MC_Rack

Software Version:

V 4.6.2

Release Date:

2015-02-12

Software Download:

MC_Rack Setup

Online Sample Rack (MEA-System)

Online Sample Rack (ME-System)

Overview: Offline Sample Racks with Readme

MC_Rack is a data acquisition and analysis software. Combined with the hardware, for example the MC_Card, USB-MEA-Systems or USB-ME-Systems, it forms a complete data acquisition system for measuring extracellular activities of excitable cells, in vitro and in vivo. It has been developed especially for use with the data acquisition systems from Multi Channel Systems MCS GmbH, but the software is also ideally suited to work with other experimental setups.

To export data recorded with MC_Rack to other file formats please use the Multi Channel DataManager (HDF5, NEX, CED) or MC_DataTool (abf, txt, raw). This way you can use your prefered analyzing tools like Matlab, Python, NeuroExplorer, Spike2, etc.

Please update W2100-System Config together with MC_Rack!

Compatible with Windows^® 7 / 8.x / 10 (32/64 Bit).

Note: The legacy PCI MC_Card data acquisition is no longer compatible with the latest Windows 10 (1903) update. Read more

Online Sample Racks:

MEA-System (zip)
ME-System (zip)

Offline Sample Racks:

Overview with readme and links to download demo racks (*rck-files) and data (*mcd-files).

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Release Notes

What's New in Version 4.6.2?

Update: New firmware for W2100-Systems (added support for 32 kHz on 4 channels)
The filter instrument now works correctly on data from the channel tool
Bugfixes in the recorder, filter, and channel tools

What's New in Version 4.5.16?

W2100-System features und firmware
- Support for W2100-HS4 headstage
- Support for two receivers connected to one IF-Board
- W2100-HS32 headstage now with 20kHz sample rate
- General improvements
Added 256-6wellMEA layout for USB-MEA256-Systems

What's New in Version 4.5.13?

New: Support of the W2100-System (Advanced wireless recording system).

What's New in Version 4.5.12?

Fixed a bug for MEA2100-Sytems causing incorrect stimulation behavior when switching between current/voltage stimulation if two instances of one headstage were used.

What's New in Version 4.5.11?

Fixed a bug for MEA2100-2x60-2 systems to select only 25 kHz sampling rate for second headstage. Now 50 kHz are possible again.

What's New in Version 4.5.10?

Fixed a small bug in the installer routine which prevented the uninstallation of the previous version.

What's New in Version 4.5.9?

Fixed a bug that made some files containing a trigger stream unreadable for the replayer.
Excluded the grounded MEA electrode from the available stimulator electrodes (only MEA2100-System).

What's New in Version 4.5.7?

New Feature: MEA2100-32-System: Stimulation on recording channels is now possible.
Firmware update to repair the filter settings of the MEA2100-System.
Firmware update for adjusted use of the audio out function of the MEA2100-System.

What's New in Version 4.5.3?

Option 'Stop On Trigger' in recorder settings now saves the recorded file properly.
Option 'Auto Stop' in recorder settings stops recording if trigger in 'Create New File On Trigger' occurs.
Recording of data including trigger currents no longer produces inconsistent files.

What's New in Version 4.5.2?

MC_Rack no longer crashes after data loss.
Improved firmware update routine.

What's New in Version 4.5.1?

New Feature: MEA2100-32-System integrated.
New Firmware for MEA2100-System.
MEA2100 Configuration Program for changing hardware filter settings via software.

What's New in Version 4.4.10?

New firmware for the USB-MEA32-STIM4.

What's New in Version 4.4.8?

New firmware for the MEA2100-System.
Dedicated stimulation electrodes for the MEA2100-System.
Enhanced control of the LED(s) of the Wireless-System.

What's New in Version 4.4.2?

New firmware for MEA2100-System
Spike threshold can be adjusted in the replayer

What's New in Version 4.4.1?

New firmware for MEA2100-System.
List mode for MEA2100-System.
Several bugfixes.

What's New in Version 4.3.5?

New firmware for MEA2100-System.
Several bugfixes.

What's New in Version 4.3.0?

New Feature: MEA2100-System integrated.
Wireless Recording System upgraded.
New Feature: Zoom with mouse in data display.

What's New in Version 4.1.1?

New layouts for FlexMEA72 and EcoFlexMEA24
Fix crash in Datasource Info page for 6-well MEA layouts

What's New in Version 4.1.0?

New Feature: Wireless Recording System (W8-System) for wireless in vivo recording from freely moving animals integrated.
Downsampling feature now possible up to 20 Hz.
Channel map of 9-Well 256MEA supported.
Bugfix: Many smaller changes and bugfixes.

What's New in Version 4.0.0?

New Feature: Real-time feedback allows the user to generate a feedback signal within a time frame of one millisecond after the actual event. Using the real-time feedback needs advanced USB based data acquisition systems and a firmware update.
New Feature: Downsampling offers the possibility to generate data streams with different sampling frequencies to avoid huge amounts of resulting data.
New designed MC_Rack and MC_DataTool program icons.
Bugfix: Many smaller changes and bugfixes.

What's New in Version 3.9.1?

Fix crash on "Stop on Trigger" if filter instrument is in rack.
Improved channel input of user channel maps.
Fix for filter properties in mcd file.

What's New in Version 3.9.0?

New Feature: Manual Trigger allows the user to generate a trigger event manually during MC_Rack data acquisition.
Additional filter types: Bessel 2nd and 4th Order, Chebyshev 2nd Order 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 dB, and Bandstop Resonator.
MC_DataTool: Command Line Options available.

What's New in Version 3.8.2?

New Feature: It is possible to reuse existing rack files with multiple instances of MC_Rack running on the same computer.
Display Layout: Added perforated MEA layouts for the USB-MEA32-STIM4-System.
Bugfix: Sweep and header time stamps in automatically splitted files are now correct.

What's New in Version 3.8.1?

Bugfix for missing sweep when file got split by MC_Rack and merged with MC_DataTool.
Important: Please upgrade to avoid creating files which cannot be merged correctly.
Added MEA layouts for perforated MEA types.
Bugfix: Analysis now continues if an Analyzer trigger is outside of the ROI of triggered recorded data (the respective sweep is skipped).

What's New in Version 3.8.0?

New Feature Burst Analyzer: Burst detection and analysis.
New Feature Channel Tool: Remove noise by selecting one electrode as reference.
New Feature Audio Tool: For converting electrode activity into real time sound. For USB-ME-Systems only.
Data Source Setup: Source Layout 2 dimensional (two MEAs) is not longer available.

What's New in Version 3.7.0?

New Feature: Savitzky-Golay filter.
New Feature: "Advanced Configuration" It is now possible to run more than one instance of MC_Rack on one computer at the same time. This feature can only be used with the new USB based data acquisition systems USB-ME256 and USB-ME128.
Data Source Setup: Using the "Configuration" option, you can choose a number of different layouts for the data input from a drop down menu.
Important: When opening an old rack file with MC_Rack 3.7.0, the Data Source Setup dialog will open. Please define your data source layout once, and safe the rack with the new settings in the new MC_Rack version. Otherwise, the data source setup dialog will come up everytime the rack is opened.

What's New in Version 3.6.8?

Bugfix: Computer crash after saving an empty MC_Rack file is now repaired.
MC_Rack files, generated with MC_Rack Version 3.6 need MC_DataTool Version 2.4.3 for converting ".mcd" files into other file formats.

What's New in Version 3.6.6?

New Instrument: Longterm Display. The longterm display shows analog raw data and electrode raw data. You can display data in a user defined time span from 1 second up to 60 minutes. The longterm display tool allows to observe the development of the signals over a longer period.
New Feature: In Data Source Setup you configure the amplifier and the corresponding MEA layout. If using two amplifiers and MEAs, you can configure the devices independent of each other.
New Feature: Simulation Mode. It is possible to create a binary file with MC_DataTool and replay it in simulation mode.
The File Size is not longer limited by default.
Defining a Display Layout: You can adjust a custom MEA layout to a custom data display layout

Important!

MC_Rack 3.5 supports only data (.mcd) files recorded with MC_Rack 1.7 or later versions.

What's new in MC_Rack Version 3.5.6?

Triggered display is now enabled for the raster plot.
Bugfix: Axes did not change when moving the range slider with no data present in the display.

What's new in MC_Rack Version 3.5.5?

New color map for false color plot: Reversed Jet plot, i. e. from Red to Blue instead of Blue to Red.
Improved Spike Parameter Display: Number plot option, i. e. displaying the current parameter value (for example the signal rate) as a number.

What's new in MC_Rack Version 3.5.4?

Bugfix: The ASCII export function of the spike overlay display has been repaired.
Bugfix: Spike Sorter: Spike events that crossed the unit markers near the end of the markers were not reliably sorted. This has been repaired.

What's new in MC_Rack Version 3.5.3?

The new operating system Windows Vista is now supported.

What's new in MC_Rack Version 3.5.1?

Bugfix: The ASCII export function and some other minor bugs have been repaired.

What's New in Version 3.5?

Improved Spike Sorter: Longer spike cutouts of up to 1.5 s are now supported, ideal for extracting spontaneous field potential activity or cardiac signals.
Improved Analyzer: New 10/90 (or 20/80 or 30/70 %) option for extracting the Slope: If this option is enabled, the slope is extracted from a linear fit of the data between 10/90 % of the maximum and minimum response inside the ROI. This feature allows a reliable slope extraction on multiple channels in parallel.
Improved Spike Analyzer Display: New graphical representation options such as horizontal step mode. You can choose between showing markers, lines, and both. The performance of the display is now greatly improved, too.
New measure tool for Spike Analyzer Display and Parameter Display: You can display a horizontal or vertical bar for displaying the x and y value of the intersection point, or for calculating the period between two data points.
Operating MC_Rack without administrator rights is now fully supported.

Documents

Manual:

MC_Rack_Manual.pdf

Support Files:

MC_Rack_Tutorial_Cardio.pdf

MC_Rack_Tutorial_MEA_Appl.pdf

MC_Rack_Tutorial_MEA_I-O-Curve.pdf

MC_Rack_Tutorial_MEA_LTP.pdf

MC_Rack_Tutorial_MEA_PPF.pdf

MC_Rack_Tutorial_MEA_Retina.pdf

MC_Rack_Tutorial_MEA_Spikes-OTC.pdf

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