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CerePlex W
Identity
- Manufacturer
- Blackrock Neurotech
- Model number
- —
- Codename
- —
- Aliases
- Blackrock CerePlex W, Cereplex W
- Generation
- —
- Country of origin
- US
- Released
- —
- Announced
- —
- Discontinued
- —
- Status
- shipping
Classification
- Invasiveness
- invasive
- Modalities
- single-unit, multi-unit, LFP
- Primary modality
- single-unit
- Direction
- read
- Categories
- research-grade
- Form factor
- wearable-other, modular
- Use cases
- wireless Utah-array recording in NHP / sub-acute human BCI, untethered chronic / freely-moving experiments
- Target users
- neuroscience-researcher, neurosurgeon
Electrodes
- Total channels
- 96
- Recording channels
- 96
- Reference channels
- —
- Electrode type
- —
- Material
- —
- 10-20 positions
- —
- Requires gel
- No
- Requires saline
- No
- Prep time
- —
- Reusable
- Yes
- Disposable
- No
Signal acquisition
- Sampling rate
- 30000 Hz
- ADC resolution
- 16 bit
- Notch filters
- —
- Onboard artifact rejection
- —
Stimulation
- Capable
- No
Connectivity
- Protocols
- proprietary-rf
- Bluetooth
- —
- Bluetooth profiles
- —
- Concurrent mode
- —
- Encryption (transit)
- —
- Pairing methods
- —
- Cloud sync
- No
- Offline recording
- No
Power
- Sources
- rechargeable-li-po
- Battery life (active)
- 3.5 hr
- Charging port
- —
- Charging time
- 60 min
- Battery replaceable
- —
- Notes
- 3.7 V 400 mAh Li-ion built-in cell.
Physical
- Weight
- 33.5 g
- Dimensions
- 32.5 mm L × 32.5 mm W × 21 mm H
- Materials
- —
- Sizes
- —
- Head circumference
- —
- Operating temp
- —
Compute
- Has onboard computer
- No
- Operating systems
- —
- Primary OS
- —
- Edge ML accelerator
- No
- Root access
- —
- App sandbox
- —
- 3rd-party apps allowed
- —
- Notes
- Wireless headstage that connects to a Cerebus NSP via RF + receiver; no on-headstage compute.
Software & data
- Mobile app
- No
- Cloud platform
- No
- Offline mode
- No
- Subscription required
- No
- Raw data access
- Yes
- Export formats
- —
- LSL support
- —
- Data ownership
- user
- Apps
- Cerebus Central Suite
SDK & developer access
- Has SDK
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- Languages
- —
- Web Bluetooth
- No
- Raw sample access
- Yes
- BCI paradigms
- —
- 3rd-party integrations
- —
- Docs
- —
Regulatory & clinical
- FDA status
- investigational-device-exemption
- CE mark
- —
- Certifications
- —
- Prescription required
- Yes
- Pediatric approved
- No
Pricing & availability
- MSRP
- —
- Current price
- —
- Subscription
- —
- Warranty
- —
- Return policy (days)
- —
- Where to buy
- Buy at blackrockneurotech.com
Editor’s take
In favor
- Untethers Utah-array experiments
- 30 kHz / 16-bit on 96 channels
- 33.5 g body-worn package
Against
- 3.5 h battery life
- Sub-acute human use only
- Limited 2–3 m wireless range
Sources & provenance
- Blackrock Neurotech — CerePlex W product page
- Blackrock CerePlex W IFU — specifications
- Blackrock — SfN wireless brain-interface PR
Last reviewed