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Kontex System Adapter
A Kontex system adapter joins a connector outside the X-Series platform to the XDAQ chain, in two configurations: one docks a Neuropixels probe, the other remaps an XDAQ-side connector, each with Omnetics 32 or X-Series outputs.
The Neuropixels configuration is used with the X-Series NP headstage, so a Neuropixels 1.0 or 2.0 probe is acquired by XDAQ on the same clock as the X-Series headstages on the rig, and a laboratory running both probe types runs one acquisition system; the Commutator PRO passes up to four Neuropixels ports. NeuroNexus does not make Neuropixels probes; the NP headstage and this adapter are how an existing probe enters the chain. The second configuration remaps an XDAQ-side connector onto Omnetics 32 or an X-Series connector for hardware from other vendors.
As with every remap adapter, the site-to-channel map on the DAQ side differs from the probe's drawing; confirm it against a known signal before the first recording. The adapters within the X-Series platform are under X-Series adapters, and the NeuroNexus package adapters under NeuroNexus adapters.
Typical values
| Configurations | Neuropixels dock · XDAQ-side connector remap |
|---|---|
| Outputs | Omnetics 32 or X-Series |
| Used with | X-Series NP headstage, XDAQ, Commutator PRO |
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Cite this term
NeuroNexus. "Kontex System Adapter." NeuroNexus Glossary, updated 2026-10-12. https://www.neuronexus.com/resources/glossary/kontex-system-adapter