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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosurg. 2013 Oct 11;119(6):1556–1565. doi: 10.3171/2013.8.JNS122142

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

MINCS-WINCS hardware. A: Schematic representation of the computer base station, WINCS, and MINCS. The neurochemical recording device, WINCS, and the synchronized stimulator, MINCS, are linked via an optical connection. Both units connect wirelessly via Bluetooth technology to a base station, which commands both systems via WincsWare software. Leads from each device provide connections to the recording and reference electrodes (red and green circles) and 4 stimulating electrodes (red, black, yellow, and white circles). B: Photograph of the MINCS-WINCS hardware showing relative size, optical connection, and recording and stimulating electrode leads. ADC = analog-to-digital converter; DAC = digital-to-analog converter; LPF = low-pass filter; MC = microcontroller; TIA = transimpedance amplifier; V/I Sense = voltage/current sense. Numbers 1 and 4 indicate the microcontrollers; 2 and 3 are the Bluetooth modules.