Equipment
Positioning and insertion tools, commutators, and optogenetic light sources — the standalone instruments around your probes and acquisition.
Browse Equipment
Standalone lab instruments, grouped by what they do.
The Instruments Between Your Probes and Your Data
A clean recording depends on more than the probe — what positions it, holds the connection through behavior, and times its light decides whether the data survives, and repeats across animals.
Positioning & Insertion
Microdrives, motorized micromanipulators (MPM), and powered insertion tools for precise, repeatable probe placement.
Commutators
Electrical and hybrid commutators that untwist cabling for freely-moving behavioral recording.
Optogenetics & Lasers
Laser and LED light sources for optogenetic stimulation, with GPIO triggering for precise timing against a recording.
Other Lab Equipment
Signal and test instruments (BrainSim), Smartbox accessories, and surgical tools that round out the rig.
Configured to Work Together
Every instrument here is characterized against NeuroNexus probes and streams through Radiens for probe-aware impedance and signal-quality monitoring.
Looking for headstages, adapters, cables, or reference electrodes? Those interface and accessory items now live under Supplies.
Equipment — FAQ
What equipment do I need beyond the probe?
At minimum, a way to position the probe and a headstage/acquisition path. Microdrives and manipulators handle placement; commutators keep freely-moving animals tethered without cable twist.
Is the equipment compatible with third-party acquisition?
Yes. The instruments work alongside Intan, Open Ephys, Plexon, TDT, and Blackrock setups — not only NeuroNexus acquisition.
Where did headstages and adapters go?
Interface and accessory hardware — headstages, adapters, cables, and reference electrodes — now lives under Supplies.
Can I combine optogenetics with recording?
Yes. Pair the light sources here with optoelectrodes; GPIO triggering aligns stimulation to the recording clock for sub-millisecond timing.