RFcap: a software analysis tool for multichannel cochlear implant signals

Being able to display and analyse the output of a speech processor that encodes the parameters of complex stimuli to be presented by a cochlear implant (CI) is useful for software and hardware development as well as for diagnostic purposes. This firstly requires appropriate hardware that is able to receive and decode the radio frequency (RF)-coded signals, and then processing the decoded data using suitable software. The PCI-IF6 clinical hardware for the Nucleus CI system, together with the Nucleus Implant Communicator and Nucleus Matlab Toolbox research software libraries, provide the necessary functionality. RFcap is a standalone Matlab application that encapsulates the relevant functions to capture, display, and analyse the RF-coded signals intended for the Nucleus CI24M/R, CI24RE, and CI500 multichannel CIs.