NeuroMotive™ User’s Manual
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Introduction
The Blackrock NeuroMotive™ System is a video recording/playback system with optional tracking capabilities. It
allows for synchronized recording and tracking of animal subjects.
System Description
The NeuroMotive™ System is designed to record and process video frames from a single camera. The system
works standalone and in conjunction with the Cerebus™ or the CerePlex™ Direct (NeuroMotive™ must run on its
own PC with the Central Software running on a separate PC). Each frame is time-stamped and can be synchronized
with the neural, analog and digital experimental data recorded with the Cerebus™ or CerePlex™ Direct.
NeuroMotive™ playback relies on nPlayServer which is an offline experiment playback tool that simulates the data
acquisition system on recorded neural data; replaying the recorded data and allowing further signal processing of the
data. The combination of NeuroMotive™ (under Cerebus™) and nPlayServer accomplish synchronized video-
neural playback. This playback can include tracking data even if the feature has not been purchased.
The system is capable of sampling video at a rate of up to 100 fps (requires hardware synchronization). The
maximum frame rate depends on the type of camera used.
Minimum System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition 64-bit
Intel Quad Core or Core i5 CPU with at least 4 processor threads (i.e., ‘cores’) running at 3.2 GHz or faster
8 GB of RAM
1 TB 6Gbit/s SATA III HDD
Powerful discrete video/graphics card (e.g., NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti or Greater series)
1 Gigabit Ethernet adapter
1 Gigabit Ethernet switch if connecting to an NSP
1 USB 2.0 port for the camera