Neuropixels Probes
- Josh Siegle
Owned by Josh Siegle
Overview
Neuropixels are high-density silicon probes manufactured by IMEC. For information on how to order them, please visit neuropixels.org.
Currently, Neuropixels probes come in two varieties, "Phase 3a" and "Neuropixels 1.0." The following table compares these two types of probes.
Phase 3a | Neuropixels 1.0 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufactured between | 2016-2018 |
| 2018-present |  |
| Sold to | Neuropixels consortium | General public | ||
| Site layout | checkerboard | checkerboard or linear | ||
| Shank length | 5 mm (options 1 & 2); 10 mm (options 3 & 4) | 10 mm | ||
| Site count | 384-960 | 960 | ||
| References | 1 external, 10-30 internal | 1 external, 1 tip, 3 internal | ||
| Cable | Dual coax (white) | Single twisted pair (black and yellow) | ||
| Acquisition system | Ethernet (based on KC705 eval board) | PXIe | ||
| Max probes per computer | 3 | 16 | ||
| Compatible software | SpikeGLX, Open Ephys GUI | SpikeGLX, Open Ephys GUI | ||
| Open Ephys plugin | Neuropix-3a | Neuropix-PXI | ||
