# Ilumr Pulse Sequence plotting tool **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** tools\ **Created:** [March 8, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://resonint.discourse.group/t/ilumr-pulse-sequence-plotting-tool/37 "2024-03-08T04:01:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cameron](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/resonint.discourse.group/cameron/32/43_2.png) [@Cameron](https://resonint.discourse.group/u/Cameron)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://resonint.discourse.group/t/ilumr-pulse-sequence-plotting-tool/37/1 "2024-03-08T04:01:15Z")
Here is a beta version of a tool you can use to develop and test pulse sequences offline. It will allow you to plot the RF/gradient/acquisition gate waveforms that will be generated when executed on the ilumr system. Download and unzip: [sequence\_plotting\_tools\_24\_02\_12.zip - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nj1z2MdtH8sTMAPwfETBY01Ef6jsFkDU/view?usp=drive_link) The `README.md` file inside contains more information on setup and usage. To install JupyterLab and the required python libraries, follow the instructions in the next post: [Ilumr Pulse Sequence plotting tool - #3 by Cameron](https://resonint.discourse.group/t/ilumr-pulse-sequence-plotting-tool/37/3) ---
**Author:** ![Cameron](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/resonint.discourse.group/cameron/32/43_2.png) [@Cameron](https://resonint.discourse.group/u/Cameron)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://resonint.discourse.group/t/ilumr-pulse-sequence-plotting-tool/37/2 "2024-03-08T04:02:00Z")
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**Author:** ![Cameron](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/resonint.discourse.group/cameron/32/43_2.png) [@Cameron](https://resonint.discourse.group/u/Cameron)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://resonint.discourse.group/t/ilumr-pulse-sequence-plotting-tool/37/3 "2024-11-04T01:58:23Z")
Step by step instructions for installing the pulse sequence plotting environment using JupyterLab Desktop: 1. Download and install jupyterlab desktop: [GitHub - jupyterlab/jupyterlab-desktop: JupyterLab desktop application, based on Electron.](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-desktop?tab=readme-ov-file#installation) 2. Download and extract: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nj1z2MdtH8sTMAPwfETBY01Ef6jsFkDU/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nj1z2MdtH8sTMAPwfETBY01Ef6jsFkDU/view?usp=sharing) 3. Open jupyterlab desktop 4. Top right menu-\>Manage Python Environments 5. Settings-\>Install bundled (if not already) then tick “Use bundled Python…” 6. Close both jupyterlab windows and reopen jupyterlab desktop 7. Top right menu-\>Manage Python Environments 8. Create New 9. Check “New Environment” 10. Name: sequence\_plotting 11. Type: conda 12. Uncheck “Include jupyterlab” 13. Additional Python packages: “jupyterlab==3.6.8 panel==1.4.5 numpy==1.26.4 PyYAML==5.4.1 pyzmq==26.2.0 scipy==1.11.4 zerorpc-python==0.6.3 msgpack-python==1.1.0 msgpack-numpy==0.4.8 matplotlib==3.9.2 pandas==2.3.3” 14. Create 15. When finished close “Manage Python Environments” window 16. New session… 17. Environment menu-\>conda: sequence\_plotting 18. Navigate to sequence\_plotting directory in file browser and open notebooks-\>plot\_RARE\_example.ipynb 19. Run-\>Run All Cells If all is successful, you should see the waveforms of the RARE sequence plotted as seen above. The bokeh warnings may be ignored. ---
**Author:** ![Aaron\_Oliver-Taylor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/resonint.discourse.group/aaron_oliver-taylor/32/54_2.png) [@Aaron\_Oliver-Taylor](https://resonint.discourse.group/u/Aaron_Oliver-Taylor)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://resonint.discourse.group/t/ilumr-pulse-sequence-plotting-tool/37/4 "2024-12-02T17:21:25Z")
hey Cameron! This is a very nice tool. Is there an update to it to reflect the latest matipo release (2.2.0 [https://www.resonint.com/post/ilumr-software-update](https://www.resonint.com/post/ilumr-software-update))? Or perhaps that isn’t needed? Cheers, Aaron ---
**Author:** ![Cameron](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/resonint.discourse.group/cameron/32/43_2.png) [@Cameron](https://resonint.discourse.group/u/Cameron)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://resonint.discourse.group/t/ilumr-pulse-sequence-plotting-tool/37/5 "2024-12-02T21:23:27Z")
The included matipo library in the sequence plotting tools zip file is not the latest matipo version, however it still works correctly for pulse sequence plotting as there haven’t been changes to the pulse sequence programming in the 2.2.0 update. Are you experiencing any issues? Cameron ---
**Author:** ![Aaron\_Oliver-Taylor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/resonint.discourse.group/aaron_oliver-taylor/32/54_2.png) [@Aaron\_Oliver-Taylor](https://resonint.discourse.group/u/Aaron_Oliver-Taylor)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://resonint.discourse.group/t/ilumr-pulse-sequence-plotting-tool/37/6 "2024-12-03T10:27:06Z")
Thanks for the clarification Cameron - I’ve not had any issues but we updated the software on our Ilumr yesterday so I wanted to check just in case. Cheers, Aaron