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Multiplexed Impedance Measurements

17.06.2020

Introduction Having more impedance measurement channels is often desirable in many applications. For instance, in electrical impedance tomography (EIT), it is common to have many channels to achieve enough spatial resolution (144 electrodes on the thorax) [1]. Naturally, this can be done with multiple instruments working together. When synchronization is...

Power Cycling Zurich Instruments' Devices Remotely

06.04.2020

Because of the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19, many of us are working from home. Two weeks ago, we have shown you how to access and control our instruments remotely using LabOne . However, we didn't discuss how to properly shut down, or restart the instruments remotely. The main reason: once...

Working Remotely with Zurich Instruments' LabOne

20.03.2020

Not only in the wake of COVID-19, but also because of the growing automation of experimental setups, remote access of instrumentation is an increasing need and Zurich Instruments' devices are designed to provide just that. With no physical adjusting knobs, the instruments are fully controlled by our LabOne software or...

Choosing the Right Tool to Acquire Lock-in Data

20.02.2020

A crucial part of setting up an experiment is to integrate proper instrumentation to collect and save data. It is important not only to have correct results but also to ensure an efficient workflow. This blog post and related video will help you to answer the question: what is the...

DFRT Revisited - From Feedback Optimization to Full Data Acquisition

18.02.2020

The Data Acquisition module (DAQ) in LabOne ® has been addressed in two recent blog posts entitled "A deep dive into data acquisition with the DAQ tool" and "Choosing the Right Tool to Acquire Lock-in Data" . One other great application area for this acquisition tool is related to imaging...

A Deep Dive into Data Acquisition with the DAQ Tool

25.11.2019

Looking at the heart of experimental science you will find data acquisition. Why? Because even the most perfectly conceived experiment is worth nothing if nobody acquires, analyzes and stores data for further analysis and reproduction of results. Despite its obvious importance, data acquisition does not always receive the necessary attention...

Synchronizing Multiple MFLI Lock-in Amplifiers

16.09.2019

Reloading Data into LabOne Modules

29.08.2019

LabOne ® now supports reloading data into its modules when using the HDF5 file format. Starting from LabOne 19.05, data acquired in modules such as the Sweeper, DAQ, Scope and Spectrum Analyzer, can be reloaded into the same LabOne module. When the data is loaded into the module, it is...

Fast Auto-Approach to Control Stepper Motor with the MFLI Threshold Unit

22.02.2017

In many applications where the distance between two objects needs to be reduced to a predefined gap, the ability to control a stepper motor with clear stop conditions from different sensors is of high practical interest. Such functionality can be used to bring an optical lens to the appropriate working...

Using Digital Lines as Trigger Sources

03.02.2016

Starting from the LabOne 15.11 release, accessible from our Download Center , all HF2LI users with the enabled HF2LI-WEB option can now benefit from the latest software developments that were previously reserved for the UHFLI. One tool that is now totally new for this instrument is the Software (SW) Trigger...

LabOne Software Trigger as a Tool for Multichannel Mapping Applications

25.11.2015

In earlier blog posts, I presented several methods to synchronize data acquisition with third party instruments, either via the DIO input as a h ardware trigger (TTL pulse), some gated triggering scheme for pass/fail analysis or to capture only transient phenomena in a longer data stream ( ring-down method example)...

Using Vertical Axis Groups to Plot Signals of Different Scales or Units

13.10.2014

LabOne ® offers a flexible display of multiple signal waves within the same plot. This blog post describes the functionality of the vertical axis groups, which make it possible to finely control how signals are bound together within the plot. Vertical axis groups are available in the Plotter tab, SW...

Basic Vector Network Analyzer Measurements with the UHFLI

03.07.2014

Introduction This blog post describes how to measure reflection and transmission coefficients using the Zurich Instruments UHFLI Lock-in Amplifier and a directional coupler. Network analysis is commonly performed in radiofrequency (RF) measurements. A network analyzer is an instrument that measures the network parameters of electrical circuits. Circuits that can be...