - indicates posture
 * durationLying
 * durationSitting
 * durationStanding
 * durationWalking
 * durationRunning
 * Currently the duration values are set to 0. In the next release, they will contain the amount of time (in seconds) for that posture during the desired interval.