An introduction to the AcqKnowledge Find Cycle Peak Detector feature – Part I. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
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AcqKnowledge Find Cycle Peak Detector – Part 2
An introduction to the AcqKnowledge Find Cycle Peak Detector – Part II. This demonstration shows how to use the detector to locate and place event marks within a data file. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
AcqKnowledge Find Cycle Peak Detector – Part 3
An introduction to the AcqKnowledge Find Cycle Peak Detector – Part III. This demonstration shows how to use the Find Cycle detector to take measurements at specific time intervals within a data file. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
AcqKnowledge Find Cycle Peak Detector – Part 4
An introduction to the AcqKnowledge Find Cycle Peak Detector – Part IV. This demonstration shows how to use the time controls to place measurement cursors at specific locations around the detected peak. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
AcqKnowledge Find Cycle Peak Detector – Part 5
An introduction to the AcqKnowledge Find Cycle Peak Detector – Part V. This demonstration shows how to use the Find Cycle Peak Detector to average a waveform and how to display using a 3D surface plot. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
AcqKnowledge Find Cycle Peak Detector – Part 6
An introduction to the AcqKnowledge Find Cycle Peak Detector feature and the Clustering option – Part VI. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
AcqKnowledge Grid Functionality Tutorial
This video gives an overview of new and existing grid functionality in AcqKnowledge. Learn how to create custom, channel-specific grids for your data. Also, learn how to save grid settings as presets for future use. AcqKnowledge has many grid tools that can simplify your recording and analysis – learn how to make the most of them now. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
AcqKnowledge GUI Overview
AcqKnowledge includes a new simplified graphic user interface with streamlined windows, easy toolbar select, additional toolbar buttons, and timer functionality. This video will provide a quick overview of each feature AcqKnowledge Software Details. These features are available for AcqKnowledge 4.4 and above.
AcqKnowledge Playback Mode
This tutorial will provide you with a demonstration of the AcqKnowledge Playback mode. Playback allows you to replay any AcqKnowledge file and add additional calculation channels and data views. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
AcqKnowledge Smoothing
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 over a user-defined number of samples. In Mean value smoothing, as the moving average is running through the data the mean value is used for the output of the average. In Median value smoothing, as the moving average is running through the data, the median value is used instead of the mean.
The greater the number of samples used for smoothing, the more aggressive the smoothing will be. The tutorial runs through a sample for Mean smoothing and a sample for Median smoothing, plus shows the effect of different values on sample data—and how easy it is to test if you’ve been too aggressive.
The sample file used to demonstrate Mean smoothing is a three channel recording with ECG, Heart Rate, and Respiration; data was recorded at 1,000 samples/second. The heart rate channel is calculated similar to a tachogram, with discreet values and a stair-step display instead of a smooth waveform. Clicking the Transform menu and selecting Smoothing generates the dialog where you select smoothing mode and value. In this sample file, Mean smoothing with 10 sample smoothing has no effect…100 samples begins to take the edges away…500 achieves the desired effect.
For Median smoothing, the sample file has Electrodermal Activity (EDA, also know as galvanic skin response, GSR) recorded at 30 samples/second, a duplicate of the EDA channel to perform the smoothing on, and stimulator firing data. The stimulator was firing pairs of electrical stimuli at a subject and the subject had electrodes on for EDA and the amplifier was picking up the electrical signal as it was delivered from the stimulator. In this type of recording, you’ll want to remove signal contamination without distorting the waveform. Mean smoothing would smooth the data, but Median works very well at removing rapid frequency spikes from a relatively slow-moving signal such as EDA. Median smoothing at 20 samples eliminates the spikes.
To check the signal distortion, hide the stimulator channel, then scale and overlap the two EDA channels….see how noise was eliminated without distorting the waveform. For comparison, switch to Mean smoothing at the same level—you’ll still see noise contamination spikes plus you’ll see distortion of the waveform. Try different modes and different values to identify when Median smoothing is the better choice for some waveforms.
Create a Toolbar for AcqKnowledge functions
A demonstration of how to create buttons or toolbars for commonly used functions in AcqKnowledge analysis. This demonstration creates a toolbar button for the transformation connect endpoints to interpolate spurious segments in heart rate data. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
Easy Experiment Set Up with AcqKnowledge
It’s quick and easy to set up your first experiment in AcqKnowledge. Follow along as we go through the main set up dialog and show you how to save your settings as a default recording configuration or a graph template for future use. This applies to AcqKnowledge 4.4 and above.
Event Marks
An introduction to the AcqKnowledge Event Marking system. AcqKnowledge‘s sophisticated event marking system allows users to identify important events in the data, automate analysis and assist with data reduction. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
Fast Fourier Transform
The following screencast will provide you with a demonstration of the AcqKnowledge Fast Fourier Transformation feature. AcqKnowledge Software Manual
Focus Areas | AcqKnowledge Tutorial
Focus Areas is a powerful analysis tool available in AcqKnowledge 4.3 or above. Focus Areas allow the user to specify and mark areas of interest in the data for further analysis. Next, automated analysis routines or the cycle detector can be run specifically on the Focus Areas instead of the entire data file. This in-depth tutorial covers the basics of Focus Areas as well as specific examples for Automated BP Analysis (2:12), Automated EDA Analysis/ GSR analysis (5:52), Automated Ensemble Averaging (9:39), and Automated Find Cycle Analysis (13:20). AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
Focus Areas | Automatically Create Using Define Between Events
This screencast shows how to use the Focus Areas > Define Between Events utility that is accessible from the Analysis menu in AcqKnowledge 4.3 or above. This automated utility is a simplified alternative to using Find Cycle tools to create Focus Areas. The example demonstrates how to create Focus Areas from digital inputs. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software.
Focus Areas | Use Find Cycle to Create around Digital Events
This screencast shows how to use Find Cycle tools to create Focus Areas around digital events that come from stimulus presentation systems such as E-Prime, SuperLab, and Presentation. The Focus Areas can then be used to analyze regions of interest and skip over the regions that are unimportant. Find Cycle tools are available in AcqKnowledge and Biopac Student Lab PRO software. If using AcqKnowledge 4.3 or above, watch Focus Areas | Automatically Create Using Define Between Events for a simplified option. See also Stimulus Presentation Event Marking.
Introduction to AcqKnowledge | Measurements
AcqKnowledge measurements demonstration AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
Journal Features in AcqKnowledge
Demonstration of analysis and reporting features available in AcqKnowledge journals. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
Linked Acquisitions in AcqKnowledge
Harness the power of AcqKnowledge and perform Linked Acquisitions from multiple hardware devices. Record from multiple MP200s, MP200s, MP36Rs, B-Alert headsets, or a combination of devices at the same time! Choose from multiple synchronization methods, and specify whether or not to create a merged data file at the end of recording. The merged data file will contain all channels of data from each recording, and be independent of the data files for each device. Linked Acquisitions are available in AcqKnowledge 4.3 or above. Contact BIOPAC for more information or to upgrade to AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software.
Marking and Interpolating Segments
Using scripts in AcqKnowledge to automate data marking and interpolation; this example calculates heart rate from ECG data. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
MRI – Cleaning Data – EMG example
Demonstration showing how to clean an EMG file that was recorded from a subject inside a MRI. Physiological Data Solutions for MRI Studies
Peak Max from Accelerometer Data
Obtaining a channel with Peak Maximum data from an accelerometer waveform. A quick and easy way to calculate approximate measurements of peak maximum offline as well as real-time. AcqKnowledge ECG Analysis“>AcqKnowledge Accelerometer Data Analysis
Preset Options in AcqKnowledge
Use AcqKnowledge preset options to save time on recording and analysis. Expanded Rate and Expression Presets are available for both calculation channel set up and offline analysis in AcqKnowledge 4.4 or above. Measurement box configuration presets are also available – simply specify the number of horizontal and vertical measurement boxes desired and save as a preset for future use. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
Slew Rate Limiter in AcqKnowledge
This video demonstrates the AcqKnowledge Slew Rate Limiter functionality. The Slew Rate Limiter limits the maximum rate of signal amplitude change over a user defined time period. It can be helpful in removing higher frequency and higher amplitude artifacts from a waveform without distorting the original signal. BIOPAC MRI Solutions.
User Interface Features in AcqKnowledge 4.3
BIOPAC has added a variety of exciting new user interface features to AcqKnowledge. This video provides a brief overview and examples of some of these great new features including: Tabbed Window Display, Textual Value Toolbar, Selection Palette enhancements, Linked Selections, Autoscale Single Waveform, configure number of horizontal Measurements, remove Annotations from a single channel, Journal docking location preference, and more! For a complete list of new features visit the BIOPAC website or contact us today. AcqKnowledge Data Acquisition & Analysis Software
Worflow Automation
Workflow provides user-friendly, high-level automation for efficient, consistent processing. Automate and customize analysis and batch processing for all of your data without having to use scripting. To learn more about this advancement in data analysis automation, see Workflow Automation License (pdf), watch Automate AcqKnowledge with New Workflow Tool on demand, or see available products: MP200 Systems with Workflow; MP36R Systems with Workflow; or Workflow Automation Licenses for Windows or macOS.
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