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Operating 256 channels with USB-ME256 device with four instances of MC_Rack
Using an USB-ME256 or an USB-ME128 device, it is possible to operate 128 or 256 channels
with two or four instances of MC_Rack.
Click Advanced Configuration to select the number of instances of MC_Rack that you want
to run simultaneously. Please see screen shot above.
Example: Operating an USB-ME256 device with four amplifiers and with four instances
of MC_Rack.
1. Connect an USB-ME256 device to the data acquisition computer. Start the first instance of
MC_Rack. Click Edit: Advanced Configuration and define Max. Number of MC_Rack Instances = 4.
2. Click Edit: Data Source Setup and select USB MEA under Data Source. Choose 4 x 64 channels
from the left drop down menu in Virtual Device Configuration, and Block 1 (Channel 1...64)
from the right drop down menu. Block 1 corresponds with input A of the USB-ME256.
3. Configure the correct amplifier type and electrode layout for input A
4. Open the second instance of MC_Rack software program.
5. Click Edit: Data Source Setup and select Block 2 (Channel 65...128) from the right drop down
menu. Block 2 corresponds with input B of the USB-ME256.
6. Configure the correct amplifier type and electrode layout for input B.