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Page 1: ...System 3 Manual Updated 5 8 18...

Page 2: ...ined herein The latest versions of TDT documents are always online at www tdt com support htm A CAUTION informs users when failure to take or avoid a specified action could result in damage to the pro...

Page 3: ...2 27 Part 3 RX Processors RX8 Multi I O Processor 3 3 RX6 Multifunction Processor 3 13 RX5 Pentusa Base Station 3 25 RX7 Stimulator Base Station 3 35 Part 4 RP Processors RP2 1 Real Time Processor 4...

Page 4: ...Headstages 10 3 ZIF Clip ZD Digital Headstages 10 13 ZIF Clip ZCD Digital Headstages 10 21 ZIF Clip Headstage Holders 10 29 Acute Non ZIF Headstages 10 33 Chronic Non ZIF Headstages 10 41 ECoG Headst...

Page 5: ...ers 16 37 Part 17 Subject Interface RBOX Response Box 17 3 HTI3 Head Tracker Interface 17 9 BBOX Button Box 17 17 BH32 Behavioral Cage Controller 17 25 Part 18 Signal Handling FB128 Neural Simulator 1...

Page 6: ...6 System 3 Part 21 System 3 Utilities zBUSmon Interface Testing Software 21 3 Corpus System 3 Hardware Emulator 21 11 Part 22 Computer Workstation WS4 WS8 High Performance Computer Workstation 22 3...

Page 7: ...Part 1 RZ Z Series Processors...

Page 8: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 9: ...typically used with a Z Series Amplifier such as the PZ5 High bandwidth data is streamed from the amplifier to the RZ2 over a lossless fast fiber optic connection Both single and quad core processors...

Page 10: ...ence of the RPvdsEx circuit components see the RPvdsEx Manual RZ2 TouchScreen The touchscreen shows information about each DSP the optical PC interface a connected PZ preamplifier and system I O Touch...

Page 11: ...rig B A stacked histogram shows data transfer rate in mb s Touch to Display Firmware version MB data received sent and transfer errors Amp Touch to Display Amp model number of channels and firmware ve...

Page 12: ...n the amplifier is correctly connected Note Older versions of the RZ2 have a selection knob that allows the user to highlight a section of the screen To display more detailed information rotate the kn...

Page 13: ...t each DSP to the other functional blocks and two that handle data transfer between the DSPs as described further in Distributing Data Across DSPs below Each standard DSP is connected to 64 MB SDRAM a...

Page 14: ...o serves the Legacy amplifier inputs and digital and analog channels The I O Interface Bus provides a direct connection to each DSP and the Data Pipe Bus Distributing Data Across DSPs For the best per...

Page 15: ...pe However these delays are taken care of for the user in Synapse and when Timing and Data Saving macros are used in OpenEx 50 kHz Sampling Rate Acquisition with the PZ Amplifier The RZ2 and PZ amplif...

Page 16: ...fiber optic ports allow a direct connection to Z Series or Medusa preamplifiers Physiological signals are digitized on the preamplifier and transferred across noiseless fiber optics The RZ2 also inclu...

Page 17: ...d for high channel count applications Unlike the Legacy Port this high speed port can input up to 256 channels at a maximum sampling rate of 25 kHz or 128 channels at a maximum sampling rate of 50 kHz...

Page 18: ...rs on the front panel See RZ2 Technical Specifications on page 1 14 for the DB25 pinout and BNC channel mapping See the Digital I O Circuit Design section of the RPvdsEx Manual for more information on...

Page 19: ...rd supports the IZ2 Stimulator allowing the RZ device to function as a controller or base station See Software Control on page 7 10 for more information on using and designing circuits for the stimula...

Page 20: ...RAM per core four cores per QZDSP D A 8 channels 16 bit PCM Sample Rate Up to 48828 125 Hz Frequency Response DC 0 44 Fs Fs sample rate Voltage Out 10 0 Volts 175 mA max load S N typical 82 dB 20 Hz...

Page 21: ...configuration and may vary depending on customer request DB25 Analog I O Pinout Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 NA Not Used 14 NA Not Used 2 15 3 16 4 17 5 AGND Analog Ground 18 A1 A Analo...

Page 22: ...ts 1 3 5 and 7 2 C2 15 C3 3 C4 16 C5 4 C6 17 C7 5 GND Digital I O Ground 18 A0 Port A Word Addressable Digital I O Bits 0 2 4 and 6 6 A1 Port A Word Addressable Digital I O Bits 1 3 5 and 7 19 A2 7 A3...

Page 23: ...of up to 50 kHz The RZ5D also supports microstimulation applications The RZ5D can be used with TDT s IZ2 stimulus isolator for up to 128 channels of stimulation and switching headstages SH16 Z to comp...

Page 24: ...cessor through TDT run time applications or custom applications This manual includes device specific information needed to design circuit For circuit design techniques and a complete reference of the...

Page 25: ...QZDSP DSP 2 and DSP 3 are special optical DSPs These DSPs have a direct fiber optic connection to the IZ and PZ interface port respectively The zBus Interface The zBus interface provides a connection...

Page 26: ...be lit dim green if the cycle usage on a DSP is 0 If the demands on a DSP exceed 99 of its capacity on any given cycle the corresponding LED will flash red 1 time per second For QZDSPs the LED indica...

Page 27: ...particular cycle This helps identify periodic overages caused by components in time slices PZ Preamplifier Port The RZ5D acquires digitized signals from a PZ preamplifier or digital headstage manifold...

Page 28: ...provides a quick overview of the analog I O features and how they must be accessed during circuit design See the RPvdsEx Manual for more information on circuit design Monitor Speaker The RZ5 is equip...

Page 29: ...PvdsEx Manual The RZ digital I O ports have different voltage outputs and logic thresholds depending on the type Below is a table listing the different voltage outputs and thresholds for both types LE...

Page 30: ...is currently a logical low 0 Solid Green Bit is configured for output and is currently a logical high 1 Dim Red Bit is configured for input and is currently a logical low 0 Solid Red Bit is configure...

Page 31: ...ls 16 bit PCM Sample Rate Up to 48828 125 Hz Frequency Response DC 7 5 kHz 3 dB corner 2nd order 12 dB per octave Voltage In 10 0 Volts S N typical 82 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz at 9 9 V Input Impedance 10 kOhms...

Page 32: ...12 NA Not Used 25 NA 13 NA Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 C0 Byte C Bit Addressable Digital I O Bits 0 2 4 and 6 14 C1 Byte C Bit Addressable Digital I O Bits 1 3 5 and 7 2 C2 15 C3 3 C4...

Page 33: ...lso features 24 bits of digital I O and an onboard monitor speaker with volume control Power and Communication The RZ5P s integrated Optibit optical interface ensures fast and reliable data transfer f...

Page 34: ...Z5P Features DSP Status Displays The RZ5P include status lights and a VFD Vacuum Fluorescent Display screen to report the status of the individual processors Status Lights Two LEDs report the status o...

Page 35: ...apacity used Opt Connection sync status of PZ amplifier Important The status lights flash when a DSP goes over its processor cycle usage limit even if only for a particular cycle PZ Preamplifier Port...

Page 36: ...their associated descriptions Digital I O These LEDs indicate the state of the 8 bit addressable I O of byte C Analog I O These LEDs indicate state of the ADC and DAC channels Digital I O Description...

Page 37: ...een 5 V to 9 V Solid Red Analog I O channel clip warning voltage greater than 9 V Light Pattern Description DSP Two 400 MHz DSPs 2 4 GFLOPS peak per DSP Memory 64 MB SDRAM per DSP D A 4 channels 16 bi...

Page 38: ...nout Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 NA Not Used 14 NA Not Used 2 15 3 16 4 17 5 AGND Analog Ground 18 A1 ADC Analog Input Channels 6 A2 ADC Analog Input Channels 19 A3 7 A4 20 NA Not Used...

Page 39: ...O Bits 1 3 5 and 7 2 C2 15 C3 3 C4 16 C5 4 C6 17 C7 5 GND Digital I O Ground 18 A0 Byte A Word Addressable Digital I O Bits 0 2 4 and 6 6 A1 Byte A Word Addressable Digital I O Bits 1 3 5 and 7 19 A2...

Page 40: ...1 34 System 3 RZ5P Fiber Photometry Processor...

Page 41: ...ctor incorporates two channels of onboard programmable and manual attenuation and can drive headphones and standard magnetic or electrostatic speakers It includes an onboard monitor speaker two channe...

Page 42: ...Z6 and provides users a high level interface for device configuration Device programming is implemented with circuit files developed using TDT s RP Visual Design Studio RPvdsEx Circuits are loaded to...

Page 43: ...erred to and from the DSP Block through the zBus Interface Bus The I O Interface The I O interface serves as a connection to outside signal sources or output devices It is used to input data from the...

Page 44: ...mpletely The diagram below depicts analog output flow through the RZ6 RZ6 Analog Output Flow Diagram Signals A and B flow out of the DAC and pass through the programmable and manual attenuation module...

Page 45: ...Required Macro A Inputs Analog Input A and B RZ6_AudioIn DAC Outputs Analog Output A and B RZ6_AudioOut Optical Amp Medusa PreAmp Input 1 4 RZ6_AmpIn Onboard Analog Inputs The RZ6 is equipped with tw...

Page 46: ...RA4PA to input up to 4 channels Input from the preamplifier fiber optic port is accessed using the RZ6_AmpIn macro The fiber optic port devices with serial number 1007 and greater can also support th...

Page 47: ...ttenuator The RZ6 includes another level of analog attenuation that can be controlled manually via the attenuator control knob from 0 to 27 dB in increments of 3 dB Manual attenuation is applied to bo...

Page 48: ...output level is controlled by the Mon Level knob located directly to the right of the monitor stereo output Electrostatic Speaker Output An onboard two channel broadband electrostatic speaker driver i...

Page 49: ...ic low byte addressable 5 V 0 V 2 5 V 0 2 45 V bit addressable 3 3 V 0 V 1 5 V 0 1 4 V See Working with BitIn BitOut in the Digital I O Circuit Design section of the RPvdsEx Manual for more informatio...

Page 50: ...ting status Reset Note When burning new microcode or if the firmware on the RZ6 is blank the VFD screen will report a cycle usage of 99 and the processor status lights flashes red Status Indicators Cy...

Page 51: ...tly a logical low 0 Solid Green Bit is configured for output and is currently a logical high 1 Dim Red Bit is configured for input and is currently a logical low 0 Solid Red Bit is configured for inpu...

Page 52: ...hannel Medusa preamplifier or HTI3 Head Tracker Interface serial number 1007 and greater Digital I O 8 programmable bits 3 3 V 25 mA max load 2 programmable bytes 16 bits 5 0 V 35 mA max load A and B...

Page 53: ...h varying driving frequencies for the D As when driving a four Ohm load Driving higher impedance loads will reduce spectral variation Signal Noise 115 dB 20 Hz to 80 kHz THD 0 02 at 1 Watt from 50 Hz...

Page 54: ...digital I O Bits 1 3 5 and 7 2 C2 15 C3 3 C4 16 C5 4 C6 17 C7 5 GND Digital I O Ground 18 A0 Byte A Word addressable digital I O Bits 0 2 4 and 6 6 A1 Byte A Word addressable digital I O Bits 1 3 5 an...

Page 55: ...Processor Digital I O DB9 Connector Pinout Note Serial numbers 2000 only Pins Name Description Pin Name Description 1 D0 Digital I O 0 2 4 6 5 GND Ground 2 D2 6 D1 Digital I O bits 1 2 3 5 7 3 D4 7 D3...

Page 56: ...1 50 System 3 RZ6 Multi I O Processor...

Page 57: ...imulation system For more information see MS4 MS16 Stimulus Isolator on page 7 33 The RZ5 also features eight channels of analog I O 24 bits of digital I O and an onboard monitor speaker with volume c...

Page 58: ...when developing circuits in RPvdsEx As shown in the diagram above the RZ5 architecture consists of three functional blocks The DSPs Each DSP in the DSP Block is connected to 64 MB SDRAM and a local i...

Page 59: ...ble DSPs That means transferring data across DSPs The RZ5 architecture provides the zHop Bus for this type of data handling The zHop Bus The zHop Bus allows the transfer of single or multi channel sig...

Page 60: ...system status such as booting status Reset Note When burning new microcode or if the firmware on the RZ5 is blank the VFD screen will report a cycle usage of 99 and the processor status lights will fl...

Page 61: ...RZ5 is equipped with four channels of 16 bit PCM D A and four channels of 16 bit PCM A D All 8 channels can be accessed via front panel BNCs marked A and DAC or via a 25 pin analog I O connector See R...

Page 62: ...ulator can be used to transfer microstimulation waveforms to the Stimulus Isolator and or to control its digital output Important This fiber optic port is disabled if the sampling rate of the system i...

Page 63: ...Output Voltage Input logic high logic low logic high logic low byte addressable 5 V 0 V 2 5 V 0 2 45 V bit addressable 3 3 V 0 V 1 5 V 0 1 4 V LED Indicators The RZ5 contains 16 LED indicators for the...

Page 64: ...rds which include an optical interface for communication and control of RZ compatible devices such as the IZ2 Stimulator and RV2 Video Processor RZ devices equipped with one or more specialized DSP bo...

Page 65: ...at 9 9 V Input Impedance 10 kOhms Fiber Optic Ports One output for MS16 Stimulus Isolator When used with the Stimulus Isolator the sampling rate is limited to 24 414 kHz Two 16 channel inputs Digital...

Page 66: ...alog Out Analog Out AGND Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 NA Not Used 14 NA Not Used 2 15 3 16 4 17 5 AGND Analog Ground 18 A1 ADC Analog Input Channels 6 A2 ADC Analog Input Channels 19 A3...

Page 67: ...ddressable Digital I O Bits 1 3 5 and 7 2 C2 15 C3 3 C4 16 C5 4 C6 17 C7 5 GND Digital I O Ground 18 A0 Byte A Word Addressable Digital I O Bits 0 2 4 and 6 6 A1 Byte A Word Addressable Digital I O Bi...

Page 68: ...1 62 System 3 RZ5 BioAmp Processor...

Page 69: ...connected through a dedicated Ethernet card located elsewhere on the user s network or even in a remote location connected via the Internet The RZ UDP interface is located on the back panel of the RZ...

Page 70: ...h the UDP interface A PC equipped with an Ethernet port or an Ethernet jack connected to a local area network is required to send or receive data from an RZ processor Optionally a 9 pin RS232 cable is...

Page 71: ...otocol IP networking is required As mentioned above all network devices require a unique network address appropriate network mask and if communicating between networks a gateway Data in IP networks is...

Page 72: ...to a device the inverse of the subnet mask is ORed to the IP address to obtain the broadcast address For example To obtain the broadcast for an IP address with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 the IP ad...

Page 73: ...tion Protocol is a protocol used by networked devices clients to obtain various parameters necessary for the clients to operate in an Internet Protocol IP network By using this protocol system adminis...

Page 74: ...out of order it resends the suspect information This is insufficient for time dependent data found in most neuroscience applications Note The UDP protocol does not account for data received out of or...

Page 75: ...he default NetBIOS name associated with the IP address is set by TDT All RZ processor devices equipped with the UDP Ethernet interface will use this standard NetBIOS Name structure TDT_UDP_MD_XXXX M t...

Page 76: ...ernet interface server 1 Make sure there is an active connection from the PC to the UDP Ethernet port on the back of the RZ then open an Internet browser such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla FireFox 2...

Page 77: ...password 3 Click OK 4 Enter the desired new username and password 5 Click the Submit button Note Once changed you may need to re enter the new username and password to access the network configuratio...

Page 78: ...g Parameters diagram the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address values are overridden and automatically configured by the DHCP server if available Note These settings are reserved for connections...

Page 79: ...to use an Ethernet crossover cable to connect the devices Once connected several steps are required in order for the PC to recognize to the UDP interface connection This method may be performed on any...

Page 80: ...via an Ethernet crossover cable 2 Click Start Control Panel then double click Network Connections 3 Right click the desired connection this is usually a Local Area Connection and select Properties 4...

Page 81: ...ble To change the serial configuration 1 Click the Serial Configuration link on the left side of the UDP server web page If you have not already entered the username and password the authentication di...

Page 82: ...t is matched against a user specified sequence of header bytes at user specified intervals For example the user could set the connection to match two specific header bytes process the next four bytes...

Page 83: ...Command Groups The format of this section is similar to the header format The user can enter a decimal value or any ASCII character in single quotes but the no longer takes on any special meaning here...

Page 84: ...be specified for the header byte labeled Cmd UDP Circuit Design Access to the UDP interface is provided through two RPvdsEx macros RZ_UDP_Send and RZ_UDP_Rec Both macros operate on multi channel data...

Page 85: ...mples in multi channel data In this construct the parameter tag Send is used to enable data transmission The Send input on the RZ_UDP_Send macro is only pulsed when the Send parameter tag is high 1 an...

Page 86: ...eceived serially all channels are not received at the same time Data received in later channels occurred several samples before it is available on the Output In this example whenever a packet header i...

Page 87: ...mmands in the RZ_Serial_Rec macro options Sending Data Construct Data is sent whenever the Send input receives a rising trigger logic high 1 The duration of the busy signal is then dependent on the nu...

Page 88: ...channel output Note Since the data packets are received serially multi channel data is not received at the same time on the Output There will be a time shift in channels two and higher directly propo...

Page 89: ...1 Select the desired packet and right click to access the Packet Dialog menu 2 Select the Edit Packet option This prompts the Edit Values dialog box To convert the Test Application packet format 1 Rig...

Page 90: ...nywhere in the Test Application packet window or Right click to bring up a selection dialog box and select New Packet This prompts a dialog box where values can be edited 2 Click the Doubles radio but...

Page 91: ...tion exe icon 2 Enter the NetBIOS name or IP address of the RZ processor you wish to send a packet to in the Device Address text box 3 Click the Check button 4 Click the Receive button The button chan...

Page 92: ...onfigure the UDP interface for sending and receiving data packets as illustrated in the following Python code The basic initialization script below must be included to initialize the UDP interface imp...

Page 93: ...t interface will go to this IP address Note The listening port on the UDP Ethernet interface is 22022 and cannot be changed The code structure below is necessary to receive a packet from the UDP inter...

Page 94: ...eases depending on the width or number of channels of packets sent or received Transmission of a single packet single channel provides a high amount of data resolution since the packets are transmitte...

Page 95: ...ns Number of Channels 32 bit Words Packets Sent Received per Second 1 600 8 500 16 400 32 300 64 150 128 100 192 50 Interfaces Standard Ethernet for direct connections to a PC an Ethernet crossover ca...

Page 96: ...1 90 System 3 RZ UDP Communications Interface...

Page 97: ...Part 2 Data Streamers...

Page 98: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 99: ...eincorporated into the OpenEx data tank format for post processing The RS4 is available with either 4 terabytes or 8 terabytes of storage and features 1 or 4 streaming ports Power and Communication Da...

Page 100: ...and Multi Channel Circuit Design in the RPvdsEx Manual Distributing Data to the RS4 The Stream_Server_MC macro is provided for configuring data storage from the RZ2 to the RS4 The macro provides setti...

Page 101: ...ure to do this will cause any data recorded in Preview mode to be prepended to the data obtained in Record mode Data Transfer Rate The maximum data rate for each RS4 streaming port is 12 5 MB s This e...

Page 102: ...to RZ2 Connection Diagram In the diagram above a single RZ2 provides one streaming input to the RS4 Additional RZ2 devices can be connected to the same RS4 provided it has vacant streaming ports B C...

Page 103: ...h the following default static IP configuration IP Address 10 1 0 42 Netmask 255 255 255 0 You can configure the IP address manually through the touchscreen interface See To enable manual configuratio...

Page 104: ...desired connection link this is usually a Local Area Connection 5 In the status dialog click the Properties button 6 In the item list select Internet Protocol TCP IP or if there are multiples select...

Page 105: ...riting WARNING Do not attempt to write to the RS4 storage array at any time while data is actively streaming Doing so may corrupt data currently being stored Using Windows XP To access the RS4 file sy...

Page 106: ...er while the data folder contains the data saved to the storage array 9 Access the files on the RS4 by reading or writing WARNING Do not attempt to write to the RS4 storage array at any time while dat...

Page 107: ...onfiguration dialog is opened and the MAC address is displayed at the bottom of the pop up window Note If the RS4 does not automatically identify on a network you can force it to reset its IP address...

Page 108: ...e system on the local PC using the process described above 2 Select the desired Data Tank 3 Copy the selected Data Tank to the local PC Data Tank 4 If the Data Tanks share the same name select Yes to...

Page 109: ...ons simply select the associated block then select the event name in this case Block 1 and wavA RS4 Features Power Button A power button located on the front plate of the RS4 is used to turn the devic...

Page 110: ...options A selection tab located on the right side of the screen allows the user to select between the available pages To navigate to the desired window press the corresponding tab on the right side of...

Page 111: ...gs set a value to indicate when the RS4 should close the recording session and open a new session This allows the user to access the raw data for parallel processing before the recording is over The e...

Page 112: ...orage connection indicator to prompt the copy dialog From this dialog you may Copy Press to copy the selected item s to the desired USB Storage device Copied items remain on the storage array Move Pre...

Page 113: ...Fahrenheit Fan Speeds RPM Displays the approximate rpm for all three fans located inside of the RS4 Current IP Displays the currently assigned IP address for the RS4 Press to display Network Configur...

Page 114: ...ecking The button will stay depressed for the duration of the disk check You can stop the disk check at any time by pressing the Check button again TDT recommends performing a disk check on a mirrored...

Page 115: ...ently implemented Current Drive Configuration Displays information about the currently installed data drives Number of Drives Displays the number of drives currently installed and optionally their cor...

Page 116: ...ported on the RS4 Striped and Mirrored When reformatting the storage array either type may be selected for the new format Each type has advantages and disadvantages and is suited for particular situat...

Page 117: ...s the Config tab on the RS4 interface 2 Press the Reformat Array button 3 Press the desired array type or press Cancel to exit USB Ports Two USB 2 0 ports are provided for small slower data transfers...

Page 118: ...t power up after verifying that the power supply is enabled contact TDT Can t Access the RS4 Storage Array Check the Ethernet cable connection to ensure that the RS4 is connected to a network or PC us...

Page 119: ...ed on before connecting the necessary network cables it may default to the basic naming format data Event name year month day hour minute second unnamed sev Power off the RS4 connect all the necessary...

Page 120: ...mpt to reformat the storage array See Storage Array Types on page 2 20 for information on reformatting If reformatting is not desired contact TDT Communication errors are compiled per recording sessio...

Page 121: ...ray type drive failures will be displayed using an underscore For Example if drives 1 and 2 fail the Array Type will read Array Type Mirrored _ _UU Data in these scenarios are most likely recoverable...

Page 122: ...2 26 System 3 RS4 Data Streamer...

Page 123: ...per channel FIFO buffer on the RZ processor Data from this FIFO is transferred over the fiber optic link to the PO8e PCI Express card Note There is a 10 kHz data streaming limit when streaming from t...

Page 124: ...puter as the PO5 e card or in a separate computer For more information on setting up or configuring the RZ processor see the System 3 Installation Guide PO8e Connection Diagram The diagram above illus...

Page 125: ...e Stream_Remote_MC macro must be placed on the special DSP that is physically connected to the PO8e card DSP 7 in this case Note To modify the number of channels sent and the data format edit the para...

Page 126: ...ods in this group are used to access information pertaining to current data stream including number of channels and sample size in bytes Setup and Control PO8e cardCount Description cardCount returns...

Page 127: ...rd Arguments card Pointer to PO8e object Sample Code This code sample releases the card object memory C PO8e releaseCard card C releaseCard card Hardware Data Access PO8e startCollecting Description C...

Page 128: ...id card int timeout 0xFFFFFFFF Arguments int timeout Maximum duration in ms to wait for streaming to begin Sample Code Description This code sample blocks execution until buffered data is ready on the...

Page 129: ...he buffer on the RZ unit has overflowed C prototype int readChannel int chanIndex void buffer int nSamples int64_t offsets NULL C prototype int readChannel void card int chanIndex void buffer int nSam...

Page 130: ...4_t pointer offsets The location to write the buffer indices to Returns int Number of samples that were read Sample Code Description This code sample reads 1 sample from all channels stores it in a bu...

Page 131: ...tream is divided into This value is set in the Stream_Remote_MC macro Each block will contain the same number of channels so dividing the value from numChannels by this value will leave no remainder C...

Page 132: ...This code determines how many channels are in the current stream C int nChannels card getLastError C int nChannels getLastError card Examples The example files below are installed with the TDT driver...

Page 133: ...Part 3 RX Processors...

Page 134: ...3 2 System 3...

Page 135: ...harc DSPs and can control audio feedback systems or motor controls in real time Built in digital filters waveform generators and logic control components give end users the ability to design and contr...

Page 136: ...and receive information from the I O controller and the shared memory The master DSP supervises overall system boot up and operation The master DSP also acts as the main data interface between the zB...

Page 137: ...iprocessor s individual DSPs When the device is turned on they will glow steadily If the demands on a DSP exceed 99 of its capacity on any given cycle the corresponding LED will flash very rapidly 3 t...

Page 138: ...ed with sigma delta the RX8 DAC Delay is 23 samples and the RX8 A Delay is 47 samples This device can sample at rates up to 100 kHz For additional information on sampling rates for both PCM and sigma...

Page 139: ...A D s in the first two slots of Block A and four D A s in the first two slots of Bank C would be accessed with the A D s as channels 1 4 and the D A s as channels 17 20 The photo below shows one possi...

Page 140: ...Manual for more information By default all bits are configured as inputs This default setting is intended to prevent damage to equipment that might be connected to the digital I O lines The user can c...

Page 141: ...CM converters support a broad range of sampling rates up to the maximum of 100 kHz Realizable sampling rates can easily be determined in the device set up dialog in RPvdsEx Bit Description 0 7 Each of...

Page 142: ...cifications Standard Rate Actual Arbitrary Rate Hz Standard Rate Actual Arbitrary Rate Hz 6 kHz 6103 52 25 kHz 24414 06 6975 45 27901 79 8138 025 32552 08 9765 63 39062 50 12 kHz 12207 03 50 kHz 48828...

Page 143: ...Pinouts TDT Recommends accessing the RX8 I O via a PP24 patch panel Frequency Response Sigma delta DC Nyquist 1 2 sample rate PCM DC 7 5 kHz 3 dB corner 2nd order 12 dB per octave Voltage In 10 0 Vol...

Page 144: ...4 21 A15 9 A16 22 A17 Analog Outputs 10 A18 Analog Outputs 23 A19 11 A20 24 A21 12 A22 25 A23 13 A24 Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 BA0 Bit Addressable digital I O Bits 0 2 4 and 6 14 BA1...

Page 145: ...optic input allowing it to serve as a base station for a Medusa preamplifier Power and Communication The RX6 mounts in a System 3 zBus Powered Device Chassis ZB1PS and communicates with the PC using...

Page 146: ...acts as the main data interface between the zBus host PC and the multi DSP environment Because the zBus communicates only with the master processor these devices operate most efficiently when the cir...

Page 147: ...multiprocessor s individual DSPs When the device is turned on they will glow steadily If the demands on a DSP exceed 99 of its capacity on any given cycle the corresponding LED will flash rapidly 3 t...

Page 148: ...its per sample this limitation translates to a maximum sample rate of 24 414 kHz However the need may arise to run a circuit at a higher sample rate while still acquiring data via a fiber optic port T...

Page 149: ...lights for any of the other two bytes of digital I O Using the Bits Lights to Display Amplifier Status Note Because clip warning and amplifier status are always displayed using the Amp lights located...

Page 150: ...submicrosecond event timing See the TimeStamp component in the RPvdsEx Manual for more information CAUTION The first eight bits of bit addressable digital I O on RX devices are unbuffered When used as...

Page 151: ...ult check boxes 12 14 in the Edit I O Setup Control dialog box previous diagram are cleared to create the bit code 000 This configures the eight front panel Bits lights to act as activity lights glow...

Page 152: ...pt a sampling rate up to 260416 67 Hz The maximum realizable sampling rates are accepted as the maximum sampling rate without distortion Each of the inputs and outputs will function above these sampli...

Page 153: ...1 79 x x x 32552 08 x x x 39062 50 x x x 50 kHz 48828 13 x x x x 55803 57 x x x 65104 17 x x x 78125 00 x x x 100 kHz 97656 25 x x x x 111607 14 x x x 130208 33 x x x 156250 00 x x x 200 kHz 195312 50...

Page 154: ...he sample delay remains relatively stable for varying frequencies THD typical 92 dB 1 kHz output at 5 Vrms Sample Delay 43 samples A D 2 channels 24 bit sigma delta Sample Rate Up to 260 4166 kHz Freq...

Page 155: ...and 6 14 BA1 Bit Addressable digital I O Bits 1 3 5 and 7 2 BA2 15 BA3 3 BA4 16 BA5 4 BA6 17 BA7 5 GND Digital I O Ground 18 A0 Byte A Word addressable digital I O Bits 0 2 4 and 6 6 A1 Byte A Word ad...

Page 156: ...3 24 System 3 RX6 Multifunction Processor...

Page 157: ...its of configurable digital I O and four D A converters for versatile experiment control and stimulus generation Power and Communication The RX5 mounts in a System 3 zBus Powered Device Chassis ZB1PS...

Page 158: ...n data interface between the zBus host PC and the multi DSP environment Because the zBus communicates only with the master processor these devices operate most efficiently when the circuit related pro...

Page 159: ...Status Lights Up to five LEDs report the status of the multiprocessor s individual DSPs When the device is turned on they will glow steadily If the demands on a DSP exceed 99 of its capacity on any g...

Page 160: ...gardless of the number of channels available on the connected device Channels are numbered as follows Amp A 1 16 Amp B 17 32 Amp C 33 48 Amp D 49 64 Fiber Oversampling The fiber optic cable that carri...

Page 161: ...will suffer if the battery is not charged soon after the light goes on Amplifier Status Patterns Note If the amplifier appears to be connected and the amplifier status light is flashing slowly check...

Page 162: ...igital I O Circuit Design section of the RPvdsEx Manual for more information on programming the digital I O CAUTION The first eight bits of bit addressable digital I O on RX devices are unbuffered Whe...

Page 163: ...us diagram are cleared to create the bit code 000 This configures the eight front panel Bits lights to act as activity lights lit when high for the eight bit addressable digital I O lines The Bits lig...

Page 164: ...s Used For 000 None Logical level lights for bit addressable I O lines 010 13 Amplifier Clip Warning Power Status display 100 14 Enable logical level lights for byte A 101 12 14 Enable logical level l...

Page 165: ...LOPS Peak Two or Five Memory 128 MB SDRAM Shared D A 4 channels 16 bit PCM Sample Rate Up to 97 65625 kHz 8X upsampled to 200 kHz default operation Frequency Response DC Nyquist 1 2 sample rate Voltag...

Page 166: ...6 10 D1 Byte D Word addressable digital I O Bits 1 3 5 and 7 23 D2 11 D3 24 D4 12 D5 25 D6 13 D7 Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 BA0 Bit Addressable digital I O Bits 0 2 4 and 6 14 BA1 Bit...

Page 167: ...33 The RX7 includes 40 bits of digital I O analog output and can include one or two fiber optic input ports for acquisition of digitized data from Medusa preamplifiers Acquired signals can be filtere...

Page 168: ...e information from the I O controller and the shared memory The master DSP supervises overall system boot up and operation The master DSP also acts as the main data interface between the zBus host PC...

Page 169: ...delay is taken care of for the user in OpenEx when Timing and Data Saving macros are used See MultiProcessor Circuit Design in the RPvdsEx Manual for these and other multiprocessor circuit design tec...

Page 170: ...Port Stimulator The output port labeled Stimulator can be used to transfer microstimulation waveforms to the MS16 MS4 Stimulus Isolator and or to control its digital output See the MS4 MS16 Stimulus I...

Page 171: ...he connected amplifiers When an amplifier is not connected the Amp light will flash in a slow steady pattern The light is lit when the amplifier is connected and begins to flash quickly when the volta...

Page 172: ...n upsampler for improved audio playback The upsampler is controlled through one of the RX7 s programmable bits and can be turned off to allow the D A to drive external devices such as a stimulator Cha...

Page 173: ...x and select the RX7 Elec Stimulator from the list The dialog expands to display the Device Configuration Register 3 Click Modify to display the Edit I O Setup Control dialog box In this dialog box a...

Page 174: ...four bytes of digital I O XLink The XLink is not supported at this time RX7 Technical Specifications The RX7 is designed for use with the MS16 stimulus isolator The RX7 is also equipped with a fiber o...

Page 175: ...ADSP 21161 600 MFLOPS Peak Two or Five Memory 128 MB SDRAM Shared D A 4 channels 16 bit PCM Sample Rate Up to 97 65625 kHz 8X upsampled to 200 kHz default operation Frequency Response DC Nyquist 1 2 s...

Page 176: ...ts 0 2 4 and 6 10 D1 Byte D Word addressable digital I O Bits 1 3 5 and 7 23 D2 11 D3 24 D4 12 D5 25 D6 13 D7 Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 BA0 Bit Addressable digital I O Bits 0 2 4 and...

Page 177: ...Part 4 RP Processors...

Page 178: ...4 2 System 3...

Page 179: ...information Software Control Software control is implemented with circuit files developed using TDT s RP Visual Design Studio RPvdsEx Circuits are loaded to the processor through TDT run time applicat...

Page 180: ...to 32MB of SDRAM can be installed for storage of long waveforms and acquired data An RP2 comes standard with 16MB of SDRAM while an RP2 5 has no SDRAM All of the RPvdsEx buffer components used to buil...

Page 181: ...P2 1 DC 82 kHz maximum RP2 DC 41 kHz maximum RP2 5 DC 21 kHz maximum S N typical 105 dB 20 Hz to 20 KHz 95 dB 20 Hz to 50 KHz Distortion typical 95 dB for 1 KHz input at 5 Vrms A D Sample Rate RP2 1 1...

Page 182: ...e device in the system diagram 4 Click Program RP2 1 on the shortcut menu 5 In the System3 Device Programmer window select the device type RP2 6 Next click the Browse button next to the uCode File fie...

Page 183: ...em 3 4 7 RP2 1 Real Time Processor 7 Remove the short from pins 12 and 13 and click the Program Device button Do not use your computer until the device reprogramming is complete approximately five min...

Page 184: ...4 8 System 3 RP2 1 Real Time Processor...

Page 185: ...ion Power and Communication The RA16 mounts in a System 3 zBus Powered Device Chassis ZB1PS and communicates with the PC using any of the zBus PC interfaces The ZB1PS is UL compliant see the ZB1PS Ope...

Page 186: ...of an external digital trigger Link and Amplifier Ports The Base Station has two sets of fiber optic ports The Link port outputs the signals that are input to the amplifier port This allows multiple...

Page 187: ...000 samples of data per second Data reduction techniques such as Compress to 16 and Shuffle to 16 will reduce the data size without significant loss of information Selective channel analysis and filt...

Page 188: ...Port 24 kHz maximum sample rate Digital Inputs 1 bit Digital Outputs 16 bits Input Impedance NA Output Impedance 20 Ohm Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Output Channels 14 A2 Anal...

Page 189: ...l Software control is implemented with circuit files developed using TDT s RP Visual Design Studio RPvdsEx Circuits are loaded to the processor through TDT run time applications or custom applications...

Page 190: ...vices The Barracuda has two control modes Free run and Triggered In Free run mode the circuit runs continuously and gating functions are required to control the signal outputs and inputs In Trigger mo...

Page 191: ...line All eight channels 0 7 have a TTL indicator light 25 pin Connector for Digital Inputs and Outputs A 25 pin connector gives access to all 24 channels of digital I O The pin outs for the connector...

Page 192: ...the true sample rate take the reciprocal of the required sample period in seconds Device Configuration Parameters The device configuration parameters allow RPvdsEx access to unique features on the RV...

Page 193: ...late the value needed sum the individual bit masks see above The bit masks include DoCount 1 the trigger mode 16 32 or 64 depending on what trigger option and possibly enabling MTRIG 128 Bit Number En...

Page 194: ...ger mode At all other times the circuit is free running Sample Counter Low 16 the lower 16bits of the sample counter 0 65535 Sample Counter High 16 the upper 16bits of the counter A value of 1 in Samp...

Page 195: ...tiple triggering with RPvdsEx add the bit masked value of 128 to the Special Mode value For example to configure the Barracuda for multiple triggering from the zBUSTrigA you would set the value to 1 T...

Page 196: ...works The first event occurs 2 2 microseconds after the start of the first sample period so a value of 2 2 is generated The second event occurs 7 04 microseconds after the start of the second sample p...

Page 197: ...Cfg and GetDevCfg Detailed information about them is included in the ActiveX help Barracuda Technical Specifications DSP 50 MHz Sharc 21065 150 MFLOPS Memory 32MB SDRAM Digital Inputs 16 bits 1 TRIG i...

Page 198: ...put Channels 14 Do1 Digital Output Channels 2 Do2 15 Do3 3 Do4 16 Do5 4 Do6 17 Do7 5 GND Ground 18 Di0 Digital Input Channels 6 Di1 Digital Input Channels 19 Di2 7 Di3 20 Di4 8 Di5 21 Di6 9 Di7 22 Di8...

Page 199: ...Part 5 RM Mobile Processors...

Page 200: ...5 2 System 3...

Page 201: ...ons of the module Power Requirements Power is provided across the USB connection to a host PC The RM draws approximately 300 mAmps from a 6 Volt input The draw on a portable PC battery will depend on...

Page 202: ...al Input Output Bits The TTL I O circuits include four bits of digital input and four bits of digital output that are accessed via the 9 pin connector on the back of the RM BitO can also be accessed t...

Page 203: ...Bits Lights Bit lights indicate when a bit input is set high The LED s will light if the input signal is set high or if the output bit is set high Voltage high is 3 3 volts and voltage low is nominal...

Page 204: ...ch map to pins 5 9 4 and 8 on the male DB 9 connector are inputs and bits 4 7 which map to pins 3 7 2 and 6 on the male DB 9 connector are outputs Ground is labeled G which maps to pin 1 on the male D...

Page 205: ...configuration register 1 Click the Device Setup command on the Implement menu 2 In the Set Hardware Parameters dialog box click the Type drop down box and select RM1 or RM2 from the list The dialog e...

Page 206: ...below to allow for simultaneous use of the high quality A D and the amplifier input channels For more information about the Medusa see the RA16PA RA4PA Medusa PreAmps on page 6 83 Software Control fo...

Page 207: ...ingle preamplifier All acquisition from the preamplifier must take place on a single RM2 Signal Voltage The maximum signal voltage for acquisition and presentation is 1 volt Circuits that have compone...

Page 208: ...rocessors RM2 Fiber Optic Inputs Digital I O DB9 Female Connector Pin Out Input up to 16 channels Sampling Rate 24 414 kHz max Pin Name Description 1 GND Ground 2 D6 Digital Input Output Channels 3 D4...

Page 209: ...Part 6 Preamplifiers...

Page 210: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 211: ...o a single logical amplifier that shares the same settings and ground reference among each bank in the logical amplifier There are several different referencing modes each logical amplifier can use th...

Page 212: ...station A standard configuration includes electrodes appropriate to the input signals a breakout box or one or more Z Series headstages a PZ5 neurodigitizer and an RZ base station The diagram below i...

Page 213: ...en sampling at 50 kHz See Sampling Rate and Digital Input Channels on page 6 7 Two Possible Logical Amplifier Configurations for a PZ5 64 2 with two digital inputs Logical amplifier configurations can...

Page 214: ...a logical amplifier are tied to the Ground pins 13 15 and 16 Differential In Differential mode the inputs in each bank of the logical amplifier are paired odd channels serve as recording channels and...

Page 215: ...128 channel boards are limited to 40 channels at the time of this writing The maximum aggregate number of channels is 256 channels at up to 25kHz or 128 channels at up to 50kHz It is also important to...

Page 216: ...before the data is stored You can either filter out the DC offset with a NeuroFilter or HP LP_Filter_MC macro or use AC coupling on the logical amplifier if you are storing the raw signal direct from...

Page 217: ...e diagram below illustrates the connections necessary for PZ5 neurodigitizer operation System Connection Diagram for PZ5 with RZ2 System Connection Diagram for PZ5 with RZ5D Connecting Headstages and...

Page 218: ...d on a splash screen is displayed on the touchscreen and a boot up progress bar is displayed at the bottom of the screen When the boot sequence is complete the Main Configuration screen is displayed A...

Page 219: ...r coded for easy identification of problem channels 5 A limited set of channels is visible at any one time Swipe vertically on the interface to scroll the visible channels or touch the Sort button to...

Page 220: ...ered so all channels can be shown on the same voltage scale If the logical amplifier is DC Coupled the DC offset is displayed as a value on the right side of each plot line in mV The screen view can b...

Page 221: ...ypical Steps to Configure a Logical Amplifier Using the Touchscreen To add a logical amplifier 1 Touch the Plus Sign The Amp Type Selection screen is displayed 2 Touch the desired Amp Type icon on the...

Page 222: ...n 7 To configure additional logical amplifiers repeat these steps as needed The sections below provide additional information and serve as a reference for each screen Main Configuration Screen The Mai...

Page 223: ...24 for more information Battery Status Display battery status information A lightning bolt through the icon indicates that the PZ5 is charging Lock Unlock Lock to protect configuration settings Unloc...

Page 224: ...logical amplifier and display a confirmation screen before returning to the Main Configuration screen Note Only available after a logical amplifier has already been created Cancel Button Return to Ma...

Page 225: ...ation type and number of channels To return to the Amp Type Selection screen Touch the Amp Type button Each Amp Type includes preset values for each setting The Configuration Options screen enables us...

Page 226: ...ch the Cancel button The digital input configuration includes preset values for each setting The Configuration Options screen enables users to modify these settings Settings include Ext Ground Yes to...

Page 227: ...nd the impedance is measured relative to the user defined target impedance 1 kOhms 100 kOhms The impedance values of the currently tested set are updated on the right side of the screen Toggle the Sor...

Page 228: ...tial the Probing options are Inp for the positive input channels and Inp for the differential channels This is the default reference mode for the EMG amp type Local Reference Mode If the reference mod...

Page 229: ...atus display Note The Battery Level is also mirrored on the RZ2 LCD display System Setup Screen The System Setup screen is displayed by touching the PZ5 logo on the top left of the Main Configuration...

Page 230: ...ny existing logical amplifier configuration on boot For example if you configure the logical amplifiers via the PZ5_Control macro before the PZ5 boots then the PZ5 will NOT overwrite that configuratio...

Page 231: ...Configuration screen Advanced Button Password protected settings for TDT use only at this time System Update Screen The system updater connects to a TDT server to download the latest PZ5 software and...

Page 232: ...re is enabled or disabled A red x will appear through the icon if wireless is disabled Enable disable wireless through the System Configure Screen Show All Shows all networks including networks that h...

Page 233: ...al and should only be used in cases where the subject must occasionally make contact with a metal surface that isn t tied to the animal ground such as a lever press When contact is made a ground loop...

Page 234: ...AC coupled 0 4 Hz 0 45 Fs With Intan RHD2000 0 1 Hz 10 kHz S N typical 104 dB single unit Fs 25 kHz 300 7000 Hz 116 dB differential Fs 750 Hz 0 4 300 Hz Sample Delay Dependent on PZ5 and RZ processor...

Page 235: ...d and reference The corresponding channel numbers depend on 1 the reference mode configurations or number of channels in a connected digital amplifier board and 2 the position of the bank in a logical...

Page 236: ...g the other banks of the logical amplifier In None reference mode Pin 5 is not connected Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Input Channels 14 V Positive Voltage 2 5V 2 A2 15 GND Gro...

Page 237: ...n Omnetics PZN 12 polarized nano connector that mates directly to an Intan RHD2000 SPI interface cable Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Input Channel 14 V Positive Voltage 2 5V 2...

Page 238: ...6 30 System 3 PZ5 NeuroDigitizer...

Page 239: ...ate and down sampling filters can be optimized on each logical amplifier ensuring the best possible signal fidelity for the intended input type The 500 mV input range is large enough to accept any bio...

Page 240: ...a connection manifold PZ5M neurodigitizer and an RZ base station The diagram below illustrates this flow of data and control information through the system PZ5M Data and Control Flow Diagram Hardware...

Page 241: ...sers will likely use custom cables If using custom connectors see Pinout Diagrams on page 6 53 Powering ON OFF The neurodigitizer has both an onboard battery and a connection to mains power The device...

Page 242: ...to charge charging is not engaged Be sure the device is plugged in before you switch to charging See Power Status LEDs on page 6 51 for more information Physical Amplifier All PZ5M channels are organ...

Page 243: ...via the touchscreen interface See Pinout Diagrams on page 6 53 for pinout information Local In Local reference mode each bank of channels in a logical amplifier uses its own reference input pins 36 a...

Page 244: ...rd down sampling filters are used to further reduce the noise from frequencies above the band of interest and can be set to a percentage of the sampling rate max 45 min 10 Adjusting the sampling rate...

Page 245: ...ary fiber optic port channels 1 256 receives the logical amplifier configuration from the macro and retrieves as many channels as specified in the nChannels input up to 256 from the PZ5M 512 The secon...

Page 246: ...cycle through each probing option for the selected logical amplifier type See Probing Options on page 6 46 The impedance values of the currently tested set are updated on the right side of the screen...

Page 247: ...n The plot label includes the logical amplifier number amp type and voltage and time scales The displayed waveform is decimated for plotting and high pass filtered so all channels can be shown on the...

Page 248: ...tion screen Swipe three fingers across the screen in any direction The touchscreen interface can also be used to configure logical amplifiers when the PZ5M_Control is not used or for on the fly device...

Page 249: ...red number in the list 5 Touch the OK button The Configuration Options screen is displayed 6 Make any desired changes to the default settings then touch the OK button to save the selections and return...

Page 250: ...xample 2 EEG is the second logical amplifier and is configured for EEG recordings In the illustration above this would correspond to the back panel input connector labeled B The main configuration scr...

Page 251: ...d by touching the Plus Sign icon on the Main Configuration screen or by touching the Amp Type button on the Configuration Options screen for an existing logical amplifier On the Amp Type Selection scr...

Page 252: ...can be displayed by touching the configuration icon on an existing logical amplifier on the Main Configuration Option screen Amp Type Button The area at the top of the screen displays the Amp Type fo...

Page 253: ...e from a list of values 45 35 25 15 or 10 OK Button Save selections and return to Main Configuration screen Cancel Button Return to Main Configuration screen without making changes Impedance Checking...

Page 254: ...l amp referencing mode See Probing Options below Sort Button Toggle button that displays the channels with the largest variation from the target impedance at the top of the screen Auto Button Toggle b...

Page 255: ...G and LFP amp types None If the reference mode is None the only option is Input for the input channels System Setup Screen The System Setup screen is displayed by touching the PZ5M logo on the top lef...

Page 256: ...ots then the PZ5M will NOT overwrite that configuration If the PZ5M boots and NO logical amplifiers are configured it will behave the same as Last Autolock Select an option to lock the configuration s...

Page 257: ...ttings for TDT use only at this time System Update Screen The system updater connects to a TDT server to download the latest PZ5M software and automatically update the device This requires an active a...

Page 258: ...k information and enables the user to connect to the network forget the network or cancel configuration of the network The wireless icon shows if the wireless feature is enabled or disabled A red x wi...

Page 259: ...is not used at this time Battery Operation and Charging The digitizer has an onboard 240 Wh battery for device operation The battery charges whenever the Mains power is connected and the Mains power s...

Page 260: ...t must occasionally make contact with a metal surface that isn t tied to the animal ground such as a lever press When contact is made a ground loop is formed that temporarily adds extra noise to the s...

Page 261: ...1 For example in the first pinout below A1 A32 represent the first A D Up to 512 channels hybrid Maximum Voltage In 500 mV A D Sample Rate Up to 48828 125 Hz adjustable in steps of approximately 750 1...

Page 262: ...d and references are duplicated for left a and right b rows Local Reference Mode None Reference Mode Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Input Channels 1 32 41 A33 Analog Input Chann...

Page 263: ...77 NA Not Used 38 NA Not Used 78 NA Not Used 39 V a Positive Voltage 79 V b Positive Voltage 40 V a Negative Voltage 80 V b Negative Voltage Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Inpu...

Page 264: ...ge limited to 16 bit short format When using Short format the data will be scaled and converted into an integer before storage This narrows the dynamic range of the acquired signals and all DC offsets...

Page 265: ...an be accessed by double clicking the macro in the RPvdsEx circuit diagram then clicking the Store Format button on the Options tab AC coupling can be set using the touch screen configuration options...

Page 266: ...6 58 System 3 PZ5M Medically Isolated NeuroDigitizer...

Page 267: ...channel models Note When sampling at a rate of 50 kHz only the first 128 amplifier channels will be available System Hardware All PZ2 channels are organized into groups of 16 channel banks with each b...

Page 268: ...hile collecting data Powering ON To turn the preamplifier on move the three position battery switch located on the front panel of the PZ2 to either the Bat A or Bat B position Powering OFF To turn the...

Page 269: ...to indicate a clip warning Green Activity Red Clip Warning Clip Warning When the input to a channel is greater than 3dB from the preamplifier s maximum voltage input the LED for the corresponding chan...

Page 270: ...eads to remove any potential RF noise that might travel through the cable For best results position the ferrite bead close to the source of the RF noise Battery Overview The PZ2 preamplifier features...

Page 271: ...indicator denotes the battery bank is fully charged while a red indicator designates the battery is currently charging When the device is in operation charger is not connected the A and B LEDs are not...

Page 272: ...on all headstages should be connected together to form a single common ground See Headstage Connection Guide on page 6 93 Distortion typical 1 A D Sample Rate Up to 48828 125 Hz Sample Delay Dependen...

Page 273: ...ame Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Input Channels 14 V Positive Voltage 1 5V 2 A2 15 GND Ground 3 A3 16 GND 4 A4 17 V Negative Voltage 1 5V 5 Ref Reference 18 HSD Headstage Detect 6 HSD...

Page 274: ...6 66 System 3 PZ2 PreAmp...

Page 275: ...e System Hardware A standard configuration for low sample rate low impedance recordings includes 1 5 mm TouchProof connectors for electrodes a PZ3 amplifier and an RZ2 base station The battery powered...

Page 276: ...reference Shared Differential Bank 1 and 2 Functional Diagram The PZ3 s impedance checking and a high voltage range features can be used in both true and shared differential modes It is also important...

Page 277: ...g custom connectors see Input Connectors on page 6 78 for pinout Note In Shared Differential mode no connection should be made to the indifferrent channels A 5 meter paired fiber optic cable is includ...

Page 278: ...r the status LEDs for each channel bank Three inputs are available on the macro for enabling disabling the LED clip status lights enabling Impedance mode for electrode channels and enabling Impedance...

Page 279: ...d number of channels to map and output The ability to enable disable the impedance measurement output PZ3 Circuit Example The following illustration shows how macros can be used to create a simple Ope...

Page 280: ...ed signals are acquired in Shared or Individual differential mode Shared Differential In shared differential mode a single shared reference and a ground are used for each bank of eight recording chann...

Page 281: ...contact with a metal surface that isn t tied to the animal ground such as a lever press When contact is made a ground loop is formed that temporarily adds extra noise to the system Grounding this meta...

Page 282: ...de impedance is less than or equal to the target impedance or red when electrode impedance is greater than the target impedance value Impedance Checking For True Differential Mode Impedance values of...

Page 283: ...Z3 Charging Indicators LEDs are also used for each bank to indicate which bank if any is charging These LEDs are found next to the Level LEDs by the headings A and B A green indicator denotes the batt...

Page 284: ...nalog Input Channel 1 Analog Input Channel 1 Channel 2 RMS of Channel 1 Reference Channel 1 Channel 15 Analog Input Channel 8 Analog Input Channel 8 Channel 16 RMS of Channel 8 Reference Channel 8 Unm...

Page 285: ...s each Battery Eight hours to charge both cells Battery life between charges per cell 32 ch 11 hrs 64 ch 8 hrs 128 ch 5 hrs Charger External 6 V 3 A power supply Indicator LEDs Up to 128 status or cli...

Page 286: ...o connections should be made to pin 5 while operating in True Differential mode Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Input Channel 14 V Positive Voltage 1 5V 2 A1 Indifferent Analog I...

Page 287: ...and transmitted to the PZ4 They are then organized and streamed to the RZ base station over a fiber optic connection for further processing and data storage The PZ4 Manifold has up to four 26 pin head...

Page 288: ...connected to the input connectors on the PZ4 back panel Only TDT digital headstages can be connected to the PZ4 No other connections should be attempted A 5 meter paired fiber optic cable is included...

Page 289: ...the RZ base station It will turn green when synchronized and red otherwise External Ground The external ground is optional and should only be used in cases where the subject must occasionally make co...

Page 290: ...50 60Hz noise will bleed into the recordings An external battery pack PZ BAT is also available to provide longer battery life for extended recording sessions See PZ BAT External Battery Pack for the P...

Page 291: ...ignal is 3db from the preamplifier s maximum voltage input Medusa Features Analog Acquisition Channels The RA16PA and RA4PA standard Medusa Preamplifiers acquire signals using 16 bit PCM As which prov...

Page 292: ...device is on It flashes quickly if the battery is low It flashes slowly while the battery is charging Headstage Connector The headstage connector is a 25 pin 16 channel connector Information on the pi...

Page 293: ...ife longer than 30 hours is required an external battery pack can be connected to the voltage inputs of the charger TDT recommends a 6 minimum to 9 Volt maximum battery such as lead acid batteries use...

Page 294: ...age Power Source 1 4 V as measured in reference to ground 2 A2 15 GND Ground 3 A3 16 GND Ground 4 A4 17 V Negative Voltage Headstage Power Source 1 4 V as measured in reference to ground 5 REF Referen...

Page 295: ...A 4 Channel connector is found only on models shipped before January 2002 Note Pins 7 8 tied together Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Input Channel Number 2 A2 3 A3 4 A4 5 REF Reference Pin 6 V Posit...

Page 296: ...6 88 System 3 RA16PA RA4PA Medusa PreAmps...

Page 297: ...al ZB1PS chassis in your system ensure that it is connected in the interface loop according to the installation instructions Gigabit Optibit or USB Interface RA8GA Features Max Input Lights The Active...

Page 298: ...e cable to the fiber optic port on the base station Both ends of the cable are the same but the two sides of the connector are different See the diagram below to determine the correct way to make the...

Page 299: ...e factor should be added after the channel input AIn The following example shows a circuit segment that could be used to add the scale factor for a 1 Volt range A parameter tag may be used to allow th...

Page 300: ...oss Talk 70 dB DC Nyquist Input Impedance 10 kOhm Offset 5 mV at 10 V 3 mV at 1 V and 100 mV Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Input Channels 14 A2 Analog Input Channels 2 A3 15 A4...

Page 301: ...e noise from varying potentials across the subject s brain This section serves as a guide to headstage connection and will illustrate single and multiple headstage configurations A common error exampl...

Page 302: ...Separate Ground and Reference When using a single electrode with a separate ground and reference it is important that the headstage itself is not single ended that is its ground and reference pins are...

Page 303: ...ntial configuration Multiple Headstages with a Shared Ground and different Ground Reference configurations When using multiple electrodes with a shared ground and separate reference all headstages gro...

Page 304: ...onnection Guide Correct Configuration These headstages are correctly sharing a single node for ground All headstages will be able to reference the same ground and will eliminate unnecessary noise arti...

Page 305: ...nd wirelessly transmits them up to 3 meters from the subject to the TBSI receiver The analog signals are then passed to the TB32 for digitization through a 37 pin connector Signals are digitized at up...

Page 306: ...his can be simplified into a single conversion of 400 GTBSI Where GTBSI Gain of TBSI wireless headstage and receiver Headstage Connector The headstage connector is a 37 pin 31 channel female connector...

Page 307: ...er than 20 hours is required contact TDT for more information TB32 Digitizer Technical Specifications Note Given the standard gain on the TB32 these values are 1 uV and 2 5 uV respectively A D 31 chan...

Page 308: ...nalog input channels 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 2 1 23 25 27 29 31 2 A2 Analog input channels 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 21 A3 3 A4 22 A5 4 A6 23 A7 5 A8 24 A9 6 A10 25 A11 7 A12 26 A13 8...

Page 309: ...e charger that has been pre programmed for use with the PZ5 battery pack and a custom connector cable Using the Charger Before using the external charger you will often need to remove the battery pack...

Page 310: ...second line Note If this message is NOT displayed see Charger Programming Instructions below 2 Plug the battery pack into the charger using the custom connector cable 3 Press and hold the ENTER Start...

Page 311: ...w to securely attach the cover Charger Programming Instructions When powering on the charger the display should read LiPo CHARGE 3 5A 3 7V 1S If the expected message is not displayed the settings may...

Page 312: ...ER Start button USER SET Program 6 Press the minus Status button 4 times until the screen reads SAFETY TIMER 7 Press the ENTER Start button and then press the plus Status button to set the timer to OF...

Page 313: ...to AC power to charge Using the External Battery Pack The DC power output cable on the front panel can be connected directly to the round female charger socket on the back panel to a PZ amplifier Set...

Page 314: ...6 106 System 3 PZ BAT External Battery Pack for the PZ Amplifiers Note All time values are typical 96 40 hrs 128 34 hrs 256 21 hr Charger internal 6V 3A power supply...

Page 315: ...Part 7 Stimulus Isolator...

Page 316: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 317: ...lled waveform and provides feedback of the actual voltages delivered to the electrodes The IZ2H is a high current range version of the IZ2 The IZ2 Stimulator System A typical system consists of a Stim...

Page 318: ...s 2000 and all IZ2H devices Individual channels can be open circuited or shorted to ground A shunt resistor to ground can optionally be switched on all channels This is most useful for electrodes with...

Page 319: ...Hardware Set up The IZ2 Connection and Boot Procedure 1 Ensure that the TDT drivers PC interface RZ and zBus devices are installed setup and configured according to the installation guide provided wi...

Page 320: ...currently connected to the IZ2 NOT the total number of channels that the IZ2 supports and for the IZ2 device type IZ2 vs IZ2H The LZ48M uses this information to determine if the IZ2 is safe to operat...

Page 321: ...or preamplifiers see the documentation for those devices for hardware connection information in the System 3 Manual Testing the System The IZ2 system includes a resistor block that is used to verify...

Page 322: ...2 may turn back off if banks of channels are added or removed on the back of the IZ2 It is important that bank connections are secure during operation If you want to add or remove banks they must be e...

Page 323: ...ill be illuminated when the IZ2 IZ2H is on External Ground Back Panel A banana jack below the fiber optics on the back panel provides a connection to analog ground This connection was added with IZ2 3...

Page 324: ...rrect model selected IZ2 IZ2H IZ2M IZ2MH and channel count A typical electrical stimulation experiment includes an Electrical Stimulation gizmo to generate monophasic or biphasic pulses then a Signal...

Page 325: ...the channels of the Monitor output will be latched by clicking on the column of LEDs Note There is a single pole 16kHz lowpass filter on these inputs The filter can affect impedance checking beyond 1...

Page 326: ...use a non negligible DC current on the outputs Therefore we recommend enabling the Shunt resistors to reduce the DC current flow to the subject when attempting to stimulate through very high impedance...

Page 327: ...to 48 828125 kHz Stimulus Output Voltage 12 V in voltage controlled mode Stimulus Output Current IZ2 300 A up to 50 kOhm load IZ2H 3 mA up to 5 kOhm load Offset Current 100 nA on active channels and...

Page 328: ...ng rate Slew rate 1 6 V us Devices SN 2018 0 21V us 1k load 3mA stim 50kHz sampling rate Slew rate 0 38V us 5k load 12V stim 50kHz sampling rate Slew rate 2 0V us Devices SN 2018 0 16V us Note Changes...

Page 329: ...es 0896 htm Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Output Channels 14 Digital Strobe 2 A2 15 GND Ground 3 A3 16 GND Ground 4 A4 17 Digital Data 5 Digital Clock 18 HSD Headstage Detect 6...

Page 330: ...The LZ48M charges from a standard wall plug Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Output Channels 14 Digital Strobe 2 A2 15 GND Ground 3 A3 16 GND Ground 4 A4 17 Digital Data 5 Digital...

Page 331: ...ft indicates whether the LZ48M is being powered from mains or battery power The next four LEDs indicate the power level of the battery When the battery is fully charged all four LEDs will be lit green...

Page 332: ...ED will be lit If the voltage drops further the last LED will flash red TDT recommends charging the battery before this flashing low voltage indicator comes on While charging the Status LEDs will flas...

Page 333: ...H Stimulator The LZ48 Battery pack should be stored at normal room temperatures Temperature extremes can affect the operation of the batteries Battery packs stored for longer than two months should be...

Page 334: ...7 20 System 3 IZ2 IZ2H Stimulator...

Page 335: ...device is battery operated with alternative Mains power used primarily for charging Full medical grade isolation between the mains power and the electrode outputs ensures electrical isolation and addi...

Page 336: ...booting passes all internal safety checks and is armed by the user This ensures absolutely zero current can flow until proper software control is established During operation control software ensures...

Page 337: ...smitted over a fiber optic cable to the stimulator On the stimulator specialized circuitry for each electrode channel generates an analog voltage waveform Analog to digital A D converters read the out...

Page 338: ...to the right of the status button will be lit even when the mains power is off used to indicate temperature Verify whether mains power is on or off by looking at the position of the switch and by loo...

Page 339: ...oard Note It is not possible to reach 100 mA under normal software controlled condi tions IZ2_Control macro is set to Voltage mode instead of Current mode See your software documentation for end user...

Page 340: ...og output channels are arranged in sixteen channel banks Stim Lights The Stim Lights are located on the front plate of the IZ2M IZMH and are labeled by channel number Each LED indicates the voltage at...

Page 341: ...am of stimulus waveforms MonBank Select which bank of eight channels to update on the monitor output integer 0 15 Monitor Multi channel floating point monitor output Note StimChan_Num Enable and Updat...

Page 342: ...In the figure below the amplitude of a biphasic pulse is defined in the Amp A and Amp B parameters When using components that output a logical TTL signal such as a PulseTrain the output range can be d...

Page 343: ...ng the StimScales DataTable component prompts the Data Table dialog which allows you to adjust individual scale factors for each channel Data Table Dialog Ensure no more than ten channels are non zero...

Page 344: ...ulation Eight PCM A D converters on the stimulator monitor the actual output voltage for a chosen bank of channels and send that information back to the RZ This information is available from the outpu...

Page 345: ...Output Current IZ2M 300 A up to 40 kOhm load IZ2MH 3 mA up to 4 kOhm load Offset Current 100 nA on active channels and 3 nA on open channels Battery 240 Wh 20 hours to fully charge 16 18 hours to cha...

Page 346: ...7 32 System 3 IZ2M IZ2MH Stimulator...

Page 347: ...ce Caddie with power supply and interface module an MS4 or MS16 Stimulus Isolator ACC16 AC Coupler Optional and NC48 or HV250 Battery Pack The block diagram below illustrates the functionality of the...

Page 348: ...nnels in reference mode become part of the return path for the current All channels in Reference mode use the same return path to analog ground on the stimulator Note Users can also use a dedicated gl...

Page 349: ...n and the impedance of the electrode being used When using a high impedance electrode approximately 1 MOhm the HV250 Battery Pack will most likely be required With lower impedance electrodes 100 kOhms...

Page 350: ...headstage or a custom pass through connector available from TDT See MS4 MS16 Stimulus Isolator Technical Specifications on page 7 49 for pinouts 7 Power on the base station then power on the stimulus...

Page 351: ...s A Ref Light one for each channel indicates that a Stim Output channel is in use as a reference The Ref Lights are located above the Stim Output connector and are numbered 1 16 to indicate the active...

Page 352: ...stem sampling rate is set to a value greater than 24 414 kHz High Voltage Input Back Panel The stimulator uses either the NC48 or the HV250 High voltage Battery Pack for stimulation The battery pack s...

Page 353: ...o generate precise pulsed signals including square waves with durations of only 1 sample When using the maximum sampling rate of 24 414 kHz the sample period is 40 96 microseconds The stimulus isolato...

Page 354: ...low ACC16 Correction Factor An ACC16 AC coupler can be used with the system in single ended operation global reference to block any DC bias present on the Stim Output lines a problem primarily affecti...

Page 355: ...ode the RefChan input is disabled Local Reference Mode If local reference is desired set the MS16_Control macro s Stimulation Mode to Differential on the Setup tab of the macro properties dialog box I...

Page 356: ...that sum 7 to the StimChan_Mask input as shown in the figure below This example sets channels 1 2 and 3 for stimulation Unused banks of channels are powered down The stimulus design and delivery are...

Page 357: ...Reference for Using the Poke Component on page 7 45 for more information Single Channel Stimulation with Global Reference When the global reference is used the MS16_Control macro can be used for sing...

Page 358: ...isolator The scale factor required to scale the current in the desired range of 100 A is dependent on the type of base station processor being used RZ5 When using the RZ5 use a scale factor of 1 7394...

Page 359: ...ting information to memory addresses on the RZ5 or RX7 Memory Address Reference for Using the Poke Component The table below summarizes each stimulus isolator control function and its memory address S...

Page 360: ...set RZ5 To enable global reference when using an RZ5 set the value of memory address 50 to one as pictured above RX7 To enable global reference when using the RX7 set the value of address 9 to one Ch...

Page 361: ...sets the reference channels and DigitalChans sets the digital channels This example above is configured for the RZ5 Important The memory addresses for the RZ5 and RX7 are different See Memory Address...

Page 362: ...al in desired or corrected microAmps to the necessary voltage for A Ds RZ5 When using RZ5 use a scale factor of 1 7394e 006 RX7 When using RX7 use a scale factor of 26 541 See Converting the Signal to...

Page 363: ...bias and connects directly to this Stim Output Connector passing signals through to its STIM ELE connector with the same pinout Stim Output Connector The Stim Output connector provides access to the a...

Page 364: ...ontrol or relay output channels Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Channels Ch 1 4 14 NA Not Used 2 A2 15 3 A3 16 4 A4 17 5 Ref Reference 18 6 NA Not Used 19 7 A5 Analog Channels Ch...

Page 365: ...k is non rechargeable it must be replaced periodically The High Voltage LED on the front panel of the MS4 MS16 will flash to Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 NA Not Used 14 NA Not Used 2 15...

Page 366: ...ed to provide the user with dozens of charge discharge cycles the performance of all rechargeable batteries deteriorates over time The major sign that a battery is deteriorating is a shortened use cyc...

Page 367: ...to turn off unused banks of channels When not using the macro simultaneously setting any channel in a bank to both Stimulate and Reference mode turns off that four channel bank Maximum Voltage Output...

Page 368: ...7 54 System 3 MS4 MS16 Stimulus Isolator...

Page 369: ...Part 8 Video Processor...

Page 370: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 371: ...in real time on the RZ device and can be processed and or stored Image data is stored on dedicated hard drives within the RV2 in DIVX encoded AVI files Access to the RV2 storage array can be provided...

Page 372: ...must be added to the circuit file used in OpenEx The macro has settings for the frame control rate and storage See the macro internal help for more information This macro also requires that the CoreS...

Page 373: ...he RV2 touch screen interface The frame rate is overlaid on the camera image in the Live tab The current maximum rate based on the camera settings is displayed when the camera is in free run mode Note...

Page 374: ...cable to the RV2 port labeled Network Configuring the RV2 Default configuration settings allow the RV2 to begin streaming video immediately The RV2 supports the DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration protoc...

Page 375: ...Directly connecting to a PC Connection to a local area network Direct Connection to a PC Direct connection to a PC allows data on the RV2 to be viewed and modified through the standard Microsoft Wind...

Page 376: ...C 10 Obtain the RV2 device address a Press the Live tab on the RV2 interface b The device address is displayed at the top of the page to the right of Device Name field 11 Enter the device address as s...

Page 377: ...ss and enter these values IP address 10 1 0 x where x can be any value from 1 to 254 except 42 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Leave empty 6 Click OK The RV2 can now be accessed by the PC 7...

Page 378: ...me while data is actively streaming Doing so may corrupt data currently being stored Finding the MAC Address In some labs the network administrator may require RV2 users to provide the device s MAC ad...

Page 379: ...tton located on the front plate of the RV2 is used to turn the device on and off Prior to powering on off the device will enter a brief boot shutdown period Important Only power the RV2 down when it i...

Page 380: ...er Darker Adjusts the exposure time longer and shorter respectively Full Screen Displays the camera image over the entire screen Tapping on the full screen image returns the interface to normal Resolu...

Page 381: ...back To restart the video you must select a different video and then select the original video As Frames As Time Switch the Video Stats units from time to frames Synchronized playback When tank data i...

Page 382: ...cessor core Core Temperatures F Displays the current processor core temperatures measured in Fahrenheit The text will turn yellow or red if the processor gets too hot This can occur if there is an iss...

Page 383: ...RV2 is performing a file system check the progress completed and estimated amount of time remaining is displayed During this time the Playback tab will be disabled and the RV2 cannot be triggered for...

Page 384: ...ed as a mirrored array and is currently resyncing the mirrored partitions N A Storage array is not detected Active Storage array is detected and configured Reformat Array Press to prompt the reformat...

Page 385: ...serial port is provided on the back panel labeled Power This port is connected to a special cable that provides power to the VGAC using the special gray cable provided with the system VGA Port A VGA...

Page 386: ...power up after verifying that the power supply is enabled contact TDT Processing Cores 4 Storage Array Size 2 Terabytes System RAM 2 GB Number of Video Inputs 1 Frame Rates typical with standard VCAC...

Page 387: ...how to access the RV2 using a direct connection to a PC RV2 Interface Becomes Slow or Unresponsive Every thirtieth time the RV2 is booted up it performs a disk check The length of time required to pe...

Page 388: ...8 20 System 3 RV2 Video Processor...

Page 389: ...etting up the RV2 video processor VGAC camera and RZ recording system The overall process for using the RVMap is as follows 1 Get a snapshot of the experiment space from the camera connected to the RV...

Page 390: ...atus Bar A status bar along the bottom of the window displays status messages tool tips The right side of the status bar displays the coordinates of the pointer Creating a Configuration Before a recor...

Page 391: ...accurate target and region definitions To load an image from the RV2 1 Click the File menu and click Load Image from RV2 2 If a default RV2 has not previously been defined the Load Image From dialog i...

Page 392: ...look for targets in void regions Regions are defined by drawing a region shape over the image in the main window The shape must be a polygon and may have any number of vertices Note The X Y coordinat...

Page 393: ...mber 1 Regions are numbered and identified on screen using colors Right click the region to be changed 2 Click Change Region on the shortcut menu 3 In the Change Region Type dialog box select the desi...

Page 394: ...orientation of the subject and can be used to more accurately place reference targets Reference targets are identified based on the location of previously defined target s This is a point that mainta...

Page 395: ...if data from this target will be sent back to the RZ for real time analysis and or storage 7 Under Fixed Search Method select the radio button for the desired method Full Screen Search for a target of...

Page 396: ...tive target 1 Click the Target button on the Region toolbar 2 Click the target in the image window The Select New Target Specifications dialog opens 3 In the Target Type dropdown list select Relative...

Page 397: ...Click OK The Relative Search Parameters can be modified after the Relative target has been added To modify the parameters 1 Double click the target The Modify Relative Target Specifications dialog bo...

Page 398: ...stage red and green is used with a mouse a reference point may be placed on the nose There is no LED there but the distance from primary target to the nose is constant and so is the angle between the...

Page 399: ...button on the toolbar 2 If prompted select the hardware 3 In the Create Replace Config dialog box enter a name in the New Config Name box and click Send 4 Verify that the new config is listed as the C...

Page 400: ...Factor Choose x1 x10 or x50 to determine the factor of adjustments applied when using the scale or offset arrows OK When adjustments are complete click to close the dialog and apply the changes Cancel...

Page 401: ...ously Hold down the CTRL key and click each of the Reference Points They are now both selected and both will move in unison Camera Settings The Camera Settings area of the Settings dialog box enables...

Page 402: ...current RV Map File or launches the Save RV Map file Save As Launch the Save RV Map file Load Image Launch the Specify Image File and enable the user to load a saved snapshot image Load Image from RV2...

Page 403: ...ertices to change the shape of the image or CTRL click to add remove vertices along the region boundary Scale Objects Launch the Scale Offset Objects dialog box Change Region Launch the Change Region...

Page 404: ...rmation including version and copyright Toolbars Standard Toolbar New Create a new document Open Open an existing document Save Save the active document Load Image Load bitmap image from disk Load Ima...

Page 405: ...eset Reference Points Reset Reference Points to their default positions Zoom 100 Zoom to 100 scale 1 1 Zoom 200 Zoom to 200 Print Print the active document About Display program information including...

Page 406: ...8 38 System 3 RVMap Software for RV2...

Page 407: ...Part 9 MicroElectrode Array Interface...

Page 408: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 409: ...ions The MZ60 is compatible with a large selection of MEA plates and both inverted and upright microscopes The MEA System A typical system consists of an RZ2 processor a PZ5 digitizer and the MZ60 MEA...

Page 410: ...used If any channel is designated for stimulation it is grounded internally on the PZ5 Voltage Range The voltage input range of the PZ5 digitizer is lower than the MZ60 and must be considered the effe...

Page 411: ...ponding channel bank connector on the PZ5 digitizer 4 Connect the PZ5 digitizer to the RZ2 processor using the provided fiber optic cable The fiber optic wires are keyed and color coded to reduce conn...

Page 412: ...amage to the MZ60 headstage DO NOT attempt to present stimulus signals to channels configured for record mode MZ60 Interface Cable Connector An interface cable is provided to connect the MZ60 to the P...

Page 413: ...all of the gold pins are touching the MEA electrode dish contacts Make sure that all of the spring loaded contact pins are not stuck in a compressed position If a pin becomes stuck use a pair of forc...

Page 414: ...te or record modes for 15 electrode sites Stimulating inputs accept 0 75 mm male pins Pinouts are shown looking into the connector and reflect the digitizer channels assuming the MZ60 is used with a P...

Page 415: ...Part 10 High Impedance Headstages...

Page 416: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 417: ...may be tied together on the headstage adapter or ZIF Clip microwire array for single ended configurations The ZIF Clip headstage Patent No 7540752 features an innovative hinged headstage design that e...

Page 418: ...ages have built in red and green LEDs on each side The LEDs provide an ample amount of light for tracking test subjects and are available for 16 32 and 64 channel ZIF Clip standard headstages Note ZIF...

Page 419: ...the front of the headstage O Ring Use and Positioning Firmly press and hold the back to open the headstage Align the notch guide of connector to the black square guide of the fully opened headstage t...

Page 420: ...ank channel numbering matches on both the preamplifier and headstage MiniDB26 connectors Headstages to NeuroDigitizer Connection Headstage Voltage Range When using a TDT preamplifier the voltage input...

Page 421: ...referred noise 3 VRMS bandwidth 300 3000 Hz 6 VRMS bandwidth 30 8000 Hz Headstage Gain Unity 1x Frequency Response DC 25 kHz Input Impedance 1e14 ohms Dimensions Approx Headstage Length Length Width...

Page 422: ...to match ZIF Clip headstages A black square guide is used to align the headstage to ZIF Clip compatible connectors and can be used in the diagrams below to orient left and right sides of the headstage...

Page 423: ...looking through the headstage shell or into a matching board connector All board dimensions are in millimeters and are identical for both sides board thickness is 0 75 mm and connectors are centered a...

Page 424: ...Pinouts are looking through the headstage shell or into a matching board connector All board dimensions are in millimeters and are identical for both sides board thickness is 0 75 mm and connectors a...

Page 425: ...F30FC 50DS 0 4V x 2 128 Channel Headstage Pinouts Images are not to scale Pinouts are looking through the headstage shell or into a matching board connector All board dimensions are in millimeters and...

Page 426: ...10 12 System 3 ZIF Clip Analog Headstages G Common Ground Connection R Reference Connection See Hirose specification for recommended footprint Hirose Connectors ZC128 DF30FC 34DS 0 4V x 4...

Page 427: ...sures quick easy headstage connection with almost no insertion force applied to the subject ZIF Clip headstage contacts seat inside the probe array and snap in place firmly locking the headstage and p...

Page 428: ...itive electronics Always ground yourself before handling ZIF Clip headstages are designed to automatically position the high density connectors on the headstage and probe or adapter ZIF Clip Connectio...

Page 429: ...etachable SPI Interface Cable that transmits all channels to a digital input board housed in a PZ5 neurodigitizer The PZ5 will automatically detect the number of channels in the headstage If more Alig...

Page 430: ...re information ZIF Clip ZD Digital Headstage to Preamplifier Connection Diagram ZIF Clip Digital Headstage Technical Specifications Input referred noise 2 4 VRMS Typical Varies slightly 15 with amplif...

Page 431: ...cessary noise contamination in recordings See Headstage Connection Guide on page 6 93 for more information Dimensions Approx Headstage Length Length Width Thickness Thickness Open Closed Open Closed Z...

Page 432: ...ms below to orient left and right sides of the headstage shell 16 and 32 Channel Headstage Pinouts Images are not to scale Pinouts are looking through the headstage shell or into a matching board conn...

Page 433: ...ll or into a matching board connector All board dimensions are in millimeters and are identical for both sides board thickness is 0 75 mm and connectors are centered as shown G Common Ground Connectio...

Page 434: ...ll or into a matching board connector All board dimensions are in millimeters and are identical for both sides board thickness is 0 75 mm and connectors are centered as shown G Common Ground Connectio...

Page 435: ...e the probe array and snap in place firmly locking the headstage and probe with very little applied pressure These self aligning headstages provide long lasting low insertion performance for a variety...

Page 436: ...old the back to open the headstage Align the notch guide of connector to the black square guide of the fully opened headstage then move headstage into position WARNING The ZIF Clip headstage must be h...

Page 437: ...our ZIF Clip digital headstages can be connected to a PZ4 Digital Headstage Manifold The PZ4 will automatically detect the number of channels in each headstage All channels will be concatenated togeth...

Page 438: ...age to ZIF Clip compatible connectors and can be used in the diagrams below to orient left and right sides of the headstage shell Channel numbers are relative to the manifold connection to which they...

Page 439: ...nical support See Hirose specification for recommended footprint Hirose Connectors ZCD16 DF30FC 20DS 0 4V x 1 ZCD32 DF30FC 20DS 0 4V x 2 64 Channel Headstage Pinouts Images are not to scale Pinouts ar...

Page 440: ...nt Hirose Connectors ZCD64 DF30FC 34DS 0 4V x 2 96 Channel Headstage Pinouts Images are not to scale Pinouts are looking through the headstage shell or into a matching board connector All board dimens...

Page 441: ...10 27 ZIF Clip ZCD Digital Headstages G Common Ground Connection R Reference Connection See Hirose specification for recommended footprint Hirose Connectors ZCD96 DF30FC 50DS 0 4V x 2 Left Right Squa...

Page 442: ...10 28 System 3 ZIF Clip ZCD Digital Headstages...

Page 443: ...Z ROD128 128 channel analog ZIF Clip headstage holder for ZC128 ZCD ROD32 32 channel digital ZIF Clip headstage holder for ZCD32 and ZD32 ZCD ROD64 64 channel digital ZIF Clip headstage holder for ZCD...

Page 444: ...adapter already connected Position the headstage holder between the cables of the ZIF Clip headstage The headstage should be completely secured in the holder To remove grip the top and bottom of the...

Page 445: ...mage 1 4 2 After the clip is in place insert the probe Image 5 6 and then slide the provided lock pin over the ZCD32 Image 7 9 The lock pin prevents the clip from opening and releasing the probe and a...

Page 446: ...ter Width 13 mm 16 mm with lock pin 18 mm 21 50 mm 28 mm Holder Length 25 mm 28 mm 28 mm 28 mm Rod Length stabilizing rod is 76 2 mm with a 2 29 mm diameter Form Factor 32 channel ZCD32 ZD32 64 channe...

Page 447: ...r Medusa PreAmps NN64AC Z 64 Channel Acute Headstage for Z Series PZ PreAmps The headstage has sensitive electronics Always ground yourself before handling Headstage Voltage Range When using a TDT pre...

Page 448: ...a single ended input Important When using the NN64AC with the NeuroNexus Acute 64 channel probe keep in mind that there are several versions of the probe Check the NeuroNexus Website for pin diagrams...

Page 449: ...t be considered the effective range of the system Check the specifications of your amplifier for voltage range Also keep in mind that the range of the headstage varies depending on the power supply pr...

Page 450: ...e NeuroNexus Website for pin diagrams Also see MCMap in the RPvdsEx Manual for a description and examples on how to re map channel numbers The numbers in the diagram above show the channel connections...

Page 451: ...eamplifier via a mini 26 pin connector Part Numbers RA16AC 16 Channel Acute Headstage for Medusa PreAmps with unity 1x gain RA16AC4 16 Channel Acute Headstage for Medusa PreAmps with 4x gain RA16AC Z...

Page 452: ...s The numbers in the diagram above show the channel connections to the amplifier The electrode connector accepts 0 5 mm diameter male pins For pinouts for the preamplifier connector see the correspond...

Page 453: ...supply 1 5 V but third party preamplifiers may vary TDT recommends using preamplifiers which deliver 2 5 V or less Check the preamplifier voltage input and power supply specifications and headstage g...

Page 454: ...76 mm diameter male pins The RA4AC1 RA4AC4 is also provided with a 6 pin male connector with flying leads When connecting to the headstage note that the silver dots marking channel 1 line up The colo...

Page 455: ...ies PZ PreAmps LP32CH ZNF 32 Channel Non Ferrous Chronic Low Profile Headstage for Z Series PZ Preamps The headstages have sensitive electronics Always ground yourself before handling Headstage Voltag...

Page 456: ...age Connection Guide on page 6 93 for more information RA16CH LP16CH LP16CH ZNF 16 Channel Chronic Headstage The 16 channel chronic headstages are recommended for extracellular neurophysiology using s...

Page 457: ...eadstage for Z Series PZ Preamps RA16CH 16 Channel Chronic Headstage for Medusa PreAmps RA16CH Z 16 Channel Chronic Headstage for Z Series PZ PreAmps The headstages have sensitive electronics Always g...

Page 458: ...uts differential To make the inputs differential cut the jumper pictured below RA16CH LP16CH LP16CH ZNF WARNING When using multiple headstages ensure that all ground pins are connected to a single com...

Page 459: ...Channel Active Headstage for Z Series PZ PreAmps CB16P PMT 16 Channel Passive Headstage for Z Series PZ PreAmps The headstage has sensitive electronics Always ground yourself before handling Headstag...

Page 460: ...ow the channel connections to the amplifier A three position switch is used to connect either REFa REFb or GND to the REF line on the DB26 PreAmplifier Digitizer connector The headstage does not provi...

Page 461: ...for the SH16 SH16 Z is dependent on the length of time it takes to send the 24 bit serial control bit pattern see Creating the Serial Control Bit Pattern on page 10 49 for more information that define...

Page 462: ...site for pin diagrams Also see MCMap for a description and examples on how to re map channel numbers Connection Diagram When using the SH16 SH16 Z with a microstimulator system connect the system as s...

Page 463: ...to memory poke address values vary depending on the processor used Channels 1 3 of the digital I O bits 0 2 are used to send a serial pattern that controls the state of all channels to the SH16 SH16 Z...

Page 464: ...tion a 1 is sent at bit location 17 Serial Control Bit Pattern For example to stimulate on channels 1 1 3 4 and 4 8 the following serial bit pattern with an integer value of 13 1 4 8 should be sent to...

Page 465: ...to the MS16 control bitss 3 7 In the circuit segment below the latch data and clock lines are fed directly to bits 0 1 and 2 respectively on the FromBits component and bits 3 7 are set high by ORing...

Page 466: ...opriate digital outputs of the device instead of using the Poke component Note The serial clock Bit 2 on the SH16 SH16 Z can be run at a maximum rate of 5 MHz for other devices Technical Specification...

Page 467: ...Number Ch 5 7 9 11 13 and 15 20 A6 Analog Input Channel Number Ch 6 8 10 12 14 and 16 8 A7 21 A8 9 A9 22 A10 10 A11 23 A12 11 A13 24 A14 12 A15 25 A16 13 NA Not Used Pin Name Description Pin Name Desc...

Page 468: ...e relay in the SH16 SH16 Z R on the diagram to the right is connected to a switchable relay that can connect to the Ref pin of the preamp connector The connector accepts 0 5 mm diameter male pins The...

Page 469: ...inout Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 S1 Stimulator Channels Ch 1 4 14 NA Not Used 2 S2 15 3 S3 16 4 S4 17 5 Ref Reference 18 6 NA Not Used 19 7 S5 Stimulator Channels Ch 5 7 9 11 13 and 1...

Page 470: ...ecording channels Channel selection is handled within the IZ2_Control macro which generates a 24 bit serial control bit pattern to control SH16 Z channel switching The minimum switching time is depend...

Page 471: ...using the SH16 IZ with a microstimulator system connect the system as shown The diagram below shows a system configuration featuring the RZ Processor an IZ2 Stimulator and PZ2 preamp or PZ5 digitizer...

Page 472: ...t Diagrams Headstage Pinout The numbers in the diagram to the right refer to the channel connections to the preamp connector or stimulator connector G on the diagram to the right is connected to the g...

Page 473: ...put Channel Number Ch 6 8 10 12 14 and 16 8 A7 21 A8 9 A9 22 A10 10 A11 23 A12 11 A13 24 A14 12 A15 25 A16 13 NA Not Used 26 NA Not Used Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 S1 Stimulator Chann...

Page 474: ...10 60 System 3 SH16 Switchable Headstages...

Page 475: ...Part 11 Low Impedance Headstages...

Page 476: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 477: ...l press the button next to the channel indicator The highest level light indicates the maximum impedance between the channel and the ground If all impedance lights are illuminated it is likely that on...

Page 478: ...n 1 kOhm and 20 kOhm Either headstage unit connects to the Medusa preamplifier s 25 pin connector The simple interface to the RA16PA preamplifier makes it easy to connect your electrodes to our system...

Page 479: ...ies depending on the power supply provided by the preamplifier TDT preamplifiers supply 1 5 V but third party preamplifiers may vary TDT recommends using preamplifiers which deliver 2 5 V or less Chec...

Page 480: ...r more information The differential inputs allow for improved common mode rejection on all channels Because of the increased complexity of the circuitry the RA16LI D does not have impedance checking T...

Page 481: ...stages ensure that all ground pins are connected to a single common node See Headstage Connection Guide on page 6 93 for more information Input Referred Noise rms 0 1 V bandwidth 300 3000 Hz 0 3 V ban...

Page 482: ...0 D16 Differential Input 7 A8 31 D1 8 A9 32 A3 Analog Input 9 D9 Differential Input 33 D4 Differential Input 10 A10 Analog Input 34 AGND Analog Ground 11 A11 35 D6 Differential Input 12 A12 36 D7 13 D...

Page 483: ...Part 12 Adapters and Connectors...

Page 484: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 485: ...e Refer to the electrode manufacturer s documentation for information on single ended or differential configurations Note When using these adapters with NeuroNexus Gray Matter or CyberKinetics probes...

Page 486: ...The ZCA OMN32 adapter connects a 32 channel chronic Omnetics based probe to a 32 channel ZIF Clip headstage By default the inputs are single ended with Ref and GND tied together A jumper is provided t...

Page 487: ...OMN adapter connects two 32 channel chronic Omnetics based probe to a 64 channel ZIF Clip headstage with flex cable ZCA64 FLEX OMN Side A on top Side B on bottom The standard cable length is two inche...

Page 488: ...connector and reflect the preamplifier channels ZCA EIB16 ZIF Clip Headstage to Electrode Interface Board 16 Channels The ZCA EIB16 adapter allows the user to connect 16 channels of electrode wire to...

Page 489: ...annel ZIF Clip headstage plus ground and reference Wires can be soldered to holes or connected using EIB pins such as the large EIB tapered pins available from NeuraLynx To guard against noise pickup...

Page 490: ...acute NeuroNexus probe to a 64 channel ZIF Clip headstage Important The pinout below is for the ZC64 analog headstages only If you are using a ZD64 digital headstage please refer to the ZD64 headstag...

Page 491: ...ted on the adapter for access to single ended and differential modes of operation See the diagram below for connection details Jumper Connections Operation G R X Ref Shorts headstage Ground and Refere...

Page 492: ...12 10 System 3 ZIF Clip Headstage Adapters Pinouts are looking into the connector and reflect the preamplifier channels ZCA GM60 Connection Diagram Gray Matter Microdrive SC60 1 ZCA GM60 Adapter...

Page 493: ...t reference together Pinouts are looking into the connector and reflect the preamplifier channels Use jumper to choose which reference R1 R2 R3 to use for all channels Only one reference may be select...

Page 494: ...of the adapter is provided for access to two probe reference pins These pins are separate references and are connected internally to the adapter Connecting a jumper between the headstage reference pin...

Page 495: ...Jumper Configuration The following table describes the jumper configurations for the ZCA ICS96 Jumper Connections Operation Ind Ref1 Ind Ref2 Headstage Ground and Reference separated and Ref1 Ref2 pi...

Page 496: ...cromanipulator Configuration for single ended or differential operation is provided on the electrode Refer to the Plextrode documentation for jumper configurations IND REF1 IND REF2 Shorts headstage R...

Page 497: ...System 3 12 15 ZIF Clip Headstage Adapters Pinouts are looking into the connector and reflect the preamplifier channels...

Page 498: ...g into the connector and reflect the preamplifier channels ZCA MIL16 ZIF Clip Headstage to Mill Max con nector 16 Channels The ZCA MIL16 adapter connects a 18 channel Mill Max based probe to a 16 chan...

Page 499: ...tage By default the inputs are single ended with Reference R and Ground G tied together A jumper is provided to give the user the option of making the inputs differential To make the inputs differenti...

Page 500: ...via two Mill Max connectors to a 32 channel ZIF Clip headstage Pinouts are looking through the connector and reflect the preamplifier channels Mill Max Connector Specifications Pitch 0 050 1 27 mm Ro...

Page 501: ...Chronic Probe 16 Channels The AC CH adapter allows the user to connect a 16 channel chronic probe such as a TDT 16 channel microwire array to an acute TDT headstage RA16AC RA16AC4 Standard operation...

Page 502: ...Acute Headstage to 32 Channel Acute Probe The ACx2 NN adapter connects a 32 channel acute NeuroNexus probe to two 16 channel acute TDT headstages RA16AC RA16AC4 Standard operation with the NeuroNexus...

Page 503: ...ions If you are using a third party headstage please contact TDT support for assistance Important When using these adapters with NeuroNexus probes keep in mind that there are several versions of each...

Page 504: ...oZ connector See pinouts below for more detail Connecting the Adapter to the nanoZ After configuring the nanoZ impedance tester as directed in the nanoZ User Manual connect the adapter to the Samtec c...

Page 505: ...he connector nanoZ ZCA32 ZCA64 nanoZ to ZIF Clip Probes The nanoZ ZCA32 and nanoZ ZCA64 adapters allow the user to connect a nanoZ impedance tester to a 32 or 64 channel ZIF Clip probe The nanoZ ZCA32...

Page 506: ...iguring the nanoZ impedance tester as directed in the nanoZ User Manual connect the adapter so that both nanoZ Samtec connectors as shown below Ensure that it is firmly seated The nanoZ ZCA32 should c...

Page 507: ...ion to a PZ3 amplifier and a single DB37 provides a parallel output connection Bank letters as well as channel number ranges are labeled on all the DB26 connectors i e Bank A Channels 1 8 Important Th...

Page 508: ...9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 20 A2 Analog input channels 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 2 A3 21 A4 3 A5 22 A6 4 A7 23 A8 5 A9 24 A10 6 A11 25 A12 7 A13 26 A14 8 A15 27 A16 9 A17 28...

Page 509: ...n system and a parallel recording system Two DB26 connectors provide direct connection to a PZ5 amplifier and a single DB37 provides a parallel output connection Bank letters as well as channel number...

Page 510: ...hared Reference Mode Contact TDT if differential recording is required Local None or Shared Reference Mode Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog input channels 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19...

Page 511: ...16 channels Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Output Channels 14 NA Not Used 2 A2 15 GND Ground 3 A3 16 NA Not Used 4 A4 17 NA 5 Ref Reference 18 NA 6 NA Not Used 19 NA 7 A5 Analog...

Page 512: ...12 30 System 3 Splitters...

Page 513: ...onnection between electrodes and the preamplifier LI CONN Z Low Impedance Connector for the PZ3 The PZ3 is designed to record from low impedance electrodes and electrode caps with input impedance less...

Page 514: ...acket The light weight bracket reduces tangling near the subject DB80 I64 Cable Adapter The male I connector is keyed to ensure correct connection and includes locking latches to prevent disconnection...

Page 515: ...eamplifiers by converting the type of preamplifier connector DBF MiniDBM Low Impedance Headstage to PZ Preamplifier 16 channels This adapter connects a low impedance headstage RA4LI or RA16LI to a PZ...

Page 516: ...wo 1 5 V D batteries and is enabled through a simple ON OFF switch To power the PLX ZCA adapter 1 Align the red colored stripe to the Harwin connector side of the adapter as shown in the diagram above...

Page 517: ...electronics associated with the PZ amplifier connection They can be used to connect stimulation to the corresponding electrodes pass electrode signals to a parallel recording system or serve as an alt...

Page 518: ...nce mode See the PZ5M Input Connectors on page 6 53 Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog input channels 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 1 5 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 20 A2 Analog input channels 2 4 6 8...

Page 519: ...Part 13 Microwire Arrays...

Page 520: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 521: ...der the headstage dimensions to ensure sufficient clearance Note This section provides information specific to TDT arrays For more general information see Suggestions for Microwire Insertion on page 1...

Page 522: ...inum shroud microwire arrays can be damaged by extreme heat Use caution when soldering ZIF Clip Based Microwire Array Specifications Specifications might vary based on custom order Specification Defau...

Page 523: ...rs reflect the site map or channel output to a TDT amplifier from the ZIF Clip based microwire array when connected with a ZIF Clip headstage 16 and 32 Channel ZIF Clip Microwire Arrays looking into a...

Page 524: ...13 6 System 3 ZIF Clip Based Microwire Arrays 64 Channel ZIF Clip Microwire Array looking into array...

Page 525: ...the ZIF Clip micro connector To remove the ZCAP Grasp both sides of the O ring grip and gently pull away from the ZIF Clip micro connector until the ZCAP releases from the connector The ZL CAP Locking...

Page 526: ...13 8 System 3 ZIF Clip Based Microwire Arrays...

Page 527: ...lectrode separation specifications Consult the documentation provided with your array for custom specifications Grounding the Electrode Our latest laser cut microwire arrays OMN1010 have one location...

Page 528: ...x7x4mm Ground wire is attached adjacent to row 1 16 Channel Connector 32 Channel Connector Specification Default Options n Rows X n Electrodes 2X8 Max channels 32 Metal Tungsten Wire Diameter 50 m 33...

Page 529: ...g advances Reuter brown1 IVIS pdf NIH offers instructional videos entitled Training in Basic Biometholodology for Laboratory Mice and Training in Survival Rodent Surgery at their website http grants n...

Page 530: ...to its desired position leaving it attached to the stereotaxy until it is fully bonded to the skull with dental acrylic Prevent CSF from weeping from the craniotomy by gently packing around the array...

Page 531: ...System 3 13 13 Suggestions for Microwire Insertion...

Page 532: ...13 14 System 3 Suggestions for Microwire Insertion...

Page 533: ...acted through up to 10 mm of neural tissue in 50 100 m increments A protective cap secures the Microdrive between recordings Two ports for saline and antibiotic lavage provide access for cleaning For...

Page 534: ...Head Mounted Microdrive with 16 Channel Flex ZIF Clip Microwire Array zDrive 32 Head Mounted Microdrive with 32 Channel Flex ZIF Clip Microwire Array Note The TDT zDrive Microdrives with ZIF Clip Arra...

Page 535: ...ereby facilitate acquiring the maximum amount of data per surgery The care and maintenance of the drive as explained in this document is necessary to achieve optimal results The implantation procedure...

Page 536: ...aboratory Implantation Procedure After opening the area for the craniotomy follow these steps Step 1 Clean the skull Remove any traces of organic tissue and blood Clean the surface with hydrogen perox...

Page 537: ...to the craniotomy as reference and the farther one as ground To ensure the most reliable connection for the ground and reference wires solder each wire to a screw rather than simply wrapping them aro...

Page 538: ...size of the craniotomy should depend on the size of the microelectrode array used On average 0 5 1 mm are added to each side of the rectangular shape with the same size of the array and centered in t...

Page 539: ...arrays This resistance leads to deforming dimpling of the brain at the moment of penetration To minimize brain dimpling apply cyanoacrylate adhesive directly to the pia surface bordering the edge of...

Page 540: ...retracted position by turning the set screw clockwise then fasten it to the surgery cup and install it on the micromanipulator on the stereotactic table Connect the ZIF Clip headstage to record durin...

Page 541: ...sed cream Spread this mixture onto the surface of the gelfoam pieces Carefully fill the hole of the craniotomy without damaging the electrodes Step 8 Solder ground and reference Solder the ground and...

Page 542: ...ce will cut the wire applying too little will result in a poor and noisy connection Step 9 Apply cement With a syringe apply dental cement such as SEcure self etching dual cure resin cement from Sun M...

Page 543: ...animal is awake Caution Don t insert the needle more than 14 mm Caution Insert the needle in the drive with care Don t apply force to avoid moving the array holder inside the drive Stop the penetrati...

Page 544: ...This will help you estimate the portion of turn that has been applied Every full counterclockwise turn corresponds to moving the electrode 0 250 mm deeper Therefore a half or 180 degree counterclockw...

Page 545: ...Part 14 Attenuator...

Page 546: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 547: ...the ActiveX Reference Manual When used in manual operation the attenuation level is adjusted in two modes of operation The Atten mode permits the user to adjust the attenuation level of the signal fro...

Page 548: ...e to manually adjust attenuation See PA5 Manual Operation on page 14 4 for more information INPUT BNC Source signal input The maximum input voltage is 10 V peak OUTPUT BNC Attenuated signal output PA5...

Page 549: ...in the PA5 s nonvolatile memory See Using Preset Configurations on page 14 10 for more information To use UserAtt mode 1 Turn the Select knob until UserAtt appears on the display then press and releas...

Page 550: ...flip the scale of the display useful for displaying actual signal level on the front panel of the PA5 May be used only when the intensity of the input signal is known See Setting a Reference Value on...

Page 551: ...hows the output signal intensity rather than the attenuation level This function may be used only when the input signal strength is known When Refrnce is set the letter R appears on the left side of t...

Page 552: ...l BaseAtt appears on the display 3 Press and release the Select knob 0 0 dB appears on the display 4 Turn the Select knob until the display shows the desired level of attenuation 5 Press and release t...

Page 553: ...Actual attenuation versus displayed levels is shown in the following table Example 2 Multiple Signals of Varying Levels The base attenuation feature is also useful when working with multiple signals o...

Page 554: ...To exit the UserOps menu press and release the ESC button Example 1 Displaying Signal Level in SPL A user wishes to use the PA5 to display the signal level in dB Sound Pressure Level SPL for the freq...

Page 555: ...on the display 3 Turn the Select knob until the desired preset location is displayed and then press and release the Select knob Saving appears on the display and then Atten appears on the display The...

Page 556: ...on Single Box indicates a top level menu Double Box indicates a second level menu Display Description A Normal Attenuation Mode U User Attenuation Mode U User Attenuation Mode Base attenuation value s...

Page 557: ...ttenuation Resolution 0 1 dB Attenuation Accuracy 0 05 dB Spectral Variation 0 04 dB 20Hz to 80 kHz Offset 10 mV Signal Noise 113 dB 20 Hz to 80 kHz at 9 9 V Noise Floor 16 V rms 20 Hz to 80 kHz THD 0...

Page 558: ...14 14 System 3 PA5 Programmable Attenuator...

Page 559: ...Part 15 Commutators...

Page 560: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 561: ...n ultra quiet environment for recording and lightweight cables and connectors minimize the torque caused by subject motion Pushbuttons allow for optional manual control of the commutator motor and an...

Page 562: ...rmance in 16 32 and 64 channel versions but did not support the fiber optic rotary joint ACx model operation is the same except where noted Part numbers AC16 16 Channel Commutator AC32 32 Channel Comm...

Page 563: ...de out of normal position during shipping or anytime the commutator is turned upside down If the motor is not engaged you can turn the bottom section of the rotating shaft but the rest of the shaft do...

Page 564: ...ally mounted above the subject A PZ preamplifier is connected to the DB26 connectors marked A B C and D on the face of the commutator A headstage with splice connector and a splice to splice adapter a...

Page 565: ...atures LEDs The four indicator LEDs on the front panel indicate power the status of the Inhibit BNC input clockwise rotation and counterclockwise rotation Manual Rotational Buttons The commutator feat...

Page 566: ...one male banana plug to male banana plug pass through and one male banana plug to alligator clip pass through These cables also include ferrite beads to remove any potential RF noise that might travel...

Page 567: ...on page 15 16 for connector pinouts Fiber Optic Rotary Joint Optional The fiber optic rotary joint FORJ assembly is an available add on component It includes an FC PC optical fiber connector accessibl...

Page 568: ...two screws securing the encoder clamping plates 3 Carefully pull the FORJ away from the commutator face until the fiber is free 4 Disconnect the fiber from the joint 5 Replace the fiber To install th...

Page 569: ...he end of the fiber and insert it into the hole next to the encoder 4 Pull the end of the fiber through the hole and insert it through the hole in the groove of the connector module 5 Leave enough sla...

Page 570: ...o screws The plate should be just below body of the ACO32 and the encoder body should sit snuggly inside the lip of the clamping plates Be careful not to pinch any wires or the fiber as the plates are...

Page 571: ...tions use different screws so be sure to save all screws Replacing the Optical Fiber ACO64 The FORJ assembly can be removed and re installed by the user to replace the optical fiber To remove a curren...

Page 572: ...ee 4 Disconnect the fiber from the joint 5 Replace the fiber To install one optical fiber in the FORJ 1 Insert metal cannula end of the fiber into center of gear inside the ACO64 2 Slowly push fiber t...

Page 573: ...gh 4 Secure the two encoder clamping shells back onto the ACO64 shaft by inserting and tightening the two screws 5 The plate should be just below the body of the ACO64 and the encoder body should sit...

Page 574: ...Signal Noise 120 dB 20 Hz to 25 kHz RPM approx 18 Digital Inputs 1 Inhibit Power Consumption ACO32 and ACO64 quiescent 35 mA ACO32 rotating 65 mA ACO64 rotating 75 mA Run time ACO32 20 hr ACO64 40 hr...

Page 575: ...numbers for recording purposes the preamplifier connections must be taken into account The first channel as labeled below is relative to the amplifier bank of channel numbers connected If connector B...

Page 576: ...ector Pinout Note Electrode channel numbers relative to the connected bank of preamplifier channels Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 E1 Electrode Channels 14 V Positive Voltage 2 E2 15 GND...

Page 577: ...mmon GND V and V Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 E1 Electrode Channels 14 V Positive Voltage 2 E2 15 GND Ground 3 E3 16 GND Ground 4 E4 17 V Negative Voltage 5 Ref Reference 18 HSD Headsta...

Page 578: ...15 20 System 3 ACO32 ACO64 Motorized Commutators...

Page 579: ...Part 16 Transducers and Amplifiers...

Page 580: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 581: ...ing required is also available Speakers feature a rugged aluminum housing and a built in 8 32 threaded hole for use with standard laboratory mounting hardware The mono speaker includes an aluminum sta...

Page 582: ...peaker is configured for free field use be careful to avoid touching the exposed speaker membrane Configuring the MF1 for Closed Field Operation For closed field operation the Close Field adapter is a...

Page 583: ...red tip as shown 3 Insert one of the tips into the groove on the CF adapter Ensure the tip is bottomed in its socket If using the tube tip gently insert the tube into the narrow end of the tip 4 Attac...

Page 584: ...nfigurations should be calibrated to your specific configuration Technical specifications measured under specific controlled conditions are provided for comparison purposes Technical Specifications Av...

Page 585: ...System 3 16 7 MF1 Multi Field Magnetic Speakers Free field measurements typical at 10 cm using 1V input Closed field measurements typical for approx 0 1cc eartip coupler using 1V input...

Page 586: ...16 8 System 3 MF1 Multi Field Magnetic Speakers...

Page 587: ...ES1 Free Field Electrostatic Speaker EC1 Electrostatic Speaker Coupler Model Cable Connection The ES1 and EC1 electrostatic speakers work exclusively with the ED1 Electrostatic Speaker Driver Input is...

Page 588: ...stortion that degrades the operation of the speakers over time causing a decreased power output across all frequencies Broadband Signals When using broadband signals limit the amount of energy in the...

Page 589: ...ER attempt to clean the holes in the baseplate of the speaker Doing so can puncture the speaker membrane When using the EC1 check the end of the Tygon tubing for cerumen and other debris and clean as...

Page 590: ...d to the fitting of the EC1 4 V peak input tones were tested and frequency response was measured with a calibrated pressure microphone The results of the calibration will vary depending on the type of...

Page 591: ...high end of the response 80 kHz is attenuated Every experimental setup is unique It is important to calibrate the response of the speaker in each experimental setup Important Modifying the EC1 or ES1...

Page 592: ...16 14 System 3 EC1 ES1 Electrostatic Speaker...

Page 593: ...ps ED1 output is via two 4 pin mini DIN connectors which carry both bias and signal voltages The ED1 is designed to work exclusively with TDT ES series electrostatic speakers While the ED1 will accept...

Page 594: ...1 Technical Specifications Note For further information see EC1 ES1 Electrostatic Speaker on page 16 9 ED1 Pinouts Input Signal Range 10 V peak into ED1 Gain 0 dB to 27 dB on both channels in 3 dB ste...

Page 595: ...n additional 6 dB of gain Power The HB7 Headphone Buffer is powered via the System 3 zBus ZB1PS No PC interface is required Features Inputs The HB7 has two inputs for signals up to 10 V accessed throu...

Page 596: ...he right channel the right input BNC is not used The differential output will usually only be used with speakers not headphones To connect the speaker connect the left output to one pole of the speake...

Page 597: ...System 3 16 19 HB7 Headphone Buffer...

Page 598: ...16 20 System 3 HB7 Headphone Buffer...

Page 599: ...rom 10 dB to 55 dB in 5 dB steps A toggle switch provides 20 dB of additional gain for over five thousand fold amplification Power The MA3 Microphone Amplifier is powered via the System 3 zBus ZB1PS N...

Page 600: ...put MA3 Technical Specification Output Diagram Input Signal Range 10 V peak 3dB Bandwidth 200 kHz 40 dB gain Gain Accuracy 1 dB Spectral Variation 1 dB from 20 Hz to 20 kHz Signal Noise 110 dB 20 Hz t...

Page 601: ...System 3 16 23 MA3 Microphone Amplifier Frequency Response Diagram...

Page 602: ...16 24 System 3 MA3 Microphone Amplifier...

Page 603: ...s Power The MS2 Monitor Speaker is powered via the System 3 zBus ZB1PS No PC interface is required MS2 Features Manual control is via a single LEVEL knob which provides control over the signal output...

Page 604: ...16 26 System 3 MS2 Monitor Speaker...

Page 605: ...flat from 50 hertz to 200 kilohertz Gain can be varied over a 27 dB range in 3 dB increments Power The SA1 Stereo Amplifier is powered via the System 3 zBus ZB1PS No PC interface is required SA1 Featu...

Page 606: ...2 Take the outputs from OUT 1 and OUT 2 and combine them to boost the gain SA1 Technical Specifications Input Signal Range 10 V peak Power Output 1 5 W channel into 8 ohms 6 0 W with Ganged output Spe...

Page 607: ...required SA8 Features Inputs There are eight available inputs located on the DB9 connector on the front panel of the SA8 Outputs The eight output channels are accessible via the DB25 connector and ar...

Page 608: ...ain Up Up 0 Up Down 6 Down Up 10 Down Down 13 Inputs Power Outputs SA8 Eight Channel Power Amplifier Connector labeled RA16 PP16 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8...

Page 609: ...1 Analog Input Channels 6 A2 Analog Input Channels 2 A3 7 A4 3 A5 8 A6 4 A7 9 A8 5 GND Ground Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Output Channels Group 1 14 A2 Analog Output Channels...

Page 610: ...16 32 System 3 SA8 Eight Channel Power Amplifier...

Page 611: ...sitioning of the Flashlamp LS1130 and the 1 meter liquid light guide optic FO1 offers additional positioning and focusing abilities Power The Flash Lamp Driver FD1 provides power for the flashlamp and...

Page 612: ...a digital output line from one of the System 3 processors such as the RP2 1 or RX6 Alternatively the trigger line can be provided by an external source TTL source with a maxium voltage of 5 V and 1 mS...

Page 613: ...Includes FD1 Flash Lamp Driver LS1130 Flashlamp and FO1 Liquid Light Guide LS1130 and MVS7000 Connector Pinout Note Connectors are wired the same Flash Rate 0 1 200 Hz Flash Duration 10 sec Trigger T...

Page 614: ...16 36 System 3 FLYSYS FlashLamp System...

Page 615: ...olic cone designed to maximize output and minimize distortion Its tapered tip can be inserted directly to the subject s ear or fitted with the provided tubing and used with most standard ear tips The...

Page 616: ...desirable effects Unlike the closed field model the free field model s speaker is exposed and should be carefully handled Sharp objects could puncture the speaker membrane causing damage to the unit I...

Page 617: ...re provided for comparison purposes Technical Specifications FF1 Technical Specifications Free field Frequency Response at 10 cm FF1 measurements typical at 10 cm using 4V input Crossover Frequency 50...

Page 618: ...requency Response CF1 measurements typical for approx 0 1cc pvc tube coupler using 1V input Crossover Frequency 500 Hz High Pass Weight 590 Grams Dimensions 7 62 cm outside diameter x 8 89 cm deep Typ...

Page 619: ...Part 17 Subject Interface...

Page 620: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 621: ...s provide support for the RBOX The response box can also be used with custom designed software developed using RPvdsEx and TDT s ActiveX or OpenDeveloper tools Note More information on RBOX operation...

Page 622: ...ugh 3 are used as button inputs and Bits 4 through 7 are used as LED outputs To use the response box with an RM processor configure the bits in the RPvdsEx configuration register as follows 1 Click th...

Page 623: ...Digital I O port Bits 0 through 3 are used as button inputs and Bits 4 through 7 are used as LED outputs To use the response box with an RX processor configure the bits in the RPvdsEx configuration re...

Page 624: ...s the buttons and LEDs Note Logic inputs are Logic High by default with open circuit button not pressed A button press shorts the input causing a Logic Low state The bit addressable digital I O lines...

Page 625: ...chnical Specifications RBOX RBOX_RX6 and RBOX_RZ6 Specifications Response Box for RP2 1 RXn and RZ6 Buttons 4 LEDs 4 Connection 25 pin Note RBOX_RZ6 serial numbers 2000 use a DB9 Connector See RBOX4 D...

Page 626: ...utton Bit 1 16 B2 Button Bit 2 4 B3 Button Bit 3 17 NA Not Used 5 NA Not Used 18 6 19 L0 LED Bit 0 7 L1 LED Bit 1 20 L2 LED Bit 2 8 L3 LED Bit 3 21 NA Not Used 9 NA Not Used 22 10 23 11 24 12 25 13 Bu...

Page 627: ...ntegrated into experiments in real time without any increase in latency Positional information from motion trackers can be efficiently stored and synchronized with biological signals such as EMG EEG a...

Page 628: ...a fiber optic cable When connecting the HTI3 to a base station make sure that the fiber optic cable is connected as shown to the right HTI3 Features Reset Boresight Pressing the Reset Boresight button...

Page 629: ...is receiving data from receiver 1 receiver 2 or both The figure below shows the LED pattern for the HTI3 properly connected to a base station and a motion tracker while acquiring data from receiver 1...

Page 630: ...circuit design The circuit below performs the initial scale factor The circuit uses the iterate function to efficiently scale all 16 channels The circuit uses only single processor components and work...

Page 631: ...cker signals are updated transferred to the HTI3 at rates up to 120Hz The HTI3 sends signals to the RX RP device at sample rates up to 25 kHz This means that each value from the motion tracker may be...

Page 632: ...ed signal would be to send it to a Serial Buffer input In this case the values are stored once every 60 samples If you were using this with OpenEx this would be the primary way to save the data set Pu...

Page 633: ...lter values About the Sample Circuit The sample circuit HTIFLOCKOFBIRDS rpx illustrates the scale factors for all incoming channels from the FOB motion tracker Page 0 shows the initial scaling and the...

Page 634: ...RAK Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 NA Not Used 6 NA Not Used 2 Receive Serial Receive Line 7 3 Transmit Serial Transmit Line 8 4 NA Not Used 9 5 GND Ground Pin Name Description Pin Name D...

Page 635: ...rimenters a great deal of flexibility to control feedback based on subject response reinforcing behavior for correct and incorrect choices The button box can be controlled from an RP2 1 or RV8 process...

Page 636: ...that will be run on the controlling device The button box can also be controlled using ActiveX and Matlab or any programming language that supports ActiveX Before designing or debugging circuits for...

Page 637: ...etermine which buttons are pressed A simple circuit like this may be required if the RP2 that controls the button box is also used for stimulus presentation A more likely circuit design for button acq...

Page 638: ...ranslated into a value representing which bit was read For example if the bit in bitmask value is 16 then Log2 converts the value to 4 This lets the user determine via the Button_Press parameter tag t...

Page 639: ...design the user designates the LED and the button number or column position in two separate steps In the second the steps are combined In the final design LED designation and on off information are c...

Page 640: ...an select one at a time several lights to turn on and off For example to light the top LED in the first column and the bottom LED in the last column perform the following steps 1 Set the Color DataTab...

Page 641: ...ctions The following example uses the WordOut component similarly to the way the WordIn is used in the button press example As before a DataTable is used to determine which LED to light In the LED POS...

Page 642: ...tem 3 BBOX Button Box Note See the Bit Pattern Table for a review of how each bit position is used This example is found in the LED3 RPvdsEx file in the ButtonBox example folder TDT RPvdsEX Examples B...

Page 643: ...ameter Standard Molex Pin and Socket connectors on the top panel For pinouts see BH32 Technical Specifications on page 17 38 Power The BH32 logic board is powered by either a 6 9V 3A center negative a...

Page 644: ...and current state of all bits in each bank 3 NetBIOS name and IP address 4 IP address of paired RZ device if paired See RZ Configuration on page 17 30 Push and hold the Mode button for two seconds th...

Page 645: ...Controlling the Molex outputs with UDP Serial banks A B only Configure the bank as an output The Molex outputs are low when active The digital output logic is the inverse of the Molex output logic Mo...

Page 646: ...sses configuring the BH32 networking communication and hardware interfaces See RZ UDP Communications Interface on page 1 63 for more information on the basics of networking and the various protocols I...

Page 647: ...er such as Internet Explorer Chrome or Firefox Enter the device s IP address as the web address e g http 10 1 0 100 and press Enter or Enter the NetBIOS name as the web address e g TDT_BHC_32_1001 and...

Page 648: ...ogin information can be changed on the Network Configuration page To access a page that requires authentication 1 Click the navigation link for the page 2 When prompted enter the username and password...

Page 649: ...Device Number is used to identify the BH32 among a network of BH32s For single BH32 use this value should be set to 1 Direction Each Bank can be configured as either Input or Output Logic Level Each...

Page 650: ...and password can be changed on this page If the Enable DHCP check box is checked the IP Address Gateway Address Subnet Mask and DNS server address values are overridden and automatically configured b...

Page 651: ...which supports TCP IP To initialize the PC for a direct connection in Windows XP 1 Physically connect the BH32 Ethernet interface and the PC via an Ethernet crossover cable 2 Click Start Control Panel...

Page 652: ...lly sends a new packet if any of the Inputs change value The 32 bit integer represents the current state of all I O on the BH32 device The ordering is as follows Bit31 Bit0 A8 A1 B8 B1 C8 C1 D8 D1 Exa...

Page 653: ...his writing This header is used by the BH32 and the RZ to identify packets that they should read and process The target device is identified with the next 24 bits of the packet It consists of a 16 bit...

Page 654: ...M mode the BH32 display flashes a prompt for the user to press the input button to set the BH32 device number to the starting device number Message Device Group 0b0 0b0000001 0x00000000 Starting Devic...

Page 655: ...to 256 timestamps total for all pins can be stored in memory Message Device Group 0b0 0b0000110 Pin Number Active 0 or 1 32 bits Reply Device Group 0b1 0b0000110 Pin Number 64 bit timestamp s GET_SET...

Page 656: ...the BH32 will no longer be in RZ_CONTROLLER state and broaast a GET_SET_TRIGGER message on the network with Trigger Mask 0 Message Device Group 0b0 0b0001101 0x00000000 RZ IP Address optional Reply D...

Page 657: ...ion 1 C1 Bank C Bits 1 3 5 and 7 14 C2 Bank C Bits 2 4 6 and 8 2 C3 15 C4 3 C5 16 C6 4 C7 17 C8 5 GND Digital I O Ground 18 A1 Bank A Bits 1 3 5 and 7 6 A2 Bank A Bits 2 4 6 and 8 19 A3 7 A4 20 A5 8 A...

Page 658: ...s are shorted together do not connect a second external power source I O CONNECTORS V Positive Voltage S Signal G Ground Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Bank A Bits 1 3 5 and 7 14 D7 Ba...

Page 659: ...Part 18 Signal Handling...

Page 660: ...1 2 System 3...

Page 661: ...The compact battery operated device simulates neurological waveforms or sine waves that can be output directly to a ZIF Clip headstage Neurological simulations consist of an LFP component and spike co...

Page 662: ...ment with the FB128 in place of the subject and electrodes Four output connectors are positioned side by side at one end of the simulator One for each size of ZIF Clip headstages including one connect...

Page 663: ...ictured waveforms were generated by the FB128 and plotted in OpenWorkbench with the following settings Wave Filter Settings High Pass 300 Hz Low Pass 5000 Hz LFPx Filter Settings High Pass 0 Hz Low Pa...

Page 664: ...ss 300 Hz Low Pass 5000 Hz LFPx Filter Settings High Pass 0 Hz Low Pass 300 Hz TETRODE Neurological LFP waveforms with spikes where spikes on each group of four channels fire synchronously Channels 1...

Page 665: ...ettings High Pass 0 Hz Low Pass 300 Hz TONE 30 Hz 30 Hz sine wave at 700 V on all channels TONE 1000 Hz 1000 Hz sine wave at 70 V on all channels TONE REF 100 Hz sine wave at 700 V on Reference channe...

Page 666: ...Normal Mode Pictured waveforms were generated by the FB128 and plotted in OpenWorkbench with the following settings Wave Filter Settings High Pass 300 Hz Low Pass 5000 Hz LFPx Filter Settings High Pas...

Page 667: ...ng processor type The PCB provides better performance than ribbon cables facilitating faster data transfer rates and improved signal to noise ratios Adjustable Positioning The PP24 is equipped with a...

Page 668: ...RX6 RX7 RX8 Digital I O Connector Bit Addressable Digital I O Channels 0 7 Digital I O Byte A Channels 0 7 Digital I O Byte B Channels 8 15 RX5 RX7 Multi I O Connector Analog Outputs A2 A4 A6 A8 Chan...

Page 669: ...onnection to the PP24 A1 A8 B1 B8 C1 C8 Bit Addressable Digital I O Channels 0 7 Digital I O Byte A Channels 0 7 Digital I O Byte B Channels 8 15 A1 A8 B1 B8 C1 C8 Analog Outputs A2 A4 A6 A8 Channels...

Page 670: ...nalog I O connection to the PP24 Mapping RZ2 I O Note The PP24 is mounted below the RZ2 The diagram below maps the RZ2 Digital I O connection to the PP24 A1 A8 B1 B8 C1 C8 Bit Addressable Digital I O...

Page 671: ...5 or RZ5D Digital I O connection to the PP24 A1 A8 B1 B8 C1 C8 Bit Addressable Digital I O Channels 0 7 Digital I O Port A Channels 0 7 Digital I O Port B Channels 0 7 A1 A8 B1 B8 C1 C8 Not Used Analo...

Page 672: ...Note The PP24 is mounted below the RZ6 The diagram below maps the RZ6 Digital I O connection to the PP24 A1 A8 B5 B8 C5 C8 B1 B4 C1 C4 Not Used Analog Input Channels 1 4 Analog Output Channels 9 12 A1...

Page 673: ...o the following table PP16 Device Connectors GND Jumper When using the PP16 and the RV8 Barracuda the jumper located on the PP16 connects the analog ground of the DB9 connector to the device ground on...

Page 674: ...tal I O Connector Digital Inputs Channels 1 8 Digital Outputs Channels 1 8 C1 Trigger C2 Volt out 3 3v RA16BA Analog Digital I O Connector Analog Outputs Channels 1 8 Digital Outputs Channels 0 7 Digi...

Page 675: ...og I O Connector Analog I O Block A Channels 1 8 Analog I O Block B Channels 9 16 Analog Output Block C Channels 17 24 RZ2 Digital I O Connector Bit Addressable Digital I O Port C Channels 0 7 Digital...

Page 676: ...nection for the Barracuda is shown below In this format sixteen digital inputs and eight digital outputs are configured as follows RV8 to PP16 Connection Diagram The optional connection for the Barrac...

Page 677: ...on Diagram TRIG Digital I O Option I O RV8 Barracuda Processor DIN DOUT ARMED RUNNING DC FREERUN Installed Option PP16 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 Analog Ch...

Page 678: ...one end of a serial DB25 male female cable into the J1 connector and plug the other end into the RA16 port of the PP16 Channels 1 8 and 9 16 of the headstages can be accessed through the patch panel...

Page 679: ...gregate input of all signals should never exceed two amps or 15 Volts because severe damage can be caused to the module Each RP2 can control up to four PM2R devices and each PM2R can have one active c...

Page 680: ...xteen LEDs indicate which channel is active One channel can be active at a time It is also possible to inactivate all channels PM2R Bitcode Pattern The bitcode pattern from the RP2 consists of an 8 bi...

Page 681: ...fications RP Control Input DB25 Pinout Digital Input Diagram Bit Number Integer Value Function 0 1 Least significant bit of channel number 1 2 Bit 2 of channel number 2 4 Bit 3 of channel number 3 8 M...

Page 682: ...Channels 7 D1 Digital Input Channels 20 D2 8 D3 21 D4 9 D5 22 D6 10 D7 23 NA Not Used 11 NA Not Used 24 NA 12 NA 25 NA 13 GND Ground Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 SGND Signal Ground 14...

Page 683: ...r to the bitcode pattern The first four bits are used to select the channel number and the last two bits are used to select the device ID A software trigger is used to change devices and initiate a to...

Page 684: ...e triggered signal adds 64 to the output to change the channel Controlling the PM2R from a run time application The examples described here could easily be modified to allow control from run time appl...

Page 685: ...s The SM5 Signal Mixer is a three channel weighted summer with variable input weighting and channel inverting The SM5 is a zBus rack mounted device through which it receives power Inputs Three signals...

Page 686: ...limited to 10V peak In addition the raw inputs A B and C as well as the weighted inputs Ka A and Kb B are limited to 10V peak SM5 Technical Specifications Input Signal Range 10 V peak Weighting Range...

Page 687: ...ough the ETM1 and acquired by the connected headstage The ETM1 also includes a connection to receive signals via the Patch Panel PP16 Using the PP16 virtually any signal source can be used The ETM1 al...

Page 688: ...erial DB25 male female cable into the J2 connector and plug the other end into the Analog Digital I O Port of an RA16BA or RV8 For headstage channels 9 16 plug one end of a serial DB25 male female cab...

Page 689: ...amplifier such as 4V for the RA16PA Frequency Response Flat from 500 20 000 Hz Highpass Filter Fc 20 Hz S N typical 70 dB THD Typical 0 01 for 1 kHz input at 1 V peak to peak Cross Talk 70 dB Attenua...

Page 690: ...A Note Female pin in shown Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 1 A1 Analog Input Channels 14 A2 Analog Input Channels 2 A3 15 A4 3 A5 16 A6 4 A7 17 A8 5 GND Ground 18 NA Not Used 6 NA Not Used 1...

Page 691: ...Part 19 PC Interfaces...

Page 692: ...19 2 System 3...

Page 693: ...are highly dependent on the specs of the computer Because of the overhead required to poll the hardware or run single commands with the USB interface users should be aware of the following relationsh...

Page 694: ...transfers with the Optibit Gigabit and USB 2 0 interfaces with an RX device The data was collected using a buffer size of 1 000 000 for the Read Tag and Write Tag commands The transfer rates were test...

Page 695: ...slot of a zBus device chassis or is built into RZ Processors The Optibit interface is up to 8x times faster than the original Gigabit interface and also reduces the system s susceptibility to EMF Als...

Page 696: ...light if the fiber optic cables are not connected properly PO5 PO5e Technical Specifications Interface transfer rates vary by transfer type and device See Cycle Usage and Large Transfers on page 19 4...

Page 697: ...System 3 19 7 PO5 PO5e Optibit Interface Dimensions PO5e PO5...

Page 698: ...tem 3 PO5 PO5e Optibit Interface Technical Specifications for the PO5e PC Interface Standard Cable Length 5 meters longer cables available on request Computer Interface PCIe card size 1x or larger ful...

Page 699: ...rates vary by transfer type and device See Cycle Usage and Large Transfers on page 19 4 for more information The UZ3 can handle roughly 50 75 of the data rate of the PO5 PO5e card and should not be u...

Page 700: ...19 10 System 3 UZ3 USB 3 0 Interface for Optibit...

Page 701: ...ll be installed when the device is connected to the host computer for the first time The UZ2 can be safely connected or unconnected while the computer is running Important Wait ten seconds after devic...

Page 702: ...cation protocol described below The first time the hardware is turned on a device driver is loaded to the interface Depending on your operating system the PC might beep to indicate that the device dri...

Page 703: ...together with multiple fiber optic cables The LO5 module requires AC power Part Numbers LO5 ExpressCard to zBus Interface module includes express card LO5 Technical Specifications The ExpressCard mus...

Page 704: ...19 14 System 3 LO5 ExpressCard to zBus Interface...

Page 705: ...trol FI5 PI5 to zBus Interface PI5 Technical Specifications The PI5 zBus to PC interface card must be installed in a standard size PCI v 2 2 or greater compliant 3 3 V slot Maximum cable length 30 met...

Page 706: ...her programs etc despite the high CPU usage however other programs that are running on the computer may slow down After installing the Gigabit PCI card in your computer there may be a conflict with ho...

Page 707: ...Part 20 The zBus and Power Supply...

Page 708: ...20 2 System 3...

Page 709: ...As seen in the functional diagram below the bus distributes communication and power throughout the system zBUS Functional Diagram One or two modular devices can be mounted in the chassis front bays p...

Page 710: ...ooling A ventilation fan is provided on the right side of the chassis Ventilation holes are also provided on the power supply panel and another internal fan is provided inside the power supply housing...

Page 711: ...plug not the cord in order to avoid damaging the cable To disconnect the ZB1PS 1 Turn off the power switch 2 Disconnect the power cord from the power supply 3 Disconnect the power cord from the wall...

Page 712: ...AC Installation Category CAT II Environmental Operating Temperature 0 to 45 C Storage Temperature 5 to 40 C Humidity 80 for temperatures up to 31 C decreasing linearly to 50 RH at 40 C Maximum Altitud...

Page 713: ...and must be used in conjunction with the PS25F WARNINGS The PS25F power supply must be placed in the right hand bay of a ZB1 Device Caddie as you look at the back of the chassis It can damage the sys...

Page 714: ...20 8 System 3 ZB1 Device Caddie and PS25F Power Supply...

Page 715: ...Part 21 System 3 Utilities...

Page 716: ...21 2 System 3...

Page 717: ...uilt in device chassis housing a programmable device such as the RZ2 and PA5 are represented in the system diagram Chassis housing non programmable devices such as the SM5 or HB7 are not displayed The...

Page 718: ...t changes to Cancel Test during a transfer test Click this button to end the test early Update All Devices The Update All Devices button automatically programs any out of date devices in the system wi...

Page 719: ...PO5 or PO5e interface provides an additional option to view system statistics When Show Statistics is checked the window expands to display the amount of data transferred and error codes if necessary...

Page 720: ...optical DSPs Note Only optical DSPs built or reprogrammed by TDT after 12 18 12 will display the correct DSP type 3 Click OK to close the pop up window Updating the Microcode Programmable devices use...

Page 721: ...e or more devices There are three options for updating The Update All Devices button automates the process of updating all devices in a system The Update device name command automates the process of u...

Page 722: ...automatically update a single device 1 For all devices except RX Series Processors right click the device in the system diagram then click Update device name on the shortcut menu If a time warning is...

Page 723: ...Browse button The default location for dxe files is opened and you can select the desired file for the selected device or browse to an alternate location The available files should include File Devic...

Page 724: ...the front panel of the device then click Program Device When Firmware BLANK or Firmware Burning is displayed on the front panel of the device release the Mode button Programming begins and the progres...

Page 725: ...username AppData Local Tucker Davis Technologies Synapse For non Synapse users if this file is not found the rig file located at C TDT Corpus Corpus synrig file will be loaded The default file will e...

Page 726: ...xtensions and their associated hardware devices is shown in table 2 Device Name Corpus Emulation Support RZ2 RZ5x Fully supported but some hardware features not simulated or emulated RZ6 Fully support...

Page 727: ...device_name The user can load the appropriate directory by right clicking in Corpus and choosing Select Simulation Files Directory and browsing to the highest folder in the desired directory typically...

Page 728: ...21 14 System 3 Corpus System 3 Hardware Emulator...

Page 729: ...Part 22 Computer Workstation...

Page 730: ...22 2 System 3...

Page 731: ...ge drives are available from TDT The WS is available in two configurations each with an optimized combination of processor memory and graphics The WS 8 is optimized for the most demanding applications...

Page 732: ...ting Multiple Devices Multiple processors or other interface dependent devices mounted in a zBus chassis can be connected to the WS s Optibit interface in a communications loop The most common configu...

Page 733: ...es connection and a purple LED indicates when the drive is being accessed Data D E The WS supports up to two removable data drives for storage of experiment data The drives slots are accessible from t...

Page 734: ...disabled when the video card is in use Input Output Connections The WS includes standard connections for keyboard mouse and audio input output lines Two Gigabit Ethernet ports and an RS232 type serial...

Page 735: ...e i7 4 SMT Cores for 8 processor threads running at 3 4 GHz in parallel Memory 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM Video Card GeForce GTX 650 with 2 GB RAM OS Hard Drive 240 GB Solid State Drive SSD Data Storage 1 TB 720...

Page 736: ...2 GB RAM OS Hard Drive 240 GB Solid State Drive SSD Data Storage 1 TB 7200RPM removable hard drive 1 included Network Two Gigabit Ethernet ports TDT Interface P05 card Open Slot PCIe x4 half length K...

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