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Sonotrack Specifications

 

SONOTRACK is designed for and with the help of laboratory animal researchers, which has resulted in a system that is easy to use and matches your research needs.

 

Microphone (MIC-1)

  • Type:
    Gold Foil Electrostatic Transducer Microphone
  • Bias voltage range:
    150 ... 200 VDC
  • Frequency range:
    15kHz - 125kHz
  • Minimum Receiving Sensitivity:
    -42 dB @ 50kHz
  • Beam Angle:
    12 degr. @ 3dB down
  • Operating conditions:
    Temp 32 - 140 F, Humid 5 - 95%
  • Connection:
    BNC
  • Microphone housing:
    Aluminium shielded housing with screw connector for tripods and 2 through holes for mouting purposes

Speaker (SP-1)

  • Type:
    ScanSpeak: Dynamic with 1 inch dome diaphragm
  • Frequency range:
    1kHz - 125 kHz  (+/- 12 dB)
  • Sensitivity:
    90.4 dB (2.83V / 1m) @ 50 kHz
  • Max power handling (RMS): 
    150 Watt
  • Nominal Impedance:
    4 ohm  

Speaker (SP-2)

  • Type:
    Vifa: Dynamic with 1 inch dome diaphragm
  • Frequency range: 
    1kHz - 125 kHz  (+/- 20 dB)
  • Sensitivity:
    92 dB (2.83V / 1m) @ 50 kHz
  • Max power handling (RMS): 
    100 Watt
  • Nominal Impedance:
    4 ohm 

Electronics

  • USV Recording (Sonotrack Contol Unit)
    Number of recording channels:
    1, 2 or 4

    Preamplifier:
    Ultralow noise opamp
    Signal Conditioning:
    8th order analog bandpass filter that reduces unwanted frequencies under 15kHz and above 125 kHz and tuned for use with the SONOTRACK Microphones
    Bias Voltage Generator:
    190 VDC
    Data Acquisition: Integrated in Sonotrack Contol Unit (16bit, 250 kS/s per channel)
  • USV Playback (Sonotrack Playback Unit)
    Number of playback channels:
    1 or 2
    Amplifer power:
    Max: 50W (adjustable on SPU and trough software)
    Signal Conditioning:
    Flat from 20 Hz to 150 kHz

Software

  • Computer (minimum requirements):
    Hardware:
    Intel i5 processor, quad core, 2 GHz and up, 4 GB of RAM, HD 500 GB or up
    Operating System:
    Win-10 Professional 64bit
  • Recording
    Number of channels:
    1,2, 3 or 4
    Display:
    Realtime spectrograms of all channels (up to 4) or Realtime amplitude and power spectrum plot of all channels (up to 4)
    Threshold recording technology:
    Threshold in spectrogram (adjustable per channel)
    Recording time:
    Determined by free space on hard drive (24 hours or more possible)
  • Playback
    Number of channels:
    1 or 2
    Display:
    Real time power spectrum plot of all channels
    Playback modes:
    Artificial sound patterns (user adjustable)
    Recorded ultrasounds