SMART

video-tracking system
ANXIETY - DEPRESSION - LEARNING AND MEMORY - LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY AND EXPLORATION - REWARD AND ADDICTION - SENSORIMOTOR AND COORDINATION - SOCIAL INTERACTION

SMART is a complete and user-friendly video-tracking system for evaluating behaviours in experimental animals. It allows the recording of activity, trajectories, events, social behaviour interactions and performs the calculations of a wide range of analysis parameters. The system offers a flexible and easy to learn interface for setting up a wide variety of behavioural tests: Water Maze, Open Field, Plus/Radial Arm Mazes, and Place Preference tests in addition to other user-designed applications.

SMART works with animals located in up to 16 separate enclosures providing both quantitative and qualitative analyses of each animal’s path. Each animal enclosure can be divided into different zone of interest using the specific tools provided by SMART. Up to 31 different zones (and one Exclusion Zone) can be easily drawn with different name and characteristics (Standard, Target, Arm or Hidden). A special tool for Watermaze is included.

Animal trajectories are acquired from Real time TV images or videotaped records and stored enabling you to analyze and re-analyse experiments with different zone configurations and parameters.

TRACKING allows not only acquiring information about the spatial position of the animal but also the automatic detection of a range of specific behaviours. Manually scored behaviours (e.g. grooming) can be calculated for any zone or independent variable.

The SMART system can be expanded for using the Triwise technology for the automated detection of the head, center-mass and base-tail allowing then a more detailed evaluation of some specific behavioural items (rearing, rotations, object exploration, entries into zones, contacts…).

The parameters evaluated are presented in reports entirely configurable by the user. The report coverage can be the full track or it can be split into different intervals of time. Besides, results can be directly and automatically exported to Excel®.

SMART can elaborate a graphic representation/ image of the tracks studied. This option is of great interest to illustrate data in publications and conferences.

An adapted version of SMART, SMART-DT, is provided for free to check data, generate statistics, print out results and obtain graphics. SMART-DT can be installed in as many computers as may be required.

Parameters Measured
  • Parameters characterizing the animal trajectory (distance, speed, permanence time in zone etc.)
  • Specific parameters for Morris Water Maze (latency to target, time in walls, wishaw's error, permanence time in quadrants, directionality etc.)
  • Specific parameters for social interaction (contacts, relative movements etc.)
  • Immobility periods
  • Global activity
  • Events visualized by the experimenter (using event recorder)
  • Rearing (TriWise technology option)
  • Clockwise and Counter Clockwise rotations (TriWise technology option)
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Key features
  • Flexible and precise analysis of animal behaviour
  • Providing objective data
  • Highly user-friendly
  • Digital video files analysis
  • Entirely configurable Data report
  • Zone-dependent camera settings
  • Optimized tracking in low contrast conditions
  • Activity mapping tool
  • Day/night cycle control system
  • Immobility detection for forced-swimming test and freezing
  • Automated detection of head, center mass and base-tail (Triwise technology option)
  • User-defined criteria for zone entry (Triwise technology option)
  • Personalized scientific support
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Components included
  • CD and USB protection Key
  • Cables, connectors
  • Instructions manual
  • Free software updates of the acquired system
  • Free Technical Assistance
  • Free Scientific support
  • 2 years warrantly on hardware
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Options
  • A number of cameras (PAL, NTSC, infrared, b&w, color, etc) provided with lens and cables.
  • Material for camera fixation (upon request)
  • DVD reader/writer
  • Telemetric Switch (remote start/stop switch )
  • Frame Grabber Board (PC interface board )
  • PC Station
  • Multiplexer, Digital switches, Digital recorders are available under request
  • Mazes (T maze, Y maze, Plus maze...)
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Specifications
Computer requirements 2 GHz processor or higher (Celeron processor not supported), 2 Gb of RAM with 1 free USB port. Frame grabber board needs PCI 32-bit a bus master expansion slot available. VIA chipset not recommended.
Graphic Card requirements 256 colours palette graphics card for 1024x768 pixels, 32-bit true colour RGB display
System requirements Windows™ XP (SP2 or Higher), Vista 32 and Windows 7 compatible operating system
Sources Video Camera, Video Tape, DVD player or Digital VIdeo Files
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SMART-BS Basic System V 2.5 Single subject tracking. Needs FRBOARD
FRBOARD2 Frame Grabber Board (PC interface board )

Options

SMARTMA Multiple Arenas Extension (one animal per arena in up to 16 arenas)
SMARTSS Social Behaviour Extension (up to 16 animals in a single arena)
SMARTTW Triwise Tech Extension for detection of head, center mass and base-tail
SMARTI/O8C Smart System Extension. Control Box for 8 Inputs and 8 Outputs
SMARTI/O32C Smart System Extension. Control Box for 32 Inputs and 32 Outputs
SMARTUPGv2.5 Upgrade from previous versions to v 2.5
SMARTTS Telemetric Switch (remote start/stop switch )
SSCM388CE Sony camera B&W & F 1,2 Lens. High resolution. 0,07 Lux.
SSCDC378P Sony camera color & F 1,3 Lens. 0,7 Lux
SSC478P Sony camera color Night & Day (infrared) PAL 0,05 / 0,55 lux
SMARTCOPC Complete PC Station (upon request)
SMARTCODVD DVD reader/writer (upon request)
SMARTCO Material for camera fixation (upon request)
* A wide range of mazes available under request
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  • 1 - Will I get 'Technical Assistance' really for free if I buy a Smart System?
  • Yes indeed, we do provide free of charge technical assistance and support lasting as much as your Smart System does!!
    Due to the fact that Panlab does design and program every bit of its software, we count with a team of expert software engineers ready to offer their knowledge and learn from you.
  • 2 - What does it mean 'Scientific Support included'?
  • Panlab counts with a Scientific Department which aim is to sharing Panlab extensive experience in the Bioresearch Field -more than 30 years- thus offering free of charge support and guide specially in the Neuroscience field.
    Lead by a PhD in Neuroscience, you will be able to get bibliography, experimental protocol's guidelines, commented results, tips and above all, you will be able to speak to a 'colleague' and discuss further developments and ideas.
  • 3 - I have one Smart-BS system. If I wished to monitor several animals per arena in several arenas at once, what should i go for?
  • You should then expand the reach of your existent Smart System. Smart-MA (multiple arenas) in combination with Smart-SS (Multiple Subject) will allow you to track up to 8 animals per arena in up to 16 arenas.
  • 4 - What could I want Smart I/O for?
  • If you had Smart I/O extension, you would be able to connect input signals and have them recorded as 'events' in parallel to the rest of the data that Smart calculates in relation to the track of the animal. For instance, you could have your animal's rearings monitored by connecting an infrared frame to the system. You would also be able to send output signals or instructions in coordination with Smart software. To name one, you could configure the Smart System in a way that, every time an animal entered a certain zone, a light blinked over the arena were the animal is moving.
    As you will easily notice, there are almost infinite possibilities to make the most out of a Smart I/O Extension.
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Specifications are subject to change without notice.
We welcome your ideas! If you have developed any instrument you feel may have significant interest for applied neuroscience, physiology and/or pharmacology, we would like to hear and discuss about it.