Multichannel Systems MEA-System Manual - Manual (Page 9)

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2.2.2 MEA2100-System
The MEA2100-System is the latest development in the MEA product family of Multi Channel
System MCS GmbH. The MEA2100-System is a compact and portable stand-alone system with
integrated amplification, data acquisition, online signal processing, integrated stimulus generator
as well as temperature control.
The MEA2100-System consists of two main devices: The interface board with integrated signal
processor and the headstage equipped with amplifier, A / D converter and stimulus generator.
It is possible to connect one headstage only or two headstages to one interface board. If you
are dealing with two headstages, each headstage can be operated independently by opening
the data acquisition software MC_Rack, for example for each headstage separately.
It is a highly flexible system, using a headstage that will fit on Inverted and upright microscopes.
The MEA2100-System acquires data from up to 240 electrode channels, 120 channels per
headstage and a sampling frequency of 50 kHz per channel. Eight additional analog IN channels
are available, and a 16 bit digital IN / OUT channels. The digitized electrode data is transmitted
to the connected interface board via eSATAp cable. The connection between interface board
and computer uses a high speed USB connection. Thus, it is possible to use any computer as
a data acquisition computer, also a laptop.
Data is recorded, stimulated, analyzed, graphed and reviewed with the powerful and easy-to-use
MC_Rack program from Multi Channel Systems MCS GmbH. The control functions of the internal
stimulator are also integrated into MC_Rack. The MC_Rack data format can be converted in other
standard formats with the software MC_DataTool.
2.2.3 USB-MEA256-System
The USB-MEA256-System is a complete system for in vitro recording from a special
microelectrode array with 256 electrodes (256MEA). The USB-MEA256-System is a compact
and portable stand-alone solution for MEA recordings with integrated amplification, data
acquisition, and analog / digital conversion. The system acquires data from up to 252 electrode
channels, four additional analog channels, and 16 digital in / out channels. The digitally converted
electrode signals are transmitted to any data acquisition computer via USB 2.0 (High Speed).
2.2.4 USB-MEA-Systems
The USB-MEA60-System is a complete system for in vitro recording from microelectrode arrays
(MEAs). The external data acquisition device USB-ME64 acquires data from up to 60 MEA
electrodes and four additional analog channels. An audio channel and 16 digital in / out channels
are available. The device has an integrated analog-digital converter board. The digitally converted
electrode signals are transmitted to any data acquisition computer via USB 2.0 (High Speed).
The USB-MEA120-System is a complete system for in vitro recording from microelectrode arrays
(MEAs). The external data acquisition device USB-ME128 acquires data from up to 120 MEA
electrodes and four additional analog channels. An audio channel and 16 digital in / out channels
are available. The device has an integrated analog-digital converter board. The digitally converted
electrode signals are transmitted to any data acquisition computer via USB 2.0 (High Speed).
The USB-MEA240-System is a complete system for in vitro recording from microelectrode arrays
(MEAs). The external data acquisition device USB-ME256 acquires data from up to 240 MEA
electrodes and four additional analog channels. An audio channel and 16 digital in / out channels
are available. The device has an integrated analog-digital converter board. The digitally converted
electrode signals are transmitted to any data acquisition computer via USB 2.0 (High Speed).