Multichannel Systems MC_Rack Manual User Manual

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MC_Rack Manual

If you use MC_Rack together with devices which do not require a MC_Card, but use an internal
data acquisition and USB data transfer, the name of the connected device and its serial number
will appear in the right Data Source drop down menu, for example, USB-ME16 or USB-ME256.
On the left Data Source drop down menu is "USB MEA" displayed instead of MC_Card. Select
the desired device as data source.

Note: If you open a rack with a different channel layout, the channel layout of the opened rack
will be used. You can check the data source setup of the loaded rack by selecting the data source
in the tree view pane of the virtual rack, and clicking the Info tab, as shown in the following
screen shot.

Important: Please note that the data source layout you choose (1-dimensional or 2-dimensional)
does not only affect the numbering of the electrodes, but may also affect the compatibility with
third party programs, for example, the MEA Tools. Make sure you always select the appropriate
layout before setting up a virtual rack, and make always sure that the data source layout of the
loaded rack file is appropriate before starting the data acquisition.