Sending commands to Pathfinder from other applications
New Scale’s Multi-Probe Micromanipulator (MPM) System Pathfinder Software V2.8.2 includes an HTTP server that allows the MPM System to accept commands from third party applications. This can include Matlab scripts. For example, Dr. David Eriksson (Veit Lab,...
Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer and Pinpoint working with New Scale’s Pathfinder for the Multi-Probe Micromanipulator (MPM) System
Two open-source trajectory planning tools – Pinpoint (left) and Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer (right) – interface with New Scale’s Pathfinder software for neural probe positioning. The developers of the Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer and the...
Neural Probe with Integrated LEDs Advances in Vivo Opto-Electrophysiology
The NeuroLight Optoelectrode is a customizable electrode for applications including optogenetics where a microdrive, such as the MPM System from New Scale Technologies, is used for fine positioning. These optoelectrodes have recording sites and precisely defined µLEDs...Video: MPM Pathfinder & Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer
This short overview video shows how passing probe location coordinates from New Scale’s MPM Pathfinder software to the open-source Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer software allows researchers to see probe locations in the Allen Institute Common Coordinate...Webinar on Demand: MPM Pathfinder & Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer
Watch this on-demand webinar for a 1-hour demonstration, with question and answer session, about using Pathfinder and Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer, hosted by Ed Friedrich, Life Sciences Business Manager, New Scale Technologies, and Andrew Peters, developer of Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer and Principal Investigator, Peters Lab, University of Oxford Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics.
Webinar: MPM Pathfinder & Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer Demo
This recorded demonstration features a live demonstration of the Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer by its developer, Andrew Peters (Peters Lab, Oxford), in conjunction with the New Scale Multi-Probe Manipulator’s Pathfinder Software. See how to plan trajectories...
Pathfinder V2.8 for MPM Neural Probe Manipulator System Released
Support for integration with open-source trajectory planning and data acquisition apps is the key feature in the latest release of New Scale MPM Pathfinder Software for the MPM Multi-Probe Micromanipulator (MPM) System. New Scale Technologies has announced general...
Design World: Piezos for delicate actuation
Design World published an excellent overview of piezo-based technologies and their applications (April 2023 issue). But how can system designers get started with using piezoelectric motors? When considering using piezoelectric motors, major challenges include: 1....