5.1 Why Register your purchase? ...................9 5.2 How to Register your purchase.................9 5.3 Product announcement mailing list................9 6 Product Upgrades........................10 6.1 PCI-16 adaptability ....................10 7 Warranty Information ......................11 7.1 Limited Warranty......................11 7.2 Obtaining Warranty Service ..................11 8 Other Products available from Instrutech Corporation.............12...
1.1 Product intended usage The Instrutech PCI-16 is intended for research use only in a laboratory by persons trained in its use. Users are expected to be able to properly operate the PCI-16 and associated instruments. The Instrutech PCI-16 is not intended for medical use. The Instrutech PCI-16 is not intended for use in life support situations, or in situations were improper operation or failure of the PCI-16 can result in personal injury.
All technical specifications are nominal conditions and are subject to change without notice. 1.6 Description The PCI-16 PCI Bus interface is a host interface card that will allow the Instrutech Corporation ITC-16 Data Acquisition Interface or Heka Elektronik EPC-9 Patch Clamp Amplifier to be used with computers featuring the PCI Bus.
Note: On some model computers the rear bracket may not line up correctly against the inside of the computer case. For these computers, loosen the two screws on the PCI-16 card that hold the rear bracket in place. Adjust the bracket for a better fit and re-tighten the screws.
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PCI-16 H ’ NSTRUTECH ORPORATION NTERFACE ANUAL noise in the system. Equipment plugged into different outlets can cause excessive sixty hertz noise to be induced into the acquired data. 8. Before powering up any of the instruments, please re-check all connections.
FTP use the URL: ftp://ftp.instrutech.com/. By email send an empty message to info@instrutech.com for a document that will describe how to access Instrutech files by email. If you do not have access to the Internet, call Instrutech and request the PCI utility disk.
4.1 Available Driver Software Instrutech Corporation has available driver software for researchers and developers who wish to write custom applications using the PCI-16 host interface card and the ITC-16 or EPC-9. These drivers and appropriate manuals are available in both MacOS and Windows formats.
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Web site. The cover of the computer must be removed to access the PCI-16 card in order to install a jumper. This jumper should be installed across the pins labeled “WE”. Install this shunt with the computer powered off.
7 Warranty Information 7.1 Limited Warranty Instrutech Corporation warrants to the first purchaser, for a period of two years from the date of purchase, that this Instrutech Instrument (hereafter referred to as the “Product”) will be free from defective workmanship and materials, and agrees that it will, at its option, either repair the defect or replace the defective Product or part thereof at no charge to the purchaser for parts and labor.
MacOS Windows. ECELL software Turnkey software for electrophysiological and extracellular recordings. Call Instrutech Corporation at (516) 883-1300 for more detailed information, new products and prices. You may also check our WWW pages at http://www.instrutech.com/ for our latest product announcements.