Neuropixels Core Lab with Behavioral Suite

Equipment NameNeuropixels Core Lab with Behavioral Suite
Description

Neuropixels OneBox acquisition system 

  • Probe compatibility:
    • Compatible with Neuropixels 1.0/1.0 NHP, Neuropixels 2.0 and Neuropixels 2.0 QB multishank headstages
  • Synchronization:
    • TimeStamp counter: 100 kHz, 30 bit
    • External SYNC input or internal SYNC source (configurable between 0.03 and 500 Hz)
    • Trigger signal sources:
      • Threshold crossing on auxiliary analog signals
      • Edge detection on auxiliary digital input signals
      • User configurable on live recorded neural data (spike detection, threshold crossing)
      • External input from SMA
      • Software
  • Auxiliary I/O:
    • DAC: 16 bit, 12 channels:
      • Waveform player: samples uploaded from software (Max. sample rate and buffer size scales with number of active channels: 1 channel: 500 kHz sample rate, 30 s buffer)
      • Play selectable probe channel
      • Digital output with configurable voltage levels
    • ADC: 16 bits, 30 kHz max. sample frequency, 12 channels
  • Front panel connectors:
    • 2x USB-C to Neuropixels headstages ports
    • 1x Shrunk Delta Ribbon connector for auxiliary I/O (26 pins, compatible with Open Ephys I/O Board)
    • 1x SMA for ADC channel
    • 1x SMA for DAC channel
    • 1x general status LED, 2x probe status LED Rear panel connectors:
    • USB 3.0 for PC interface
    • 1x SMA for synchronization
    • On/Off switch
    • DC power connector
  • FPGA code:
    • FPGA code completely open source

Computers

  • Data Acquisition and Analysis computer (HP Z8 G5 WKS XEON 5415):
    • Windows 11 Pro 64 for workstations 6 cores plus
    • 2 x Intel Xeon 5415+ 4.10G 22.5MB 8 cores 150W CPU
    • 64 GB (2x32GB) DDR5 4800 DIMM ECC REG 2CPU Memory
    • NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB GDDR6 4mDP Graphics
    • 512GB SSD and 2x2TB SSD
  • Two computers for stimulation presentation and video recording:
    • Windows 11 Home
    • Intel Core i9 14900 vPro (36MB cache, 24 cores, 32 threads, up to 5.4 GHz Turbo)
    • 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5 for SFF/MT/MFF
    • 2 x 1TB, M.2, 2230 PCIe NVMe, SSD,Class 3

 

Core LocationRoom 209, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building
Standard Price* (per hour)HKD 280
Technical SupportDr. Fei PENG
CU Email: feipeng@cuhk.edu.hk
Tel: 3943 5315

 

*Note:

  • • CAT I – GCNI core faculty members (standard price × 0.25)
  • • CAT II – GCNI associate faculty members or CUHK full-time staff collaborating with GCNI members (standard price x 0.5)
  • • CAT III – Other CUHK member (standard price)
  • • CAT IV – Members from other UGC-funded academic institutions (standard price × 2)