# Electronics and Computer Module

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2021 · $145,551

## Abstract

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT - ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER MODULE
The Electronics and Computer Module, staffed by a full-time electrical engineer, has long been an integral part
of a variety of NEI R01-funded research projects at the University of Michigan. Electronic instrumentation and
computer-assisted data acquisition and analysis are essential to many areas of vision research, ranging from
visual neuroscience to retinal development and regeneration. Although much of the electronic instrumentation
used in vision science is commercially available, there remains a high demand for: modification of
commercially available equipment; custom equipment such as light sources, filters, shutters, controllers, power
supplies and heaters; and technical support to ensure the smooth, coordinated operation of electronic
instrumentation, computers, and software. A second way in which the Electronics and Computer Module
benefits investigators is by providing assistance with data acquisition and analysis (including programming), as
well as hardware and software support for research computers and data backup systems. Finally, this Module
provides a rapid repair service for electronic instrumentation including such laboratory equipment as freezers,
centrifuges and incubators, which allows investigators to avoid costly delays in their experimental timeline. The
Module, housed in a dedicated room in the Brehm Tower at the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, has a full
complement of electronic test equipment, light meters, computer hardware and software to support research,
including Tektronix oscilloscopes, general purpose pulse/function generators, power supplies and
breadboards, programmers for programmable memory and logic devices, multimeters and logic probes,
Windows and Macintosh computers, a spectrophotometer, and A/D & D/A boards for program development,
measurement, and testing purposes. Programming software includes C, LabVIEW, and MATLAB. The
Electronics and Computer Module was heavily or moderately utilized by 8 participating investigators and their
lab members during the past funding period, and 14 participating investigators anticipate using the Module to a
moderate or extensive degree in the next funding period. This Module has also provided support for computers
in the other Core Modules and will continue to do so in the next funding period.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10246831
- **Project number:** 5P30EY007003-35
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** KWOON Y. WONG
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $145,551
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-05-01 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10246831

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10246831, Electronics and Computer Module (5P30EY007003-35). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10246831. Licensed CC0.

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