• What options do I have to power the XDAQ?

  XDAQ Core is powered by 35W USB-C PD (required power spec: 12V 3A). Note that some power brick have limited driving capability and causing the XDAQ unable to lock in the power (you will hear repeated clicking sound). In this case, you will need to try a different make/model. XDAQ One and AIO can be powered by the same external 35W USB-C PD adapter or directly to wall plug (AC input 100-240V). If both USB-C power and AC wall supply are active, USB-C circuit will be disabled. Please make sure tPopular

• XDAQ DB25 pinout

  DB25 connector pin out for XDAQ ONE and CORE |DB CONNECTOR PIN SIGNAL |Some readers

• How is XDAQ different than Open-Ephys Acquisition system?

  OpenEphys acquisition box offers a great value and highly capable software that is used by many researchers around the world. KonteX designed the XDAQ to support the multi-modal experimental needs in today's neuroscience. Every XDAQ features both electrical stimulation and high quality neural recording out of box. KonteX carefully tuned the electrical performance and characteristics of the XDAQ line and uses aluminum enclosure for higher durability and heat management. XDAQ One and AIO offers iSome readers

• Why does XDAQ One & AIO offer 3 Vstim compliance options?

  XDAQ is designed with the maximum flexibility and usability. There might be time where you need higher stim voltages due to electrode impedance ( current I = VStim / Electrode Impedance). Therefore, we designed the box to supply up to 40% extra voltage limit on either the positive or negative terminal while maintaining the safe limits for the SR X-Headstage. The 3 configurable options are: +/- 7V (V1 LED) +10V to -4V (V2 LED) +4V to -10V (V3 LED) If you are willing to sacrifice potSome readers

• How does XDAQ AIO perform photometry experiments? What additional equipments do I need?

  XDAQ AIO features 4 independent LED drivers and 2 general purpose ADC inputs. To perform photometry experiment, you need to hook up external light sources with optical switch and a fluorescence detector back to XDAQ.Some readers

• How do I use my old Intan headstages with XDAQ?

  Use XDAQ to Intan RHD Adapter or XDAQ to Intan RHS AdapterSome readers

• Why can't XDAQ recognize my X3R and X3SR headstages at the same time?

  X3SR and X3R headstages use different control and communication protocol so they cannot be controlled together. If you need more recording channel when running X3SR headstage, you will need to add another X3SR headstage. Alternatively, when running X3R or X6R headstages, you may not plugin X3SR headstage. It is OK to run X3R and X6R together.Some readers

• What is the difference between XDAQ Core, One, AIO

  XDAQ Core is the entry level box that supports both electrical stimulation and high speed neural recording. The Core can drives up to 512ch of recording X-Headstages or 32ch of stim-record X-Headstage (upgradable to 64ch). Note, it is not possible to plug in both recording and stim-record X-Headstages at the same time. Only one type of X-Headstage can be used at a time. XDAQ One is the solution for users needing higher recording and stimulation performance - up to 1024ch of recording X-HeadstagSome readers

• Is XDAQ upgradable? Can I add functionality down the road as needs arise?

  Yes, XDAQ is designed to be modular and upgradable. New functionality can be added at a later stage if they are supported. They can be enabled via a firmware update or by installing new module cards.Some readers

• What is the purpose of the ground ports (TruGround) in the back of the XDAQ?

  TruGround is designed to help trouble-shoot and establish optimal grounding scheme for the XDAQ acquisition hardware and thus minimize noises in the neural recordings. Most instrumentation ties all grounds - digital or analog - together, which may sometimes create unintended paths for noise sources, and makes troubleshooting much more difficult. The XDAQ (models ONE and up) is designed with independent ground paths for 3 primary circuits: earth/shielding, digital system, and the animal. EarthFew readers

• XDAQ Expander DB25 pinout

  DB25 connector pinout for XDAQ Expander |INPUT or OUTPUT DB CONNECTOR PIN SIGNAL (DI or DO) |Few readers

• What are the main differences between XDAQ ONE and CORE?

  XDAQ ONE and XDAQ CORE are both optimized tools designed by KonteX. Both ONE and CORE offers the ability to perform electrical stimulation. XDAQ CORE supports only up to 32-ch of SR (stim-rec) X-Headstage while XDAQ ONE supports up to 128-ch of SR X-Headstage while both supports at least 512-ch of regular X-Headstage. Because we cannot run SR (X3SR32) and R-only (X3R32, X3R64, X6R128) X-Headstage at the same time due to the way the two types of X-Headstages are controlled, when users are inteFew readers

• How to connect the XDAQ Expander to the XDAQ

  To connect XDAQ Expander, connect the EXP1 port on the XDAQ to the EXP1 port of the Expander and EXP2 port on the XDAQ to the EXP2 port of the Expander. The powering sequence of XDAQ is not critical and can be powered on before or after plugging in to the Expander. Once the connection is made, turn on the software.Few readers

• Simple close-loop control with XDAQ

  Close-loop control has been a popular request and it has been queued up in our development list. In the mean time, here is a rudimentary, threshold-based detection already implemented in the XDAQ and can be used for close-loop experiments. Let’s use an example to illustrate how this might work. In this example, we want to use a channel (channel A-008) that has active SU activities with spikes having amplitude of 200µV or higher. We want to use it to trigger an electrical stimulation to an elFew readers

• XDAQ Ports and Supported X-Headstages Explained

  The XDAQ line supports both Record (X3R & X6R) and Stim-Record (X3SR) X-Headstages (as well as other Intan compatible headstages). Depending on the purchased configurations, some ports in the XDAQ might not be enabled by default. The rule of thumb is to use Port 1 and then add to other ports if necessary. Here are the break down of how many channels and which ports are supported by the XDAQ CORE and the XDAQ ONE models. XDAQ CORE SKU: XDAQ-CORES16 - supports total of 512 Rec channels anFew readers

• How to run more than 4 headstages with the XDAQ?

  XDAQ is designed for high channel neural acquisition. Although there are only 4 ports on board with each box, it is possible to drive more than 4 headstages/animals at the same time (though each with a lower channel count configuration). For example, each XDAQ ONE port supports up to 256ch of X3R/X6R Rec X-Headstage and with 4 ports, XDAQ ONE can drives up to 1024 neural recording channels simultaneously. To record from 16 or even 32 headstages/animals simultaneously, it is possible to spliFew readers

• XDAQ supported headstages

  In addition to the ultra-small X-Headstages, XDAQ also supports existing Intan-compatible headstages (from Intan, NeuroNexus and more). To run these headstages and even their corresponding accessories, you will need an adapter to properly re-map the control and data signals. Currently KonteX, provides adapters to interface both X-Headstage with existing controllers from Open-Ephys/Intan Controllers/SmartBox etc as well as letting XDAQ to use existing Intan-compatible headstages (from Intan, SFew readers

• What do the XDAQ Status LEDs mean?

  LED Indicators SYS: ON - Program loaded Flashing - Hardware Error S1: ON - Acquisition on S2: Flashing: Activities in DIN1 and DIN2 S3: Flashing: Activities in DOUT1 and DOUT2 STIM: ON - XDAQ in StimRecord (SR) Mode V1: ON - VStim level set to +/- 7V V2: ON - VStim level set to +10/-4V V3: ON - VStim level set to +4/-10V Port1 P1: ON - Headstage Detected Port2 P2: ON - Headstage Detected Port3 P3: ON - Headstage Detected Port4 P4: ON - HeFew readers