Peter Gamma (Physiologist & Director) Meditation Research Institute Switzerland (MRIS)

Last Updated on May 24, 2022 by pg@petergamma.org

A Python package for interfacing with BIOPAC’s MP150/160 systems and performing real-time analysis of physiological waveforms:

https://github.com/rmarkello/rtpeaks

rtpeaks is designed to work with the MP150/160 but could be tweaked to work with other BIOPAC systems (e.g., MP36R, MP35, MP36).

Developer:

Ross Markello, PhD candidate at the Montreal Neurological Institute working in the @netneurolab.

Added 1.9.21

Using the BIOPAC MP150 in Python

https://www.pygaze.org/2015/06/using-the-biopac-mp150-in-python/

Using the BIOPAC MP160 in Python

https://www.pygaze.org/2018/12/biopac-mp160-in-python/

Hardware API available for MP160, MP150 & MP36R (Research Systems) or MP36 & MP35 (Education Systems); not available for MP40 or MP45.

https://www.biopac.com/wp-content/uploads/Developers-Kit-Product-Sheet.pdf

The hardware API includes sample projects for C/C++, C#, LabVIEW (v8.2), MATLAB, and VB.NET.

The price for the BHAPI (hardware API) is CHF 2,152.00 (USD 2325.00) + Shipping [20.00] + MWST = CHF 2,339.25. (USD 2527,00).

source: Neurospec Switzerand

https://www.neurospec.com/

Competitive pricing for Biopac is currently approx. $4,725.00. (4266,00 CHF)

https://www.biopac.com/wp-content/uploads/BSL_Catalog_RFQ.pdf

Biopac Student Lab is free:

“Biopac Student Lab free student download helps students prepare for lab time & analyze and share data outside of class. Biopac Student Lab is a hardware and software solution that students use to record, analyze, and interpret data from their own bodies, animals, or tissue preparations. The free student download lets students maximize in-lab time by providing resources that help the student prepare, review, and report data outside of class.”

source: Biopac youtube

Only for students, not for resarch? Ask Biopac.