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ValveBank Controllers
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Run experiments automatically – even unattended
By running experiments automatically,
AutoMate Systems will leave you free to
accomplish other tasks – saving you both time and money.
• Microprocessor-based for accuracy and flexibility
The ValveBank® can store sixteen
user programs with 10 millisecond switching accuracy. It includes
powerful perfusion commands and capa- bilities not offered by
competing valve drivers: open single or multiple valves, master
channel for control/buffer solution, computer control.
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Low noise & low voltage valve control
Designed for electrophysiology. CE marked for Europe.
• Manual, TTL (digital), and
serial (RS-232) inputs
Control valves manually (by keypad)
or by computer – simultaneously thanks to the microprocessor
design.
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Low cost & low profile, simple design
Optional BNC cables and 19” rack-mounting brackets.
All AutoMate valve controllers switch
12V DC solenoid valves open and closed rapidly using full power,
then hold-in at 1/2 power to prevent thermal transfer to your
solutions. Low noise circuitry minimizes recording artifacts
in electrophysiology. Both ValveBanks and AutoMate’s ValveLink
controllers are designed for use with pClamp, Pulse, AxoGraph,
et al. All AutoMate products include a one-year limited warranty
covering both parts and labor (see manual for more details).
The ValveBank® remains the only programmable valve controller
for physiology that does not require a computer. ValveBanks
include digital and manual control, plus they can be programmed
through their keypad and LCD screen or EasyCode® software
from a Macintosh or PC. ValveBanks run user valve sequences
without a computer and include eight programmable digital outputs
for control of external devices such as stimulators, pumps and
recording devices. Entire ValveBank programs can even be triggered
by a single TTL pulse. Digital inputs activate valves by computer
or external devices including level sensors, flow meters, and
UV/VIS detectors.
EasyCode® - Expand the
computing power of your ValveBank
Optional EasyCode software helps you program your Valve Bank
with a Macintosh or PC-Windows using easy “click-and-drag”
time bars. Save and load unlimited programs to disk, print out
program listings, then download your sequences into the ValveBank’s
memory with the included serial cable in one simple step. Transfer
and run programs on the ValveBank, which can be disconnected
from the computer.
ValveBank or ValveLink8.2:
Which controller is right for you?
| CHANNELS |
4 or 8 channels
available |
8 ch. each,
USB network to 64 ch. |
| COMPUTER
I/O |
8 digital in,
8 digital out, serial (RS-232) |
8 digital in,
USB, analog input, event marker out |
| DIGITAL
INPUTS |
One pulse can
start a ValveBank program, or TTL inputs each control
1 valve |
One TTL input
per valve, or demultiplex and control up to 16 valves
with 4 inputs |
| PROGRAMMABLE |
Yes- ValveBank
keypad, EasyCode software or digital outputs from
your data acquisition software |
Only using real-time
analog or digital outputs from your computer / data
acquisition software. |
| SOFTWARE |
Mac and PC “EasyCode”
software to pre-program ValveBanks (up to 16 ch.) |
Free Windows
XP real-time USB control and networking software
for up to 64 valves at once |
| MANUAL
CONTROL |
External keypad |
Front panel
buttons |
| MANUAL
FEATURES |
1-on, master
channel, timed open, TTL outputs |
1-on, master
channel |
| SPEED |
10 milliseconds |
1 millisecond |
| VALVE
POWER |
4 Watts per
channel or 8 Watts total |
Up to 12 Watts
(1 Amp) per channel, 24 Watts (2 A) total |
| PRICE |
Higher |
Lower |
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“We use the ValveBank8
in electrophysiology on a Xenopus oocyte recording rig. We
have run a twelve-channel manual perfusion delivery system
for several years with timed solenoid valves. The ValveBank
and accompanying EasyCode Macintosh software allow us to program
full wash and delivery sequences in advance with significantly
more accurate switching. The new manual perfusion timing option
allowed the ValveBank to perform exactly like the controller
we had built before. Basically, the ValveBank saves us the
worries of monitoring reagent-delivery, and it works.”
Department of Cellular and Molecular
Pharmacology
University of California,
San Francisco
• Dimensions:
10” x 7.5” x 2”
Weight: 5 lbs. (2.27kg.)
• User-selectable
for normally open or closed valves
• 1.5 Amp, 12V AC power supply
included
• Back-lit LCD display
• Detached 16-key membrane keypad
• Easy menu-driven interface
• 16 or 32 user programs of 256 commands up to 99 hours
long
• Program up to sixteen channels
of valves and digital outputs.
• Open multiple experiment windows. List sequences to
screen or printer. Copy and paste. Zoom in and out of your
experiment.
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