Intelligent Optogenetics System
Intelligent Optogenetics System
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1.2 Safety
Please read the section “2-System safety” carefully to prevent any injury to laboratory
animals, operators or the system during use before you operating the system.
If you have any questions or suggestions on safety, please contact us for after-sales
support.
1.5 Environment
Please prepare the device operating environment under the conditions listed in the table
below to ensure the operation and safety of the system.
Item Description
AC: 100 V~240 V, 50 / 60 Hz, 2.0 A
Power supply
DC: 12 V / DC 7.5A
Operating temperature: 15℃ ~ 30℃
Operating conditions
Operating humidity: 20% ~ 80% (non-condensing)
Storage temperature: -20 ℃ ~ 60 ℃
Storage conditions
Storage humidity: 20% ~ 80% (non-condensing)
2.2 Precautions
Please operate the system by following the instructions in this manual;
It is recommended that the interval between power on and power off operations be 5
seconds;
It is recommended that the Intelligent Optogenetics System should be placed on a flat
surface with better reliability and heat dissipation;
The system should be kept away from the flammable and explosive conditions;
The product should be used in a clean, dry and static-free environment;
Please use a socket or wiring board certified to national safety regulations;
A voltage stabilizer is recommended if the voltage is unstable;
Clean finger sets, latex gloves and other insulation devices are necessary when dealing
with optical problems;
Please contact RWD for consultation in case of any questions during the operation;
You may also contact the manufacturer for maintenance of components related to the
system;
Disassembly of the system or replacement of parts can only be performed by
maintenance professionals designated by the manufacturer;
Please be sure to use the adapter and parts provided by the manufacturer, otherwise
RWD assumes no liability for any consequences caused thereby.
2.3 Safety Instructions
1) Optical safety
Wear proper goggles. Although the goggles can protect the eyesight, the operator
should not look directly at the laser light source when wearing them;
Set up a control area in the position where the system is easy to mark to ensure that
the appropriate warning signs are visible;
Ensure there are staff on site when the system is running;
It is necessary to use the system in the company of experienced professionals. If it
is not used, the system should be shut down completely and restricted from
unauthorized personnel.
2) Electrical safety
Turn off the power switch first and then disconnect main power when the device is
not use;
Take out the power adapter and keep it with the device when putting the device in
storage;
Professionals knowing about the operation of electrical device must be present
during operation;
Please keep a certain distance from the adapter to prevent personal injury caused
by electric shock when the electrical device is running.
Figure 4-1
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Figure 5-1
Enter the password. The password is "0000” by default.
Figure 5-2
5.2 Home Interface
Enter the password to enter the home interface. At this point, the name of the program
group currently used is displayed in the upper left of the interface, and all subprograms
contained in the program group are displayed in the list area, as shown in Figure 5-3. When
using the device for the first time, the [DEMO] program group will be displayed by default.
When reusing it, the last program group used will be displayed.
Figure 5-3
Parameter Specification:
Parameter Specification:
Parameter Describe
Click to enter the [New] to add one or more subprograms between the two
New subprograms.
Attention: The program can set up to 25 subprograms
Click to enter the [edit] of the selected subroutine; or double-click the subroutine to
Edit
enter the [Edit].
Delete Delete the selected subroutine.
Click to enter the [Preview].
Preview Attention: The duration of [Single Cycle] of all currently selected subroutines should
be less than or equal to 5H, otherwise the system will prompt.
Click to enter the [Run].
Run Attention: The duration of [single cycle] of all currently selected subroutines should
be less than or equal to 5H, otherwise the system will prompt.
Flip left and right to see other subroutines of the current program
Program Click to enter the [Program].
Setting Click to enter the [Setting].
History Click to enter the [History].
Click the pop-up [Save As] dialog box to save the subroutine selected by √ in the
Save as
current program to other programs.
Figure 5-4
Figure 5-5
Parameter specification:
Parameter Description
Frequency Number of light pulses per second
Pulse width Width of a single optical pulse
Power Optical pulse power output size
Total time Single program running time
The interval between the end of a single program run and the start of the next
Time delay
program
Output Sets the output voltage of the interface, which is synchronized with the
output
control signal of the laser
Total time
Frequency
Pulse width Next cycle
Power
Delay
Figure 5-6
Parameter specification:
Parameter Description
Click to detect the optical fiber end power. When the laser is turned
Laser On/Laser Off
on, the button displays "Laser Off".
Click [Power Synchronization] to write the power value set in the
Power Sync
current [CW Mode] to the [Power] text box in [Pulse Mode].
Figure 5-7
The Y-axis power scale displays 100mW by default. You may adjust the Y-axis by "+"
and "-" buttons on the left side of the preview , The X time axis displays 4s waveform by default.
You may adjust the X axis by "+" and "-" buttons.
The adjustable position of Y axis is: 10/20/50/100 mW.
The adjustable position of X axis is: 0.4/4.0/40.0/400.0/4000.0 s.
When the pulse duration is greater than the current coordinate range, scroll left and right
Parameter Description
Reset Click to switch the current X/Y axis state back to the default.
Click to enter the program running interface.
Run Attention: The duration of [single cycle] of all currently selected subroutines should
be less than or equal to 5H, otherwise the system will prompt.
Figure 5-8
Figure 5-9
The interface displays the parameters of the executing program, such as pulse number,
frequency, power and duration; is the countdown display of the total time.
Parameter specification:
Parameter Description
Click on/off the remote control function. The remote control is displayed
when it is opened and when it is closed.
Remote Click [Remote] to pair the device to the attached remote controller, so that user
could operate with the remote controller
Description of remote controller buttons: [1]=Start, [2]=Pause
Click [Reset] to clear the pulse waveform currently formed and restore to the
original state. Countdown recovery is set for the total duration of the
Reset
experiment, start, remote control, trigger, return button, restore to the default
state or available state.
Click to enter the trigger setting page. Display when the trigger is on,
Trigger on
display when it is off.
Click Start Execute/Pause Execute/Continue Execute laser pulse. For details
Start/ pause/continue about the running interface, see Figure 5-8. After all the procedures are
executed, the laser will issue an alarm sound to prompt the user.
Turn on/off the alarm tone and end of operation tone.
5.5.1External Trigger
The external trigger setting screen is shown in Figure 5-10.
Figure 5-10
When [Trigger On] is selected, click [Start] on the program running interface and wait
for an external trigger signal that meets the trigger condition. It will start running when the
conditions are met, otherwise, it will keep waiting. Trigger Mode, Threshold and Trigger
Delay are set by user as required.
Attention: External trigger and remote control are mutually exclusive. If external trigger
is turned on, remote control will not be available, and vice versa.
Description of three trigger modes
Trigger
Description Description
Mode
Parameters: Threshold
Parameter specification:
Button Description
Click to enter the new program name page corresponding to the current storage location.
New
Note: up to 100 program groups can be stored locally.
Rename Click to rename the currently selected program.
After clicking, a popup will appear indicating whether to delete the currently selected
program group.
Delete Note: DEMO program group is the system default program group and cannot be deleted.
Moreover, the program group in use on the home interface cannot be deleted. Please
switch the program group in use to another program group before deleting it.
If you select [Internal] Storage, Export is displayed. You can export the local program
group to an external storage device.
Internal /
If you select [External] Storage, Import is displayed. You can import the external program
External
group to the local storage device.
USB storage: supported U Disk type: FAT32.
Click to enter the main interface, call the current shading selected program to the main
interface, and display all subprograms and their corresponding parameters under the
Apply
program group.
There is only the default [DEMO] group in the program group when used for the first time.
5.7 History
Figure 5-13 shows the historical record page. This interface displays records of all pulse
executions, including experiment date, program name, running status, and so on.
Figure 5-13
Figure 5-14
Parameter specification:
Button Description
History page: Popover prompts the user to export all history records or currently
selected records.
Export
View Details page: Export Current history.
Export format: CSV
Click to select a record, and click [View] to view the details of the record. View the
View
page as shown in Figure 5-13 above.
Figure 5-15
On the setting interface you can select the system language, turn on and off the key tone,
set the date and time, as well as the password and remote controller pairing.
[Pairing]: pair device to the remote controller according to the screen prompts.
Figure 5-16
6 - Alarms
The alarm information interface is shown as follows.
When the system identifies the fault but does not pause the laser output, the following
message is displayed:
Alarm
confirm
Figure 6-1
Alarm prompts list:
Attention
Attention!
1) Disconnect from the power source before disinfection;
2) Do not use chlorine-containing disinfectants, such as bleach, sodium
hypochlorite, etc;
3) Do not disinfect through high temperature, high pressure steam, ionizing
radiation.
8.4 Maintenance
Do not scratch the device with hard or sharp objects.
Avoid vibration or collision as much as possible when moving the product;
The product packaged should be transported in accordance with the requirements
specified in the order contract, and must be protected from severe impact, rain
and exposure during transportation.
If the device is not in use for a long time, unplug the power cord and place the
device in a suitable storage environment;
If the optical fiber is removed from the interface, cover the optical fiber interface
with a dust cap to prevent dust from affecting the signal acquisition sensitivity of
the device.
8.5 Battery Replacement
Remove the battery from the remote control and replace it with a new battery of the
same model, as shown in Figure 8-1 below.
Figure 8-1
9 - Warranty
The warranty for this system starts from the day when it leaves the factory. RWD provides
after-sales support such as device maintenance and parts replacement in case of the device
failure due to defects in materials or process during the warranty period.
Any device damage caused by incorrect use or out-of-range use is out of the scope of the
warranty, and in case of any need for repairs or parts replacement, the costs incurred should be
borne by the user.
If it is found that the device returned for repair is found to have been disassembled without
authorization of RWD upon arrival, RWD will not provide after-sales services such as quality
warranty, free maintenance and parts replacement.
The warranty statement (including its limitations) is issued exclusively by RWD and
covers all other warranty conditions.
RWD Life Science Co., Ltd.
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