Specifications MultiClamp 700B
Although the MultiClamp
700B (also as the MultiClampA) is a computer-controlled amplifier, your mouse is not the only means of controlling the instrument. The
optional SoftPanel was designed as a hardware extension of the MultiClamp Commander software for control of the
MultiClamp. The knobs and buttons of the SoftPanel offer a more conventional feel to amplifier control, and physically
replicate the essential functions of the Commander software. Continuous mouse controls ("gliders") in the MultiClamp Commander are replicated by knobs on the SoftPanel for features such as capacitance and
series-resistance compensation, bridge balance and buzz duration. Single-click mouse controls in the MultiClamp Commander are replicated by buttons on the SoftPanel for features including automatic compensation, pipette offset and
switching between voltage and current clamp modes. The SoftPanel comes with a pre-defined magnetic overlay, but the knobs and buttons can be re-configured in the MultiClamp Commander and labeled by the user on an erasable surface.
There are two versions of the SoftPanel: one supports communication to the host computer via a serial port, and the other uses a USB connection. Please specify which version when ordering.
Housed in an 8.89 cm high x 30.48 cm deep (3.5" high x 12"deep) rack-mountable Axon chassis.
Experimental Control and Data Acquisition
Although the MultiClamp
700B offers computer control, it is still a conventional amplifier
with an analog output, therefore it requires a system for controlling your stimulus protocol and recording the output, such as our pCLAMP software and Digidata 1322A data acquisition system. See those pages for their requirements.
Please note that you can use the MultiClamp Commander and pCLAMP on the same computer at the same time.
Computer Control
A computer running Windows 98, ME, NT 4.0, or 2000 is required to run the MultiClamp
Commander program, which replaces the knobs and switches of a conventional amplifier. A serial port for communication is also required, although
serial-to-USB converters are available, allowing a USB port to be used instead.
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