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Beginners Guide to using LabChart

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Licensing Information

LabChart 8 offers a range of data recording and analysis or analysis only licence options. Find out more.

 

Getting Started

Within the Welcome Centre of LabChart, you will be provided with a helpful getting started Tutorial with tips and tricks to help get you up and running quickly.

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  • Expand and deepen your knowledge of data acquisition and analysis with LabChart 8 through our online training course. Find out more

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Services and training

Our range of interactive, hands-on courses and workshops reduce on-boarding time, and work to increase efficiency and output, helping you achieve your education and research aims, faster.

Online Training Course

Expand and deepen your knowledge of data acquisition and analysis with LabChart 8 through our online training course.

 

An ideal resource for those wishing to learn in their own time and pace, or looking for an option to train lab staff when social distancing is in place. This course is an online version of our 2-day in person training option via our own active learning educational platform, Lt. Course content includes:

  • Data acquisition basics
  • Filtering and smoothing
  • Using Chart, Scope and Spectrum Views
  • Advanced analysis features, such as Macros and Arithmetic
  • Training on each of the LabChart Pro advanced modules

A comprehensive and interactive way to unlock the meaning of your data.

Each lesson contains:

  • Learning objectives
  • Technique / feature overviews
  • Video-directed exercises with demo files
  • Interactive questions and answers

This option is currently available in North America, South America, UK, and the EU. If you are interested in further details or access to this course, please fill out the form below and we will be in touch.

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LabChart 8.1.15 (Mac)

Mac changes

  • Fixed issue introduced in LabChart 8.1.14 where exporting data as either MATLAB, IGOR or ADIBIN generates invalid output files.
  • Fixed stability issue introduced in LabChart 8.1.14 affecting certain files that contain either Digital Filter calculations or Arithmetic calculations making use of the + / - * operators.

New Known Issues

There are no new known issues in this release.

LabChart 8.1.14 (Mac)

Mac changes

  • Essential release adding support for macOS 10.15 Catalina and later.
  • The option to display data in the Chart View in “Sweep mode” has been removed from Display Settings. This change was made to prevent users experiencing responsiveness and stability issues when using the Chart View on machines having high resolution Retina displays.

Known Issues

  • For machines that have high-resolution Retina displays, users may encounter responsiveness and stability issues when using the Scope View.

LabChart 8.1.13 (Win)

  • Fix for a input amplifier related setting specific to the FE185 Neuro Amp EX
  • Added support for the upcoming Equivital Device Enabler 1.1 Multiple SEM file import feature release
  • Fixed sampling issue for LCC Hardware Options, specifically for the INL191 Blood FlowMeter
  • Updated Bioamp Application Firmware for FE285, FE231, FE232, FE234, and FE238

 

LabChart 8.1.13 (Mac)

  • Fix for a input amplifier related setting specific to the FE185 Neuro Amp EX
  • Fixed sampling issue for LCC Hardware Options, specifically for the INL191 Blood FlowMeter
  • Updated Bioamp Application Firmware for FE285, FE231, FE232, FE234, and FE238

LabChart 8.1.12 (Mac)

Mac and Windows

Copying and pasting text into external applications has been optimized for data accuracy.

LabChart Online features (Send and Publish) have been removed. There is no alternative within LabChart to replace these features.

Upcoming Bio Amps - support features:

  • LabChart 8.1.12 adds support for our upcoming Bio Amp variants: Single, Dual, and Neuro.
  • LabChart 8.1.12 contains firmware upgrades for current generation Octal and Quad Bio Amp units.
  • LabChart 8.1.12 enables 26 Series PowerLab compatibility with Single, Neuro, Dual, and Quad variants of the current generation of Bio Amps.
  • Enhanced the BP Amp calibration units conversion feature.
  • Improved accuracy of application of certain Bio Amp filter combinations.
  • Resolved communications issue that may have affected current generation Bio Amps.

Known Issues

Existing Quad and Octal Bioamps will require their PowerLab to be power-cycled after firmware upgrades, before LabChart will detect the connected channels correctly.

LabChart 8.1.12 (Win)

Mac and Windows

Copying and pasting text into external applications has been optimized for data accuracy.

LabChart Online features (Send and Publish) have been removed. There is no alternative within LabChart to replace these features.

Upcoming Bio Amps - support features:

  • LabChart 8.1.12 adds support for our upcoming Bio Amp variants: Single, Dual, and Neuro.
  • LabChart 8.1.12 contains firmware upgrades for current generation Octal and Quad Bio Amp units.
  • LabChart 8.1.12 enables 26 Series PowerLab compatibility with Single, Neuro, Dual, and Quad variants of the current generation of Bio Amps.
  • Enhanced the BP Amp calibration units conversion feature.
  • Improved accuracy of application of certain Bio Amp filter combinations.
  • Resolved communications issue that may have affected current generation Bio Amps.

Windows

Macros can now be saved in a Macro Library. This is a user-defined folder that allows any LabChart file opened on that computer to access them.

Known Issues

Existing Quad and Octal Bioamps will require their PowerLab to be power-cycled after firmware upgrades, before LabChart will detect the connected channels correctly.

 

LabChart 8.1.11 (Mac)

  • Exporting or copying and pasting text now produces correct data for channels containing Cyclic Measurements calculation data in multi-rate files.
  • Fixed an issue where LabChart might unexpectedly close after adjusting a channel height in certain files.

LabChart 8.1.11 (Win)

  • Exporting or copying and pasting text now produces correct data for channels containing Cyclic Measurements calculation data in multi-rate files.
  • Fixed an issue where LabChart might close unexpectedly after closing a PowerLab Front-end dialog. This could happen when configuring a PowerLab input on the second PowerLab used in a multi-PowerLab file.
  • Updated the ReadMe to show correct supported Windows operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

LabChart 8.1.10 (Windows and Mac)

Mac and Windows

General

Links to the ADInstruments Forum have been removed.

Windows

  • Nihon Kohden device support
  • Fixed several issues when using a Nihon Kohden NH300 device:
    • Amplitude of signal in Input Amplifier now always matches Chart view.
    • Changing the transducer type parameter in the Input Amplifier now always causes the correct gain range, units and scale for that transducer to be applied.
    • Opening the Input Amplifier, or changing controls in the Input Amplifier, no longer cause either that input or other inputs to be disabled.

General

  • Includes necessary support for the new Non Invasive Cardiac Output extension which can be downloaded from Feature Manager.
  • Fixed issue where setting scale to the default range in Input Amplifier chooses incorrect range.
  • The date now correctly appears on all pages printed from the Scope View.

Mac

General

A new "File Name" Data Pad function is available under the Block Information section in the Data Pad Column Setup Dialog which returns the name of the file containing the current selection.

LabChart 8.1.2 (Windows)

General

  • General user interface and stability improvements.
  • Improved stability of modules when analyzing while sampling.

Chart and Scope View

  • Improved responsiveness of the Movie View marker.
  • Reinstated the ability to make a selection when sampling.
  • Reinstated Scope macro commands.

Import

Reinstated the ability to selectively import channels from EDF files.