EPC 800 USB Patch Clamp Amplifier If you believe your job is to ...discover the EPC 800: make new discoveries... • Patch clamp amplifier with manual or computer controlled operation via USB • Can be used with any data acquisition interface with compatible acquisition software • Low noise headstage optimized for single channel & whole-cell recordings • True current clamp mode for fast AP recordings • Automatic or manual capacitance compensation HEKA provides the finest instruments today to achieve the needed progress of tomorrow.

EPC 800 Patch Clamp Amplifier For any researcher who desires manual user control through knobs and dials, while at the same time, longs for some degree of computer communication and automatic control, HEKA is excited to release the EPC 800 USB. This amplifier is truly a unique hybrid patch-clamp amplifier with its design and feature-set primarily based upon the manually controlled EPC 8. The EPC 800 USB is the most flexible patch clamp amplifier HEKA has ever produced in that it is a stand-alone amplifier that can be combined with any existing AD/DA interface and its compatible acquisition software....

Electrophysiology Features Operating Modes of the EPC 800 USB The EPC 800 USB can be operated in three modes: Local, Local + Telegraphing and Remote. The decision of which mode to use not only depends on user preference of whether or not to have the functionality to turn knobs and switches, but also on what data acquisition software and interface the EPC-800 USB is used with. 1. Local: • Manual control by use of the knobs and switches on the front panel. • Vp-Offset, C-Fast and C-Slow compensation can be performed manually or automatically with the push of a button. • Amplifier can be used with...

EPC 800 Patch Clamp Amplifier Acquisition Software Options 1. Clampex software: The EPC 800 USB can be used with pCLAMP / Clampex software. Using pCLAMP requires the use of one of the series of Digidata interfaces. Use with older models such as the 1200 require the amplifier to be used in local mode. Use with more recent models such as the Digidata 1440A, that are equipped with telegraphing inputs, enable the EPC 800 USB to be used in a local + telegraphing mode. In this situation, the filter, gain and C-Slow values are telegraphed and displayed within Clampex. In local or local + telegraphing...

Electrophysiology When in Remote mode, the controls and knobs of the EPC 800 USB are inactive. All amplifier settings, including automatic capacitance compensations, are fully controlled through the software. One of the many powerful features of PATCHMASTER is that it enables automatic control of the amplifier through user-defined protocols. Detailed information regarding PATCHMASTER functionality can be found in the PATCHMASTER brochure and user’s manual. 3. EPCMASTER software HEKA’s EPCMASTER software consists of a virtual front panel of the EPC 800 USB. Although the program has no functions...

EPC 800 Patch Clamp Amplifier Acquisition Modes Three operating modes are provided: Voltage Clamp (VC), Current Clamp+Bridge (CC+Bridge) and Low Frequency Voltage Clamp (LFVC). Voltage Clamp (VC) mode recordings, ideal for recordings from whole-cell, cell-attached, single channel, loose patch or bilayer configurations. The current clamp mode of the EPC 800 USB is called CC + Bridge. Bridge compensation in current clamp mode acts in a similar way as RS compensation does in voltage clamp mode. It can be thought of as an enhanced current clamp mode that fully compensates the voltage drop via the...

Technical Specifications Output Gain Included Accessories EPC 800 USB Headstage: 1 EPC 800 USB Model Circuit: 1 EPC 800 USB Manual: 1 Pipette Holder: 1 (1.5 mm is standard, other dia meters available upon request at no additional charge) USB Cable: 1 (3 meter USB 2.0 shielded cable) Power Cord: 1 (2 meter IEC type shielded) low gain range: medium gain range: high gain range: Dimensions Main Unit Weight Main Unit Power Supply Power requirements are 125 W. The logic controlled power supply automatically switches the voltage range. Operational range is from 90-130V or 210-250V at line frequencies...

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