Real-time Experiment Interface for biological control applications

Author

Lin, Risa J. ; Bettencourt, Jonathan ; White, John A. ; Christini, David J. ; Butera, Robert J.

Author_Institution

Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010

Firstpage

4160

Lastpage

4163

Abstract

The Real-time Experiment Interface (RTXI) is a fast and versatile real-time biological experimentation system based on Real-Time Linux. RTXI is open source and free, can be used with an extensive range of experimentation hardware, and can be run on Linux or Windows computers (when using the Live CD). RTXI is currently used extensively for two experiment types: dynamic patch clamp and closed-loop stimulation pattern control in neural and cardiac single cell electrophysiology. RTXI includes standard plug-ins for implementing commonly used electrophysiology protocols with synchronized stimulation, event detection, and online analysis. These and other user-contributed plug-ins can be found on the website (http://www.rtxi.org).

Keywords

Linux; bioelectric phenomena; biological techniques; biology computing; cardiology; closed loop systems; neurophysiology; user interfaces; RTXI; biological control applications; cardiac single cell electrophysiology; closed loop stimulation pattern control; dynamic patch clamp; electrophysiology protocols; event detection; experimentation hardware; neural single cell electrophysiology; online analysis; real time Linux; real time biological experimentation system; real time experiment interface; synchronized stimulation; Clamps; Data acquisition; Linux; Neurons; Operating systems; Protocols; Real time systems; Computational Biology; Patch-Clamp Techniques; Programming Languages; User-Computer Interface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Buenos Aires

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4123-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627397

Filename

5627397