Multichannel Systems STG1000 Manual - Manual (Page 28)

Stimulus Generator 1000 Series User Manual
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5.5 Auto Sync for Autocreating Trigger Pulses
If you want to synchronize other devices, for example a MEA1060-BC amplifier or the MC_Card
with the stimulus generator, you have to set up the digital output of the Sync Out channels in
synchrony to the stimulus pulses. This may sometimes be a bit tricky and time consuming,
especially for complex stimulus protocols.
The Auto Sync feature is intended for making the work with MC_Stimulus more efficient: Digital
Sync Out TTL pulses synchronous to stimulus pulses are generated automatically by this feature.
Each time an analog channel generates a pulse (that is, its value is not equal to zero), the logical
state of the assigned Sync Out channel is set to HIGH (=1). You can set the time offset of the
TTL's rising edge before the stimulus pulse and of the TTL's falling edge after the pulse. If you
change the stimulus protocol, corresponding Auto Sync pulses are updated on the fly. This
feature is especially recommended for controlling the MEA1060-BC amplifier with superior
stimulus artifact suppression.
1. On the Edit menu, click Auto Sync Settings.
The Auto Sync Settings dialog box appears.
2. Assign the analog stimulus channels that will be used as the basis for autocreating the protocols
on the Sync Out channel. For example, if you use only stimulus channel 1, select Ch1 under Sync1.
If you use a MEA1060-BC amplifier, you can use up to two output channels per amplifier, that is,
you may want to select Ch1 and Ch2 for Sync1, as shown in the preceding screen shot.