Important Note: It has come to our attention that some of our
competitors have suggested to potential customers that their data
acquisition systems are the only systems which (to their knowledge)
are tested and compliant with IEC601-1 (Medical Safety Test Standards
relating to Patient Leakage Current, Dielectric Strength, Creepage and Air
Clearance). This of course implies that Biopac systems are not
tested, compliant or indeed human safe, which is simply not true.
All Biopac data acquisition and analysis systems and relevant
amplifiers are human safe, fully tested and compliant with all appropriate
and relevant European and worldwide standards for medical safety
(Including: IEC601-1 Medical Safety Test Standards, EN60950:1992/A1 :
1993/A2:1993 Low Voltage Directive, EN55022:1997 / IEC801-2:1984
Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive). Full details and copies of
test certification and documentation are available on request.
Welcome
to the future of Physiology Teaching.
Biopac Systems and Linton Instrumentation bring you the
integrated solution for teaching physiology: The Biopac Student Lab.
What it does...
The Biopac Student Lab revolutionises how students learn physiology by eliminating complex
set-up tasks and letting them focus on learning physiology. More than just a data
recorder, the Biopac Student Lab is an integrated set of hardware, software, and
documentation that guides students through a set of lessons which illustrate fundamental
physiological principles. Lessons cover topics ranging from muscle contraction to cardiac
activity to reaction time.
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How it works...
Included with the Biopac Student Lab is a set of pre-defined software "lessons"
which contain the information the Biopac Student Lab needs to collect data. This cuts
set-up time by 90%, and reduces the amount of technical instruction required in the
classroom. The familiar point and click interface also lets students concentrate on
learning the content of each lesson, rather than just how to use a computer.
To run a particular lesson, just select it from a menu and click the mouse button. The
software will automatically set up the screen display and initialise the hardware with the
appropriate gain settings, sampling rate, and filtering. A separate text window guides
students through the lesson every step of the way.
Students attach electrodes and transducers to themselves (or other students) as
instructed by the lesson text window. The Lab Manual provides clear illustrations
on how the electrodes and transducers are to be connected. Electrodes are easy to use,
just peel and stick. Transducers are durable and simple to handle. Some transducers are
handheld, others come with Velcroš straps for quick attachment.
The Biopac Student Lab is easy for students to use. The lessons are easy to follow and
provide feedback to students. For instance, if students mistakenly plug in the wrong
transducer, the lesson reminds the student to insert the correct one. Or, if students want
to repeat a section in a lesson, they just have to press the redo button.
Students don't need to remember to save their data....the lesson will save all the
students' files automatically and place them in a folder with the students' name. To see
their data again, the student just has to double-click on their saved files.
You and your students will love the Biopac Student Lab's ease of analysis. Each lesson
includes on-screen measurement tools which allow you to analyse data simply by clicking a
mouse button. During the lessons you can stop and measure data to determine wave
parameters like: Peak to Peak, Maximum, Minimum, Slope, Standard Deviation, Frequency,
BPM, Delta Time, Mean, Area and Integral.
The Biopac Student Lab helps the student create high quality lab reports. The Biopac
Student Lab Software prints high resolution graphs directly to your printer.
The Biopac Student Lab is available in the ULTIMATE, ADVANCED or BASIC configuration.
The ULTIMATE system can perform all the lessons in the Lab Manual. The ADVANCED
system will allow you to perform fourteen and the BASIC system will perform a subset of
the Lab Manual lessons. The lesson descriptions indicate which system is required.
If you have the BASIC or ADVANCED system you can purchase the Upgrade Kit, at a later
date, to bring your system up to the next configuration.
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Powerful Hardware...
Each Biopac Student Lab includes a Biopac Systems MP30 Hardware Unit. The MP30 is a
high performance data acquisition system that is rugged, lightweight and easy to use.
Electrode leads and transducers plug into the front of the MP30 unit and four auto-sensing
amplifiers detect which type of electrode or transducer is being plugged into which
channel. Real time digital filtering capability is incorporated into the MP30 so filters
for different kinds of physiological data collection can be set very accurately.
The MP30 gets power via a low-voltage wall transformer. Optical isolation circuits
protect the input channels to provide a high degree of electrical safety when connecting
electrodes and transducers to subjects.
All factors related to data acquisition are under software control. To collect data,
just plug the MP30 serial cable into the back of your Macintosh or PC and open the Biopac
Student Lab program.
A Lab Manual is provided with the Biopac Student Lab and includes lessons which
determine how the MP30 unit is configured. When you plug an electrode lead set or
transducer into a channel during a lesson, the channel automatically sets the gain,
baseline and filtering range for that particular measurement.
You can customise the MP30 Hardware Unit configuration using the Biopac Student Lab Pro
Software. You can measure up to four channels simultaneously, and physiological inputs can
be mixed and matched (see the Biopac Student Lab Pro).
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Easy to use...
The Student Laboratory System comes complete with 17 built-in lessons, each placing a
special emphasis on learning physiology. The lessons are supported by our on-line text
system that guides the student through from start to finish. This is not a help menu, but
a detailed series of instructions that complement our Laboratory Manual. It is always on
screen and instructs the student from start to finish. For example, if the student
attempts to start a lesson with the wrong transducer the software will warn them, if they
try and run a lesson with the power turned off, the system will advise them. All our
transducers come with a smart sensor which tells the hardware exactly what type of
transducer is connected.
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No programming...
The system comes complete with the 17 lessons that require no additional programming.
We don’t expect you to have to generate your own lessons, unless you want to of
course. You can run all of our lessons straight from the box, there is no additional
programming or set up required. The lessons will provide the student with the appropriate
tools to record a particular physiological parameter, whether that be an X, Y plot or a
chart recorder display, the system has it all taken care of.
The lessons will guide a student through from a very basic level. For example, our ECG
lessons will include the following elements: lead II ECG, Einthoven triangle, on-line rate
calculations and then comparing the relationship between the pulse and the ECG. By the
time the student has completed the ECG lessons they will have a thorough understanding of
the different lead configurations and how to analyse ECG data. This format is used
throughout the 17 lessons, so the learning curve is very short.
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Results...
Each student is asked to enter their name at the beginning of the lesson. This
automatically creates a folder, in their own name, where the data is stored. This prevents
any confusion when a group of students are all using the same system for the same lesson.
They can then analyse their data using our Review Saved Data Mode. We allow you to take
multiple copies of the lesson software to allow students to analyse their results on a
different computer. This eliminates the problem of having the Student Laboratory System
hardware tied up unnecessarily while students analyse their data. The student can then
print out sections of their data and take a variety of measurements. The measurements can
be entered into the on-line Journal facility for further analysis. The Journal file can be
printed and the results can be handed in with the graphical printouts, as part of the
course work.
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Advanced users...
If you want to generate your own lesson templates or use the system for your own
research purposes we have the PRO software. The PRO software converts the Student
Laboratory System into a four channel data acquisition and analysis system. It gives you
all the power of a fully fledged research machine, providing you with the best of both
worlds. The ultimate teaching system and a hard core research tool.
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Utilise existing equipment...
Even though the Student Laboratory System comes complete with all the transducers and
electrodes necessary to run each of the fifteen lessons you can still use your existing
transducers. We can provide you with connector interface kits that will allow you to use
your current equipment with our system. This can save a great deal of money and also
increase the flexibility of the system.
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Value for money...
This is the best part. The Student Laboratory System with its four channel data
acquisition hardware including: four built in programmable amplifiers, on-line calculation
channels, lesson software, PRO software, laboratory
manuals, and transducers and electrodes, starts at less than most other data acquisition
systems and a lot less than purchasing a chart recorder, amplifiers and transducers.
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In summary...
THE PERFECT TEACHING SOLUTION.
QUALITY LESSONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON LEARNING PHYSIOLOGY.
EASY TO USE....ON-LINE TEXTUAL SUPPORT.
COMPLETE SOLUTION.....EVERYTHING INCLUDED IN ONE PACKAGE.
FLEXIBILITY.... TEACHING AND RESEARCH.
SUITS ALL LEVELS OF STUDENT.
EXCEPTIONAL VALUE FOR MONEY.
OPERATES ON BOTH PC AND MACINTOSH PLATFORMS.
While other systems will claim to be for teaching, the Biopac Student Laboratory system
takes the teaching of Physiological data acquisition and analysis to a new level. With
it's unique on-line text support and smart sensors it gives new meaning to the phrase
"user friendly". Now the system is available for both Windows and Macintosh
platforms, so there is no reason to compromise your hardware integrity, you choose the
platform that suits your needs.
Biopac have created a total solution that removes all the traditional problems of
equipment set up and student training. The lessons and laboratory manual allow a first
time user to complete the tasks without any additional training, just follow the on-screen
commands. This maximises the amount of time the student actually spends learning
physiology.
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