Software history

These are cumulative brief histories of the development of some of our Windows-based products, as seen by the user.

Extensive details are available by clicking on the links, to see the relevant detailed technical history.

Spike2

Version 7 06/09
  • Data files up to 1TB allowed
  • Output sequencer greatly extended
  • Talker module interfaces other data capture devices
  • Vertical markers drawing
  • Horizontal cursors increased from 4 to 9
  • Power1401 and Micro1401-3 users can now reject over-sized spikes on-line
  • Event inputs can be "de-bounced" on-line
  • Power1401 users have access to all 8 DACs for arbitrary waveform output
  • Power1401 mk II users have access to all 8 DACs for sinusoidal and ramp output (Power1401 mk I support will be in 7.05)
  • There are many improvements to the clustering window
  • Optional x axis display in milliseconds and also auto-scaling of axis units
  • New "watch" window to display script variable when debugging
  • New and improved drawing modes
  • Script writers can make use of the mouse position
Version 6 09/06 - 08/10
  • Handles 400 channels
  • MATLAB file export
  • Enhanced sampling efficiency
  • Burst mode sampling
  • 3D overdraw
  • Improved script editor
  • Interactive IIR filtering
  • Arrays of up to 5 dimensions
  • Log axes option
Version 5 02/03 - 04/09
  • Tetrode and stereotrode recording
  • Principal Component Analysis and clustering in spike shape sorting
  • Export to spreadsheet
  • Cubic spline drawing mode
  • Virtual channels
  • Video capture
  • Measurements to channel
  • Matrix script functions
  • Curve fitting
  • Multiple monitors supported
Version 4 01/01 - 12/05
  • Sampling increased to 32 channels
  • Faster sampling with the Power1401
  • Waveform calibration
  • Active cursors
  • Graphical sequence editor
  • Spike shape sorting
  • 10 vertical cursors
  • File importers in many formats
Version 3 03/98 - 10/01
  • Output sequencer extensions
  • Spike Overdraw mode
  • Improved script commands and scope
  • XY views
  • Context-sensitive help
  • Last version to support sampling with the standard 1401
  • SonFix program repairs damaged data files
Version 2 01/96 - 07/00
  • True Windows program, successor to DOS Spike2 version

Signal

Version 5 10/10
  • Dynamic clamping support has been added; up to 15 dynamic clamping models can be used
  • Multiple arbitrary waveform outputs now available
  • Clamping system extended to 8 sets
  • Trim(), TrimRight() and TrimLeft() script functions have been added
  • The channel Y axis can rescale itself and uses SI prefixes in the dialog
  • The script debugger incorporates a Watch window
  • The script and sequence editors show matched and unmatched braces
  • The script language can open the cursor values and regions windows
  • The pulses configuration dialog has been much improved
Version 4 10/07 - 10/10
  • Variable sweep points
  • MATLAB file export
  • Virtual channels
  • 3D overdraw
  • Gap-free sampling
  • Interactive IIR filtering
  • Improved clamping support
  • Improved BiStim and MagStim Rapid control
Version 3 08/04 - 05/10
  • SCAN analysis
  • Clamping experiment support
  • Text sequencer
  • Multi-clamp telegraph support
  • Magstim support
  • Cubic spline drawing
  • Matrix mathematics
  • Text to speech added
  • Multiple monitor support
  • Log axes option
Version 2 06/00 - 01/06
  • Curve fitting
  • Matrix script functions
  • File importers
Version 1 05/97 - 09/02
  • True Windows program, successor to DOS Signal Averager
  • User-editable scripts customise the program