Software Installation; Control Window - Intan Technologies CLAMP User Manual

Intan CLAMP System

Software Installation

Before attaching the Intan CLAMP Controller to a computer,
first install the drivers provided on the Intan website. (If you
have already installed drivers for other Intan USB-linked
products, you do not need to reinstall these drivers.) After
installing the drivers, connect the CLAMP Controller to the
computer using the supplied USB cable, plug in the
Controller, and turn on the power switch on the rear panel.
Windows users may download the compiled CLAMP UI
(User Interface) software from the Intan website. The
executable, DLL files, and
main.bit
the same directory. To run the software, double click the
executable.
Plug in at least one CLAMP headstage to one of the ports
on the front panel and start the software. The software takes
a few seconds to calibrate the attached headstages and
then opens two windows: a Control Window (see right) and
a Data Display Window (see below).
If any errors show up when the software is run the first time,
these can be corrected by installing the
Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013
Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2015
from Microsoft.

Control Window

Run and Run Once: These buttons start data acquisition
and display the measured and clamp data in real time
without saving data to disk. The Stop button halts data
acquisition. All data are acquired at 50 kSamples/s.
Select Base Filename: This button opens a dialog that
prompts the user to select a path and filename for saved
data files. A time and date stamp will be added to all saved
data files. Once a valid base filename has been selected,
file should be kept in
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the Record button is enabled. Clicking this button starts
data acquisition and saves the data to a file. Auxiliary data
from all ANALOG IN, DIGITAL IN, and DIGITAL OUT ports
are also saved unless the Save Auxiliary I/O item in the
Options menu is unchecked.
Port Tabs: Clicking on these tabs (i.e., Port A, Port B)
selects headstages attached to the ports on the front panel
of the Intan CLAMP Controller. Each headstage may be
configured independently with its own holding levels, clamp
mode, capacitance compensation settings, etc. A software-
generated voltage clamp or current clamp waveform may
only be run on one headstage at a time; all other headstages
run in holding mode, but measurements are made on all
headstages simultaneously. Any external commands
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