Using Ephys Link

Ephys Link is designed to interact with other software. Any Socket.IO client application can talk to Ephys Link and access connected manipulators. Pinpoint is a first-party application that does just that!

Stop All Movement

As you start using Ephys Link with other software you may want to stop all manipulators in case of an emergency.

Press the keyboard shortcut ctrl + shift + alt + q to "quit" all movement.

Connecting to Pinpoint

Pinpoint is a tool for planning electrophysiology recordings and other in vivo insertions, as well as tracking the position of probes in real-time inside the brain.

Ephys Link was developed alongside Pinpoint to facilitate tracking and positioning of manipulators. Follow the instructions on Pinpoint's documentation to use Ephys Link inside Pinpoint!

Experiment Automation

Pinpoint and Ephys Link can work together to automate manual procedures in electrophysiology experiments. Follow the instructions on Pinpoint's documentation to use automation in your next experiment!

Note

Automation is still in early development. We recommend contacting Dan Birman and Kenneth Yang if you would like to try it out!