CinePlex v3 Manual - Plexon Inc

1.3 CinePlex System Hardware and Software Components
In addition, if the CinePlex System includes the Tracking option (see “CinePlex
Studio Tracking Pane (if available)” on page 72), CinePlex Studio simultaneously
analyzes each frame of video data to determine the positions of the objects being
tracked. The computer encodes this position information into digital words and
sends the information back to the Plexon NDAQ into the neural data buffer,
appropriately time-stamped.
After a recording session, the user may transfer the AVI files and the Digital
VideoTracker (DVT) files to a different computer where the neural data files are
stored. For more information on DVT files, see “Digital VideoTracker (DVT)
Files” on page 156. With all files accessible from the same computer, the user
may then use CinePlex Editor on that computer for simultaneously viewing,
annotating, and processing the video, neural data, and position data. CinePlex
Studio can be run on the same computer in File mode, as well.
1.3.1 CinePlex Hardware Components
The following illustration shows the major hardware components for a single
MAP/CPX system.
The CinePlex System computer allows up to two cameras to be connected via a
FireWire card. Control for the CinePlex System is received at the CPX DIO
board from the MAP system TIM board. Additional control between the MAP
and CPX computer is via a serial connection. Neural data is transmitted between
the MAP and CPX via the DIO link in the CPX computer and the HLK2 in the
MAP. The CPX computer supports up to two monitors. The CPX computer also
allows digital outputs via an optional DO board and field potential inputs via an
optional A/D card.
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