Environmental Control Unit (ECU)
The Environmental Control Unit (ECU) is a powerful system for controlling environmental stimuli and recording behavioral responses. With both analog and digital I/Os, it is compatible with a myriad of peripheral devices such as lights, levers, beam breaks, lasers, audio cues, and synchronization signals from third party hardware.
- Precisely syncs environmental and behavioral data with neural data on the MCU
- 32 digital inputs and 32 digital outputs
- 8 analog inputs and 4 analog outputs
- Easily programmable with StateScript for temporally precise sequences of environmental triggers
For continuous full-sampling rate data streaming to Trodes, the ECU must be used in conjunction with the MCU. The ECU can be used as a standalone system to control and log events using StateScript to generate a text-based readout of events.
- 5V power supply
- USB cable
- 1′ HDMI cable to MCU
Control Units Manual
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| Material | Aluminum case |
| Intended experimental applications | freely moving, untethered data logging, headfixed |
| Digital I/O | 32 inputs (O to 5V) and 32 outputs (0 to 3.3V) |
| Analog Inputs | 8 inputs (-10 to 10V range, 13-bit digitization) |
| Analog Outputs | 4 outputs (0 to 5V range, 16-bit DAC) |
| Breakout connectors | 10 channels routed to front SMA connectors (1 Ain, 1Aout, 4 Din, 4 Dout) |
| Connection to computer | USB |
| Run modes | Standalone or stream to MCU |
| Sampling clock rate | 20kHz and 30 kHz supported |
| Hardware scripting | StateScript |
| Dimensions | 160.33x89.9x24.4mm |
| Weight | 380g or 13.4oz. |