Ra16Ba Medusa Base Station - TDT RZ2 Manual

RA16BA Medusa Base Station
RA16BA Overview
Recommended for single or dual channel extracellular recordings and low channel
count EEG's, EMG's and evoked potential recordings (such as ABRs), the Medusa
Base Station is a versatile signal processor designed to acquire, filter, and process
data digitized on one of our preamplifiers. The RA16 acquires digitized signals from
a Medusa preamplifier over a fiber optic cable, providing loss-less signal acquisition
between the amplifier and the base station.
PCM analog outputs can be used for a wide variety of signal production tasks,
including control of motors, electrical stimulation, and monitoring analog signals during
acquisition.
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
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 applications or custom applications. This manual includes device specific
information needed during circuit design. For circuit design techniques and a complete
reference of the RPvdsEx circuit components, see the
RA16BA Features
Status Lights
The four lights on the left-hand side are status lights that relate to the amplifier.
Active
ZB1PS Operations Manual
The active light blinks when there is no active connection
between the base station and the amplifier. The active light is
for power and safety information.
RPvdsEx Manual

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