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Modification of a consumer digital audio tape (DAT) for analog data recording. 1992

C Lüscher, and P Frei, and D de Limoges

Department of Physiology, University of Berne, Switzerland.

A modification of a commercially available digital-audio tape (DAT) for DC recordings such as those used in patch clamp and other electrophysiological experiments is introduced. The modified DAT can record data from 2 channels plus a separate trigger signal for up to 2 h. The bandwidth ranges from direct current to 21 kHz; the signal-to-noise ratio is above 90 dB and the A-D resolution is 16 bit. A 120-min cassette yields a storage capacity of 1.4 Gbytes. The trigger is 'hidden' on 1 channel as a burst of 1-ms duration, thus minimizing interference with the recorded data. The modified DAT offers a low-cost yet high quality solution to most analog data storage needs.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004581	Electronics	The study, control, and application of the conduction of ELECTRICITY through gases or vacuum, or through semiconducting or conducting materials. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Electronic
D004594	Electrophysiology	The study of the generation and behavior of electrical charges in living organisms particularly the nervous system and the effects of electricity on living organisms.
D000669	Amplifiers, Electronic	Electronic devices that increase the magnitude of a signal's power level or current.	Amplifier, Electronic,Electronic Amplifier,Electronic Amplifiers
D013637	Tape Recording	Recording of information on magnetic or punched paper tape.	Audiotapes,Tape Recordings,Audiotape,Recording, Tape