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Overview

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Product Details

Physical Dimensions

The SciFi headstage measures 66.00 mm top to bottom, 17.50 mm front to back, and 56 mm side to side.

Cross sectional diagrams of the SciFi headstage with dimensions called out in mm.

Summary Table

Body Dimensions 66 x 17.5 x 56 mm
2.20 x 2.60 x 0.69 in
Display Display technologyAMOLED, 60 Hz
Viewing angle160 degrees
Resolution368 x 448
Brightness350 nits
Contrast100000:1
Diagonal45.21 mm
Wireless Connectivity WLAN802.11 ax 160 MHz (5 GHz only)
Max PHY rate2.4 Gbps *
Iperf: Max up-link TCP850 Mbps *
Iperf: Max down-link TCP850 Mbps *
Probe Connectivity Physical interfaceUSB-C
USB SpecUSB 3.2
Compatible probesScience Axon Probes or any probe with a standard Omnetics or Cereport connector using a Science Axon probe adapter
Battery Battery capacity1400 mAh
Safety featuresUndervoltage, overcurrent, JEITA battery charging
Battery life2–4 hours in active use or 9 hours idle
Storage Storage capacity128 GB
Approx. storage capacity (full bandwidth Axon record)120 minutes **
PlatformOSLinux Ubuntu

* Ideal conditions: minimal RF noise and interference and local WiFi router with minimal traffic.

** Based on 512 channel, 16 kHz, 12-bit, 100 GB free storage

Interfaces

Button Function
Up/DownNavigate between options on the AMOLED screen.
Power/SelectHolding the power button serves to turn on and off the device, with short presses serving as a select key.
LED Status RingThe LED status ring can express a wide range of intuitive status information and can be customized to fit your own experiment goals like:
  • Timer when cell media needs to be swapped
  • Spikes being detected

Diagram of the SciFi headstage labeled with the power/select button on one side, the up/down buttons on the other, and the LED status ring indicated around the outside.

Hardware Requirements

In order to make use of SciFi, you will require the following:

  • USB-C data cable (5Gbps minimum).
  • A WiFi network capable of WiFi 5 (802.11ac) or later. For best performance, use WiFi 6 (802.11ax 160MHz).
  • A PC running the synapsectl command line tool.
  • Science Axon Probes or any probe with a standard Omnetics or Cereport connector using a Science Axon probe adapter