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* CLEANING GUIDELINES * [Knowledge Base]

External Cleaning / Disinfecting Instructions For any BIOPAC Systems data acquisition, amplifier, or accessory module: To clean the surface of the module: wipe lightly with a dry, lint-free cloth, or…

105 – Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Testing [Application Note]

This Application Note details setup and measurements for Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) measurements using an MP160/MP150 data acquisition system and AcqKnowledge 4.1 or above software. Whenever a sound wave is detected…

109 – 3-, 6-, and 12-Lead ECG [Application Note]

An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a graphic recording of the changes occurring in the electrical potentials between different sites on the skin (leads) as a result of cardiac activity. Depolarization of…

118 – EMG Frequency Signal Analysis [Application Note]

Analysis of the EMG signal in the frequency domain involves measurements and parameters which describe specific aspects of the frequency spectrum of the signal. Parameters of the power density spectrum…

127 – Precision Force Transducers [Application Note]

Force transducers are devices capable of transforming a force into a proportional electrical signal.   The TSD125 series force transducer elements are cantilever beam load cells incorporating thin-film strain gauges.…

132 – Variable Force Transducer – SS12LA [Application Note]

Force transducers are devices capable of transforming a force into a proportional electrical signal.   The SS12LA force transducer element is a cantilever beam load cell incorporating a thin-film strain…

132 – Variable Force Transducer- TSD105A [Application Note]

Force transducers are devices capable of transforming a force into a proportional electrical signal. The TSD105A force transducer element is a cantilever beam load cell incorporating a thin-film strain gauge.…

135 – Airflow Transducer Calibration – SS11LA [Application Note]

The SS11LA can be used to measure respiratory flow over a wide range of subjects and conditions. The SS11LA includes an optically clear detachable flow head (RX117) for easy cleaning and…

135 – Pneumotach Transducer – TSD117 [Application Note]

The TSD117 can be used to measure respiratory flow over a wide range of subjects and conditions. The TSD117 includes an optically clear detachable flow head (RX117) for easy cleaning…

140 – Goniometers: Angular Measurements [Application Note]

Goniometers are devices capable of transforming angular position into a proportional electrical signal. The Biopac Student Lab series goniometers incorporate gauge elements which measure bending strain along or around a…

140 – Goniometers: Angular Measurements [Application Note]

Goniometers are devices capable of transforming angular position into a proportional electrical signal. The TSD130 series goniometers incorporate gauge elements which measure bending strain along or around a particular axis.…

148 – Automated ECG Analysis [Application Note]

ECG Analysis An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a graphical recording of the changes occurring in the electrical potentials between different sites on the skin as a result of cardiac activity. The…

148 – Automated ECG Analysis – BSL [Application Note]

An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a graphical recording of the changes occurring in the electrical potentials between different sites on the skin as a result of cardiac activity. The electrical activity…

173 – Electronic Stethoscope Transducer – SS30L [Application Note]

The SS30L Electronic Stethoscope will allow you to record and listen to heart sounds and Korotkoff sounds.   The Electronic Stethoscope has a microphone built into the tubing that connects…

196 – Cardiac Output Measurement – EBI100C [Application Note]

Cardiac Output can be determined, noninvasively, by employing electrical bio-impedance measurement techniques. Electrical bio-impedance is simply the characteristic impedance of a volume of tissue and fluid. In the case of…

215 – Noninvasive Cardiac Ouput – NICO100C [Application Note]

Cardiac Output can be noninvasively determined by employing electrical bioimpedance measurement techniques. Electrical bioimpedance is simply the characteristic impedance of a volume of tissue and fluid. In the case of…

227 – Biopac Student Lab Publications [Application Note]

BSL Systems have been cited in thousands of Scientific Papers. Selected citations are provided below—for a complete list, search Google Scholar for Biopac Student Lab software and related hardware: MP36,…

244 – Programmable Stimulator for E-Prime® [Application Note]

This application note describes how to use BIOPAC stimulators (STMISOL/STMISOLA or STMISOC), E-Prime® experiment generation software, and a Measurement Computing Corporation (MCC) data acquisition device (USB1208HS-4AO) to execute stimulus delivery.…

250 – Assess Muscle Effort with Vibromyography [Application Note]

The ability to noninvasively assess voluntary muscle effort has wide application in physiologic studies, sports and rehabilitation medicine, as well as movement science. Traditionally, surface electromyography (sEMG) has been used…

257 – Safe Use of Electrical Stimulators [Application Note]

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE When using the STMISOC, STMISOD or STMISOE stimulus isolation adapter, it is possible to generate high peak-peak voltages. These voltages are potentially damaging, especially if the high…

277 – Transcranial Current Stimulation Using STMISOLA [Application Note]

Transcranial Current Stimulation is an electrical stimulation method, which employs a direct current of value typically between 1 and 2 milliamps (ma). This method is typically oriented to neuronal stimulation in…

282 – Subject Electrical Stimulation in fMRI and MRI [Application Note]

This application note is concerned with the implementation of subject electrical stimulation in the fMRI and MRI for the purposes of psychophysiological research. The setup presented physically limits the stimulation…

4T Human Physiology Conference [Page]

This conference has ended – was July 24-26, 2017 Learn from Leading Researchers How to Record and Analyze Human Physiology Data  Join your colleagues in Santa Barbara to meet with…

A14 CPG Hornworm [Curriculum]

This PRO lesson describes the hardware and software setup necessary to record the electrical activity from the muscle of the hornworm pupae.

About Electrodes [Manual]

The purpose of an electrode is to act as a connector between the Subject’s skin (where electrical signals are easiest to detect) and the BIOPAC acquisition unit (via a lead…

AcqKnowledge Smoothing [Video]

AcqKnowledge software allows you to run a smoothing function as an online calculation or an offline transformation. There are two modes of operation for the smoothing, both use a running average…

Alan Macy Honored as Local Hero [News]

“Alan Macy: Scientist, Entrepreneur, and Visionary Community Builder” The Santa Barbara Independent honored Alan Macy as a Local Hero. “What makes Macy a Santa Barbara Independent Local Hero is the combination of vision,…

Amplifier analog output signals [Knowledge Base]

The UIM100C is bidirectional. With a BIOPAC amplifier connected to the UIM100C, the appropriate input becomes an output. For example, if you have an ECG100C module set to channel 1,…

Amplifier filter settings [Knowledge Base]

All BIOPAC amplifiers have multiple low pass and high pass filter settings. When setting the switches on the amplifier, the following rules apply: The lowest Low Pass filter value will be applied…

Audio recording synchronization [Knowledge Base]

When performing some experiments, it may be desirable to link a recorded audio file to a recorded data file.  For instance, a subject may be speaking, listening to voice commands,…

B-Alert Wireless EEG and Cognitive State Metrics [News]

BIOPAC is proud to announce that they now distribute Advanced Brain Monitoring’s B-Alert® X10 product line. The B-Alert® wireless EEG system operates as a stand-alone wireless EEG system or interfaces…

B-Alert X10 Wireless EEG Demo [Demo]

The B-Alert X10 wireless EEG system operates as a stand-alone wireless EEG system or interfaces with BIOPAC’s range of physiological monitoring devices. Now you can combine BIOPAC’s BioNomadix series of wireless…

Band-pass and band-stop filters [Knowledge Base]

A band pass filter allows the energy concentrated between two given frequencies (X and Y) to pass while it attenuates the signal's energy at other frequencies. It is equivalent to…

Bioimpedance Methods [Knowledge Base]

Related Hardware Compatible with MP160 Smart Amplifiers NICO100D Cardiac Output, EBI100D Electrical Bioimpedance Amplifiers NICO100C Cardiac Output, EBI100C Electrical Bioimpedance MRI NICO100C-MRI Cardiac Output Amplifier Wireless BN-NICO Cardiac Output Amplifier & BN-NICO-T Transmitter Compatible with MP36 and MP36R (4-channel…

Biology [Discipline]

The Biopac Student Lab’s Biology Core Discipline package provides educators with an integrated, flexible teaching system that not only allows the study of the most widely studied responses in Biology,…

Biomechanics – BME [Area of Study]

The Student Lab System has a comprehensive ability to monitor gait and other mechanical responses. The system works with goniometers, accelerometers and heel-toe strike transducers. Biopotential signals such as EMG…

BioNomadix 2Ch Wireless ECG Amplifier [Product]

The Dual Wireless ECG BioNomadix Pair consists of a matched transmitter and receiver module specifically designed to measure Electrocardiogram (ECG) data on one or both channels from ambulatory subjects. The…

BioNomadix Signal Interruption [Knowledge Base]

If a BioNomadix wireless physiology signal displays dropout/flatline… On a single channel Make sure transducer/lead is firmly inserted to transmitter channel, electrodes are fully adhered, and leads are not pulling…

BIOPAC 4T Human Physiology Conference [Page]

4T: Tools, Trends, Techniques, and Technology Train with Experts…Network with Colleagues Summer 2025 Join BIOPAC for three days of hands-on, small-group human physiology workshops, presented by renowned academics and industry…

BIOPAC Launches New “Smart Amplifiers” [News]

February 14, 2019; Updated Nov. 12, 2019 BIOPAC Systems, Inc. Goleta, CA USA New “Smart Amplifiers” make it easier than ever for life science researchers to get great data Fast Setup & High…

Brain [Area of Study]

Biopac Science Lab comes with four lessons focused on brain activity: Lesson 5 — EEG I Electroencephalography: Brain Rhythms Lesson 5 introduces electroencephalographic (EEG) recording techniques. Students record EEG from the…

BSL 4 L01 EMG I – Electromyography [Video]

In this Biopac Student Lab lesson, students observe and record skeletal muscle tonus as reflected by a basal level of electrical activity associated with the muscle in a resting state.…

BSL 4 L05 ECG I – Electrocardiography [Video]

In this Biopac Student Lab lesson, students become familiar with the electrocardiograph (ECG or EKG) as a primary tool for evaluating electrical events within the heart. They will correlate electrical…

BSL 4 L05 ECG I – Seated Recording [Video]

BIOPAC electrocardiography lesson: correlate electrical events as displayed on the ECG with the mechanical events that occur during the cardiac cycle, and observe rate and rhythm changes in the ECG…

BSL Home Class Info [Page]

Hands-on, practical lab experience on or off campus, in lab or distanced! Info for Students & Instructors IMPORTANT! BSL Home is currently in English only and requires Biopac Student Lab 4.1…

BSL Home Lesson Videos [Page]

BSL Home software includes lesson videos to demonstrate calibration, cable management, and recording procedures. For some lessons and/or recording segments, such as simply closing and opening eyes, photos are used…