Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 285, Issue 6, Pages H2857-H2864Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00295.2003
Keywords
instrumentation; real-time control; sarcomere length measurement
Funding
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL-47053] Funding Source: Medline
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SLControl is a computerized data acquisition and analysis system that was developed in our laboratory to help perform mechanical experiments using striated muscle preparations. It consists of a computer program ( Windows 2000 or later) and a commercially available data acquisition board (16-bit resolution, DAP5216a, Microstar Laboratories, Bellevue, WA). Signals from the user's existing equipment representing force, fiber length (FL), and ( if desired) sarcomere length (SL) are connected to the system through standard Bayonet Neill Concelman cables and saved to data files for later analysis. Output signals from the board control FL and trigger additional equipment, e. g., flash lamps. Windows dialogs drive several different experimental protocols, including slack tests and rate of tension recovery measurements. Precise measurements of muscle stiffness and force velocity/power characteristics can also be accomplished using SL and tension control, respectively. In these situations, the FL command signal is updated in real time ( at rates greater than or equal to2.5 kHz) in response to changes in the measured SL or force signals. Data files can be exported as raw text or analyzed within SLControl with the use of built-in tools for cursor analysis, digital filtering, curve fitting, etc. The software is available for free download at http://www.slcontrol.com.
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