Merge pull request #326 from NeurodataWithoutBorders/enh/device_desc

Add description and manufacturer to Device, extract to new file

core/nwb.device.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+groups:
+- neurodata_type_def: Device
+  neurodata_type_inc: NWBContainer
+  doc: Metadata about a data acquisition device, e.g., recording system, electrode, microscope.
+  attributes:
+  - name: description
+    dtype: text
+    doc: Description of the device (e.g., model, firmware version, processing software version, etc.)
+      as free-form text.
+    quantity: '?'
+  - name: manufacturer
+    dtype: text
+    doc: The name of the manufacturer of the device.
+    quantity: '?'

core/nwb.file.yaml

@@ -258,10 +258,9 @@ groups:
         ADC boards, microscopes, etc.
       quantity: '?'
       groups:
-      - neurodata_type_def: Device
-        neurodata_type_inc: NWBContainer
-        doc: A data acquisition device, e.g. recording system.
-        quantity: '+'
+      - neurodata_type_inc: Device
+        doc: Data acquisition devices.
+        quantity: '*'
     - neurodata_type_def: Subject
       neurodata_type_inc: NWBContainer
       name: subject

core/nwb.namespace.yaml

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ namespaces:
       format.
     source: nwb.base.yaml
     title: Base data types
+  - doc: This source module contains neurodata_types for device data.
+    source: nwb.device.yaml
+    title: Devices
   - doc: This source module contains neurodata_types for epoch data.
     source: nwb.epoch.yaml
     title: Epochs