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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 56 x 66 x 17.5 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 rate2400 Mbps *
Iperf: Max up-link TCP850 Mbps *
Iperf: Max down-link TCP850 Mbps *
Probe Connectivity Physical interfaceUSB-C
USB SpecUSB 3.2
Compatible probesAxon Probes from Science Corporation
Battery Battery capacity5.6 Wh
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 (USB 3.1 required - 10 Gbps, USB 3.1, 2x2 on the packaging are good indicators).
  • A WiFi network
    • The network must be capable of WiFi 5 (802.11ac) or later versions. To get best performance, we recommend using WiFi 6 (802.11ax 160MHz).
    • Supporting UDP multicast.
  • A PC running the synapsectl command line tool.
  • An Axon Probe from Science Corporation.