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PXI-Express chassis: NI PXIe-1071 (4-Slot, Up to 3 GB/s)
Power cord for chassis
MXI-Express interface: NI PCIe-8381 and PXIe-8381 (Gen 2 x8, 1 Port; incl. one MXI-Express x8
copper cable, 3m)
For more advanced, multi-probe users planning to use 3 or more PXIe acquisition modules
simultaneously we recommend:
PXI-Express chassis: NI PXIe-1082
Power cord for chassis
MXI-Express interface: NI PCIe-8381 and PXIe-8381 (Gen 2 x8, 1 Port; incl. one MXI-Express x8
copper cable, 3m)
Figure 2: Recommended PXIe chassis & remote controller combination.
Other chassis-remote controller combinations are technically possible but have not been tested with
Neuropixels probes.
A host PC is needed with:
Windows 7/8.1/10.
Dedicated solid state drive for data streaming.
At least one PCIe slot (Gen 2 x8 or wider) to install the PXIe remote controller.
Please refer to the OpenEphys or SpikeGLX website for exhaustive PC requirements.
Chapter 4 in this
User Manual
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NI part number: 781368-01 (http://ohm.ni.com/advisors/pxi/pages/common/intro.xhtml, October 2018)
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NI part number: 763000-01 (US), 763067-01 (EU), 763064-01 (UK) (http://ohm.ni.com/advisors/pxi/pages/common/intro.xhtml,
October 2018)
NI part number: 782522-01 (http://ohm.ni.com/advisors/pxi/pages/common/intro.xhtml, October 2018)
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NI part number: 780321-01 (http://ohm.ni.com/advisors/pxi/pages/common/intro.xhtml, October 2018)
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NI part number: 763000-01 (US), 763067-01 (EU), 763064-01 (UK) (http://ohm.ni.com/advisors/pxi/pages/common/intro.xhtml,
October 2018)
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NI part number: 782522-01 (http://ohm.ni.com/advisors/pxi/pages/common/intro.xhtml, October 2018)
NEUROPIXELS 1.0 USER MANUAL V1.0.5
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Chassis NI PXIe-1082
NI PXIe-8381 Remote
Control Module in slot
1 of the chassis
contains further instructions on how to install the above hardware.
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x8 MXI-Express cable
NI PCIe-8381 board
with one x8 PCIe link
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