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78 An EyeLink 1000 Tutorial: Running an Experiment

3.13 EyeLink 1000 Setup Summary

It is suggested that you try the procedures in this section until you feel

comfortable with the EyeLink 1000 setup, and can get reliable calibrations.

This is a summary of the steps detailed in the practice session. It assumes no

setup problems are encountered.

• Start the EyeLink 1000 Host application

• Start TRACK.EXE on the Display PC.

• Have the subject seated in the chair comfortably. Adjust the height of the

chair so that the subject’s eye line is at the upper part of the monitor.

• Select the appropriate EyeLink Configuration. When using the EyeLink

Remote, put the target sticker on the subject’s forehead and adjust the

position/angle of the Desktop Mount.

• Press ↵ (ENTER) to start Setup mode. Press ENTER again to transfer the

camera image to the Display PC.

• Click on the pupil position on the global view of the camera image to acquire

the pupil position.

• Focus the camera image if it looks blurred.

• Set the threshold with the ‘A’ key, and fine-tune with ⇑ and ⇓ keys. Have

the subject turn their head to check eye corners.

• Press ‘C’ to start calibration, press ↵ (ENTER) to collect first fixation, let

sequence run by itself. Press ↵ (ENTER) to accept result, ‘ESC’ to repeat.

• Press ‘V’ to start validation, press ↵ (ENTER) to collect first fixation, let

sequence run by itself. Press ↵ (ENTER) when finished.

• Repeat calibration if validation is poor

• Press ‘O’ ‘O’ to record eye movement data. ‘G’ on Display PC keyboard

toggles the gaze cursor on and off.

• Press ‘CTRL+ALT+Q’ to exit the EyeLink 1000 Host PC application.

• Turn off the Host PC and the power to the camera at the end of the day.