The cadwell stimulator current supply
which is part of the high speed magnetic stimulator unit is schematically
shown below.
The Cadwell Current Supply was tested
for linearity of magnetic field measurements as a function of the power
setting on the unit. The circular TMS coil was used for the measurements.
Sixteen measurements for each power setting was taken with the SMP for
a point on the edge of the TMS coil at a distance of 0.5cm above the coil.
The average magnetic field magnitude in Tesla was plotted against the power
setting. Error for the measurements was determined by taking a standard
deviation of the 16 measured values. A linear regression was done
on the resulting data. The data shows a very linear relationship
between the power setting on the Cadwell unit and the magnetic field measurements
of the SMP.