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.. _step_3_connect_cells:

Step 3. Connect the cells
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Connecting the cells actually entails two closely related subtasks :

- setting up the architecture of the network (what projects to what)

- specifying parameters for these connections (e.g. delays and weights)

A. We need to set up the network architecture.
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Click on the Src -> Tar radio button, then read the new hint in the network layout field.

.. image::
    fig/srctar_0x.gif
    :align: center

Click on S0 and hold the mouse button down while you drag the cursor toward C1.

.. image::
    fig/selsrcx.gif
    :align: center

When the cursor is on top of C1, the thin "rubber band" will become a thick black line, and the hint in the layout field will change to the message shown here:

.. image::
    fig/attachx.gif
    :align: center

To complete the attachment, just release the mouse button. The projection ("edge") from S0 to C1 will appear as a thin line with a slight bend near its midpoint. The O marks the downstream end of the projection.

.. image::
    fig/attachedx.gif
    :align: center

This is a good time to save the Network Builder to a session file, if you haven't already done so.

Next we will specify the strength of this synaptic connection.