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A fast data acquisition system for neurophysiological signals based on a personal microcomputer.

G Alarcon·J J Garcia Seoane·J M Ortiz Blasco
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A general purpose analog-to-digital conversion system and its interface for a low-cost personal computer (Commodore 64) are described. Special emphasis has been put on achieving a high sampling frequency rate (up to 20,000 samples/s) and a high discrimination (12 bits). It has likewise been attempted to increase the number of input channels (up to 8, by means of a multiplexer) and averaging capability since such features may be useful in a great number of neurobiological studies. Commercially available hardware elements have been employed and software has been developed in BASIC and 6510 Machine Code.

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G Alarcon, J J Garcia Seoane, J M Ortiz Blasco. 1986. A fast data acquisition system for neurophysiological signals based on a personal microcomputer.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0270(86)90016-6

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