BSL PRO Software Guide - Biopac

Welcome 17PC 3.7.7 FeatureDescriptionNEWDOCUMENTATIONNEWMP36/35ADJUSTMENTSNEWSECURITYNEWPRESETENHANCEMENTSNEWI/O TRIGGERINGNEWMARKER MANAGERNEWUpdated algorithm information and formulas.New BSLSTM and BSLSTMA Specifications in the Hardware Guide.New USB Troubleshooting Guide.New information about A/D resolution.Updated GSR information in the Hardware Guide.Updated descriptions for Cut, Copy and Paste.Description of advanced analysis using the ECG arrhythmia data (from PhysioNet).The BSL PRO will detect whether an MP36, MP35 or is connected. If an MP36/35 isdetected, the application will automatically make the following changes to optimizeperformanceThe Setup Channels dialog will include a region for “DIGITAL INPUT CHANNELS”.The High Speed mode will be eliminated. Communications at sample rates above2,000 s/s will be the same as at 2K and below.The “Setup Triggering” dialog will have an additional item in the “Source” menucalled “External” allowing it to work with the “External trigger” BNC on the back ofthe MP36/35.The system will be optimized for MP36/35 performance (i.e., USB communication,“Gain” and “Input Ranges” settings may be changed).In BSL 3.7.1, the system (or network) administrator can set user accounts to“Limited” (Windows XP) or “Standard” (Windows Vista/7) access to achieve a goodlevel of security when running under those Operating Systems. A Limited orStandard user account can handle individuals or groups of students and allows theoption of password protection (recommended).See the “Biopac Student Lab User Account & File Location Guide” provided onthe installation CD for more information.The Preset pull-down listing is now organized into two groups, Human and Animal,with a separator (horizontal line) between them. This applies to both the AnalogInput Channels and the Calculation Channels presets list.Preset separators (horizontal lines) can be added by the user when customizing thepreset listing. The separator could be manually placed in the: MP UNIT > OrganizeChannel Presets dialog.There is a new Analog Channel Preset available for the SS25LA HandDynamometer that is scaled to units of Newtons: “Clench Force (N).” This is aproper unit of force which is “more scientific” than the units of Mass (Kilogram andPounds) that are commonly used.There is a new, higher bandwidth, EEG Analog Channel Preset available:“Electroencephalogram (EEG), .5 - 100 Hz w/notch”. When used in conjunctionwith the new “EEG gamma (30 - 90 Hz)” Calculation Channel Preset, it allows forthe gamma frequency band to be recorded. The gamma frequency band seems tobe correlated to information processing and cognitive functions of the brain.MP36/35 onlyThe user may now specify triggering (start the acquisition) when a change of logiclevel occurs on any of the 8 digital Input lines (“I/O Port”, DB25 on rear of unit). Thiscan be useful for synchronizing the start of acquisition to un-isolated externaldevices, such as SuperLab interface, or a Stroboscope.BSL 3.7.1 adds a “Marker Manager” option that allows access to all markers in thefile. Previous versions limited the number of markers (to 127) that could beaccessed in the Marker menu > Show Event Marker or Append Marker listings.Following a single data point selection using the Arrow cursor, if the "I-Beam" cursor