
The Black Box Toolkit Page 3 of 98
Copyright © 2004 The Black Box Toolkit Ltd. All rights reserved.
CONTENTS
1. I
NTRODUCTION
1.1. Background
1.2. How can I ensure my timing accuracy is up to scratch?
1.3. How can you ensure millisecond accuracy and experiment generators typically
can’t?
5
6
7
2. H
ARDWARE & SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
2.1. Host PC hardware requirements
2.2. Remote PC requirements
8
9
3. I
NSTALLATION
3.1. Software installation
3.2. Hardware installation
3.3. Connecting the toolkit to the host PC
10
10
11
4. I
NTERFACES ON OFFER
4.1. Detection & generation
13
5. D
ETECTION INTERFACES & SENSORS
5.1. Opto-detectors
5.2. BBTK digital microphones
5.3. Passive switch closure detection on remote response devices
5.4. The BBTK response pad
16
17
17
18
6. G
ENERATION INTERFACES
6.1. BBTK digital tone generators
6.2. Active switch closure of remote response devices
21
21
7. C
ALIBRATION
7.1. Assessing the suitability of a host PC for realtime data collection
7.1.1. Multi-processor systems and Hyper-Threading (Intel Pentium 4)
7.2. External calibration
7.3. Adjusting sensor thresholds for optimum performance
7.3.1. Tutorial 1: Setting-up opto-detectors for monitoring visual stimuli
7.3.2. Tutorial 2: Setting-up microphones for monitoring auditory stimuli
7.3.3. Tutorial 3: Setting-up sensors for cross-modal stimulus materials
7.3.4. Tutorial 4: Setting-up for active switch closure/stimulus-response
23
26
26
27
27
30
31
32
8. T
HE TOOLKIT SOFTWARE SUITE
8.1. Using the menu system
8.2. Digital stimulus capture (DSC)
8.2.1. Tutorial 1: Measuring synchrony between visual and auditory stimulus
presentation
8.2.2. Tutorial 2: Rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP)
8.2.3. Tutorial 3: Using the BBTK response pad with DSC with a paradigm that
involves visual and auditory presentation
8.3. Event generator (EG)
8.3.1. Tutorial 1: Simulated auditory response and duration measurement
using a voice key
34
34
35
39
40
42
43
Commentaires sur ces manuels