DESIGN OF THE EPC-9, A COMPUTER-CONTROLLED PATCH-CLAMP AMPLIFIER .2. SOFTWARE

被引:47
作者
SIGWORTH, FJ [1 ]
AFFOLTER, H [1 ]
NEHER, E [1 ]
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST BIOPHYS CHEM,MEMBRANBIOPHYS ABT,W-3400 GOTTINGEN,GERMANY
关键词
PATCH CLAMP; ION CHANNEL; COMPUTER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; DATA ACQUISITION;
D O I
10.1016/0165-0270(94)00129-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The EPC-9 computer-controlled amplifier has no front-panel controls; therefore the user interface to the EPC-9 patch-clamp amplifier is defined entirely by software. This paper describes various user interfaces that have been implemented, including a high-level programming interface, a user interface based on the PostScript language, and graphical user interfaces that control the EPC-8 from data-acquisition programs. Also described are the algorithms used for automatic adjustment of the C-Fast and C-Slow transient cancellation circuitry. An overview of the procedures that perform automatic testing and calibration is given.
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页码:203 / 215
页数:13
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