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PowerLab Owner’s Guide
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Mac OS 8.6 or later (Mac OS 9.0 or later recommended)
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USB built in or available through a PCI card.
The Application Programs
Two main programs and their documentation are provided with each
PowerLab. Chart emulates a multi-channel chart recorder (up to 16
channels, depending on the PowerLab model). Scope emulates a two-
channel storage oscilloscope. Both provide many other powerful
features in addition, including computed functions, triggering
options, software-controlled stimulus generation, and automated
recording and analysis. Their user’s guides describe them in full; the
Getting Started with PowerLab manual gives summaries. You must
install the software to use your PowerLab. Installation instructions
are included in the user’s guides for the software.
Other ADInstruments Hardware
ADInstruments has a range of optional ancillary devices that can be
connected to the PowerLab to extend the system’s capabilities. They
afford extra signal conditioning and other features, and extend the
types of experiments you can conduct and the data you can record.
Front-ends are advanced signal conditioners (the Bio Amp front-end,
for instance, lets you perform electrically isolated measurements of
biological signals). They are automatically recognised by the
PowerLab system and integrated into its programs, operating under
full software control. Pods are basic signal conditioners, more limited
(but cheaper) than front-ends. Various transducers can plug into a
PowerLab, front-end, or pod, depending on their type. A PowerLab
can usually have as many front-ends, pods, stand-alone instruments,
or transducers connected to it as it has appropriate connectors. All are
easily added to or transferred among PowerLabs. Full information on
such hardware should be available from your local ADInstruments
distributor or from the ADInstruments web site.
The PowerLab
It is a good idea to get familiar with some of the external features of
your PowerLab before connecting it to a power source. The rest of
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