Classmode: A new data format for real‐time multiparameter data analysis and data compression
Jan F. Keij, Ad C. Groenewegen, Richard R. Jonker, Chris R. Smith, Jan W.M. Visser · Cytometry · 1995
A new data acquisition and analysis format (classmode) was developed that allows real-time data classification in a flow cytometer. In our cytometer, detected events were classified in real time by their presence or absence in a set of look-up tables (LUT). A modification of the cytometer hardware allows the exclusive transfer of the LUT data to the acquisition/storage computer. Using a combination of 8 LUTs, the analyzed events can be classified into 256 subpopulations. Real-time data classification results in an increased data transfer rate and a significant compression of the data.