Quick Start (Hardware) First, the main function: Animal metabolic monitoring system with real-time statistics, automation, high accuracy, etc., which greatly improves the efficiency of drug discovery and basic life science research, and radically reduce the manual operation brought Data bias and error. In animal unrestrained state, multi-channel measurement, recording software, real-time statistics and mice food intake, water intake, exercise, standing 4 all indicators, designed to prevent eating feces mixing tank and bait shed, manure can be completely separated do short-term, long-term multi-channel monitoring. Second, the field of applicable research: pharmacology, efficacy, toxicology, nutrition, obesity, type metabolism, diabetes, cardiovascular, transgenic Third, the system consists of: 1, the use of large scale real-time measurement of food intake in mice, accuracy up to 0.01g 2, the walls may be selectively removable 3 measured according to the experimental requirements, fixed adjustment bar eating mouth size adjustment for different sizes of mice 4, the switch can be precisely controlled feeding of animals feeding time 5 easy to replace adapters for different types of rats and mice feeding 6, the barrier rod design effectively prevents bait tossed 7, increase the side eating preferences were four experimental diets, motion estimation module: rat independent motion detection module; Mice independent motion detection module; using ultrasensitive The infrared sensor, an infrared sensor measurement; X \ Y-axis movement statistics; Z axis for a large number of mice standing; exact algorithm for removing the dummy data jitter and respiratory tail brought; can be measured separately or together and feeding the measurement module use. Urine and faeces separation means: to achieve complete separation of urine and feces, using the pull-type design of the structure removal and cleaning. Advantage and traditional hand statistics are: real-time monitoring for long-term observations of biological circadian clock to solve the bait shed, Deviation measurement module feces mixed with water and other data using drip count accurately count big, sucking mice frequency and amount of infrared sensors using internationally accepted methods, combined with accurate software algorithms to remove the false data jitter tail and breathing five operating software: analysis software is an advanced embedded database as a development platform, can accurately animal's diet, drinking, exercise statistics in normal laboratory environment, the analysis software can effectively eliminate the interference generated experiment data analysis software software interface, easy operation, the data can be imported into Excel documents needed for in-depth analysis to understand Six Features ? and close-up: The system is used rats and mice eating, drinking, activity, real-time detection stand, data acquisition into a computer, and can accurately collect excrement for weighing or biochemical analysis; metabolic cages appearance again? ? metabolic cages model name TECHIPLAST GAZZADA designed (pictured) cages: surface using PC material, smooth and hard, scratch-free animal bites, the United States mandatory animal welfare rules; (see figure) with an external design feeding trough? dimensions precisely to avoid consideration of animal feeding trough in long-term stay or sleep, compact drawer design, user-friendly add or pick foodstuff;? feeding trough provides specialized design error correction, recovery in eating and drinking during the waste The materials to improve data accuracy;? drinking trough uses the same external design, easy extraction, surface water bottle has a capacity scale, easy to measure animal drinking water;? the same tainted drinking trough drop recovery, avoiding waste and error tests to improve data accuracy; (pictured) feeding trough and drinking trough are equipped with sensors, real-time data into the computer;? (pictured) metabolites collection device having funnel-shaped design, so that separate collection of urine and feces;? (Figure ?) faecal collector non-stick material made of a glass of water, faeces collected automatically rolled into the inner tube; (pictured) urine collector made of the same water glass with a non-stick material, urine flows into the collection automatically along the wall? tube;? (pictured) to collect feces and urine collection may not disassemble, do not interfere with freedom of movement of animals kept; (pictured) all data connections via USB interface and PC computers, can automatically record the amount of drinking water?? changes and shows the curve of animal food and water;? configure the level of infrared, the software can monitor the behavior of the animal to stand and activities; (pictured) supports multi-channel, a set of software can support at least 16 cages, ie 16? data acquisition channels of drinking water; (pictured) all removable parts for easy cleaning?. ? With aluminum frame. (Figure) seven sections describe each system master controller by a master, each cage sub-controllers connected to the host corresponding interface, com computer contact, the host of data collected unified transport to computer software for data analysis. The following figure eight sub-control machine Hardware Description front panel has a power switch and thermostat, thermostat control over the user through the cold temperatures, recommended setting is 10 degrees. Setting method: press the SET button, then the cursor is flashing, press ▲ or ▼ to select the temperature to be set. RAT again returns the current actual temperature display. The rear panel has a different function plug-in, please contact the corresponding interface identified with the group on the stand. Nine, experimental procedures introduced first step: According to the above described hardware portion connecting the cable, place the animals. Step two: Open each channel power in each channel to ensure food and water sensor without load the case of the third step: wait at least 10 seconds, and the food containers and water bottles channels better placement. Step Four: Complete the above three steps and then turn off the system. Step five: Open the software, experiment. (Software instructions see below)