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 11 requires a CED intelligent laboratory interface (Power1401, a Micro1401Mk II or later) and a PC (or Intel Macintosh) with Windows 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.

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.