Data acquisition using a CED 1401

• Record to the 64-bit format of virtually unlimited size and duration or use the established 32-bit format for backwards compatibility
• Set different waveform sample rates per channel
• Capture and classify single and multi-unit spike activity in real-time
• Continuous, internally timed and triggered recording modes
• Store up to 8 channels of event data with microsecond timing resolution
• Log accurately timed coded 8-bit digital inputs
• Annotate data records with text notes and keyboard markers
• Sample data from other equipment using the CED Talker interface

• Swap between experiment setups quickly with a single mouse click
• Calibrate waveforms with multiple methods including values, areas, slopes
• Automatically save and sequence multiple files with optional trigger start
• Recover data files in the event of an un-commanded system shutdown
• Configure dynamically programmable amplifiers including the CED1902, the Digitimer D360 (32-bit only), D440 and the Power1401 gain option

System requirements

Spike2 version 10 requires a CED intelligent laboratory interface (Power1401, a Micro1401Mk II or later) and a PC (or Intel Macintosh) with Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11. See the compatibility table. The computer must be modern enough to support the SSE2 instruction set. We recommend that the PC has a minimum of 8GB RAM and runs Windows 10.

Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Spike2 are supplied: either version of the software can be used on systems running a 64-bit OS. The 64-bit version provides a performance increase and access to more memory.