EyeTribe-Toolbox-for-Matlab | name implies : A toolbox to communicate with EyeTribe

EyeTribe-Toolbox-for-Matlab is a Python library. EyeTribe-Toolbox-for-Matlab has no bugs, it has no vulnerabilities, it has a Strong Copyleft License and it has low support. However EyeTribe-Toolbox-for-Matlab build file is not available. You can download it from GitHub.

The EyeTribe Toolbox for Matlab is a set of functions that can be used to communicate with eye trackers manufactured by [the EyeTribe] The communication process is not direct, but goes via a sub-server that receives input from Matlab (when the functions from this toolbox are called), and then sends commands to the actual EyeTribe server. This setup is rather odd, but it is the most elegant solution that I could come up with to get around the problem of Matlab not having decent multithreading functionality. This functionality is required for running a heartbeat Thread (which keeps the connection with the EyeTribe alive), and another Thread to monitor samples (and write these to a log file). Similar results might be obtained by using callback functions within Matlab’s TCP/IP framework, but that approach causes timing errors that extent into other domains: timing issues when using PsychToolbox’s WaitSecs function, and background processes in Matlab screwing up all sorts of other timing sensitive processes. So, out of lazine…​ Err…​ Out of a well-planned timing management effort to avoid time loss by re-inventing the wheel, I simply used [PyTribe] in a short Python script (see the python_source folder for the source) to compile a Windows executable, which should be run before you run your Matlab script. The calibration routine is based on the [PsychToolbox] for Matlab, and requires an active window to be passed to it. This assures that you are free to calibrate the tracker at any given moment in your experiment, without having any external calibration routine battle with your experiment for control of the active display. If you do not want to calibrate using the PsychToolbox, you can still use the EyeTribe Toolbox for Matlab, by simply NOT calling the eyetribe_calibrate function. Please do note that you should then calibrate the system with your own means, e.g. by using the EyeTribe’s own GUI (C:\Program Files (x86)\EyeTribe\Client\EyeTribeWinUI.exe) before starting any software that calls upon the EyeTribe Toolbox for Matlab.