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Table of Contents EPC9 Manual 2

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 5

Introducing the EPC 9 _____________________________________________ 5

References ____________________________________________________ 6

Naming Conventions______________________________________________ 8

EPC 9, EPC 9 Double, and EPC 9 Triple...................................................................................8

Windows versions ................................................................................................................8

Support Hotline _________________________________________________ 9

2. Description of the Hardware 10

Probe _______________________________________________________ 10

Main Unit_____________________________________________________ 11

EPC 9 Double and Triple __________________________________________ 15

3. Installation 16

Installation Procedure ____________________________________________ 16

Calibrating the EPC 9 ____________________________________________ 16

Creating the C-fast Lookup Table_____________________________________ 18

4. Verifying and Testing the EPC 9 19

Testing the EPC9 with the Model Circuit ________________________________ 19

The Model Circuit MC 9....................................................................................................... 19

Step 1: Applying the Test Pulse............................................................................................. 20

Step 2: ”On-Cell” Voltage-Clamp Recording............................................................................. 23

Step 3: ”Whole-Cell” Voltage-Clamp Recording ........................................................................ 24

Step 4: ”Whole-Cell” Current-Clamp Recording......................................................................... 26

Step 5: Measuring the Noise of the Amplifier............................................................................ 29

Making a ”Full Test” _____________________________________________ 31

Measuring the Frequency Response __________________________________ 34