What is the difference between Flow2 and the DevKit?
  • 01 Aug 2024
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What is the difference between Flow2 and the DevKit?

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Article summary

Flow2 is our production-grade TD-fNIRS system. Flow2 is designed to give whole-head coverage for most wearers, with 40 module locations. The DevKit uses the same modules and base technology but provides the ability to tailor the hardware setup precisely to your experimental needs by employing a soft cap design.  See the below specifications table for comparison of various features.

NOTE:
The DevKit shipment arrives with the 12 modules and 6 EEG electrodes pre-assembled in a soft cap as a reference design. The modules and electrodes can easily be removed for setup in a cap of your own design.

  

DevKit System

Flow2 System

fNIRS Type

Time Domain

Optode Style

Modular

Max number of modules

12

40

Number of Sources

36

120

Number of Time-Resolved Detectors

72

240

Number of Channels (Source-Detector Pairs)

216 

>3500

Channel Length (Source-Detector Separation)

8.5mm to 27mm

10mm to 60mm

Source Types

Dual wavelength (690nm/905nm) Laser diodes

Laser Classification

Class 1 (FLPPS 21CFR1040.10)

Detector Type

Custom Silicon Detector

Dynamic Range

> 100dB

Sampling Rate

3.7hz


Number of Dry Active EEG Electrodes

6 + Reference & Bias

4 + Reference & Bias

EEG Sampling Rate

1 kHz

Headgear

Custom - Defined by customer. System ships with a soft cap

Fits heads of 52cm - 62cm Circumference and 32cm - 37cm Bitragion Coronal Arc

Power Supply 

USB-PD (Delivered over USB-C)

Power Consumption

15W Max

50W Max

Data Transfer

USB 2.0

Data Storage

Data streamed to acquisition PC at rate of 300MB/min of recording

Data streamed to acquisition PC at rate of ~60 GB/hour of recording

Output File Formats

SNIRF

Output Metrics

Oxy/Deoxy/Total Hb per Channel

Total counts, 1st and 2nd Moments per Channel

Absolute Bulk Tissue Oxygenation per Channel (long within module channels only)

Power Cable

Up to 10’ USB-C (provided)

Weight

1.2kg (Reference design)

1.5kg (Reference design + control box)

2.5 kg