User’s Guide

Contents:

• Introduction
• Principles of Operation
  • Overview
  • Manager
  • Devices
  • Modules
  • Tasks
  • Data Handling
  • Coordinate systems in ACQ4
• Hardware Configuration
  • MultiClamp 700A/B
  • Cameras
  • Scanning Galvanometric Mirrors
  • Stage Position Control
• Installation
  • Windows / OSX Installation
  • Linux Installation
• Configuration
  • .cfg File Syntax
  • Configuration Structure
• Data Management
  • Hierarchical File Storage
  • Meta Information
  • User-defined Folder Types
  • Notes and Logs
  • MetaArray Files
• User interface elements
  • Plots and interactive views
  • Image viewers
  • Function generators
• Modules
  • The Manager module
  • The Data Manager Module
  • The Task Runner module
  • The Camera Module
  • The Patch module
  • Imager Module
  • Console Module
• Devices
  • NiDAQ Devices
  • Generic DAQ Devices
  • Camera Devices
  • Patch-Clamp Amplifiers
  • Movable Stages
  • Scanner Devices
  • Lasers
  • Microscope Devices
  • Trigger Devices
  • Digital Switch
  • Optomechanical devices
• Tutorials
  • Patching a Cell
  • Record an I/V Curve
  • Keeping Data Organized
  • Troubleshooting Table Vibration
  • Troubleshoot Electrical Noise

Manager

Works behind the scenes to manage devices and modules; runs protocols on behalf of modules.