Bar Test Hardware Manual

Maze

• The bar test maze has 4 lanes with lane width 10 cm for mice
• Metal bar is used with bar diameter 0.7 cm
• The distance of the bar above the floor is adjustable between 3-8 cm (6 cm average)
• Separators are made of black acrylic
• Four manual start buttons (not used)
• Wire connector on the back to the control box

Control Box

• Touch screen - capacitive HD LCD screen with high response speed and easy to operate
• Touch screen dimension: 16 x 9 cm
• Front panel – power switch, light indicators
• Back panel – communication cable to the Bar, USB drive to export data and power cord

Sensor Array

• Each lane has one pair of sensor arrays right above the bar to detect the animal on and off the bar
• The timer to record the start and stop time is per lane

Cable Connection

• Single wire to connect between the control box and the bar
• Connect the cable before power on