Main Panels

Table of contents

Main Panels	Emotiv Status	Stimuli Files	Stimuli Control	Record Options	Hidden Menu

Main Panels

Panel	Action
Emotiv Status	Displays Connectivity/Battery/Signal status
Stimuli Files	Select/Reorder the Stimuli Files or Control the experiment
Record Options	Select the recording option of the experiment
Hidden Menu	Select between Different Screens, Set Attributes to audiovisual files

Emotiv Status

Icons	Action
Emotiv Channel Status	Displays the status of each of the 14 channels
Emotiv Connectivity	Displays Connectivity Status
Emotiv Battery Percentage	Displays Battery Percentage
Emotiv Signal Strength	Displays Signal Strength

Stimuli Files

Button	Action
Add	Add media files in the list for presentation
Delete	Delete selected media files from the list
Clear	Clear media files from the list
Up	Move one row to the top the selected files
Down	Move one row to the bottom the selected files
Attribute	Assign attribute values to the audiovisual files
Clear Attribs	Clear all attribute values

Stimuli Control

Button	Action
Start	Start media presentation and emotiv recording
Pause	Pause media presentation and emotiv recording
Continue	Continue media presentation and emotiv recording
Stop	Stop media presentation and emotiv recording

Warning: It is not recommended to pause the experiment because the program continues to record the EEG data and append them to the final file

Note: The user can use the mouse or keyboard to change the audiovisual file list (e.g. Drag n Drop, Delete Button) Also, the user can pause or continue the experiment using the space bar or the Esc key respectively

Record Options

Variables	Action
Display time	Set presentation time for images*
Time between files	Set the waiting time between the audiovisual files
Counter	Set the counter down time (plus 1 second for loading)
# of elements before evaluation	Set the # of files between evaluation images*
Evaluation time	Set the duration of every evaluation image
Background color	Set the color of the presentation’s background
Fixation Cross	Displays a "fixation cross" before each stimulus
Display method	Select aspect radio
Keystroke log	Logs keystrokes in a csv file*
Random sequence	Displays the audiovisual files with a random order
Output path	Output path for recorded EEG and keystrokes' csv files
Output name	Set the name of the output files*

Notes:

1. The Duration of videos and sounds equals to the original duration of each file
2. The evaluation images reside under .\Resources\Images\Evaluation_Images
3. The subject can use Keystrokes to describe the emotional arousal & valence in real time (A mouse or a digitizer can be used too)
4. Date and time of the experiment are appended to the output file

Hidden Menu:

The main window contains the necessary elements and options that help the user to conduct an experiment. However, there are some hidden options that the user can select in order prior to running the experiment. The user can navigate to tools -> different screen or tools -> attributes, which respectively display two new element in the main window:

Panel	Action
Screen Selection	Select between Different Screens
Attributes	Set Attributes to audiovisual files

Screen Selection

This option is only available on multi-monitor systems and helps the user to improve the experience of the experiments. The user can select the screen in which the StimuliXpert main window is located and then from the hidden menu Screen Selection to select the secondary screen in which the audiovisual files will be presented. This option is useful in cases where the user wants to control the experiment so he/she can Start, Stop, Pause or Continue the audiovisual Stimulus or check the status of the Emotic headset

Button	Action
Identify	Displays a unique number on each monitor
Drop-Down menu	Select the secondary screen

Attributes

This element is related to the attributes that the user can assign to the audiovisual files.

Button	Action
Add	Add a new attribute by name and values (comma separated list)
Delete	Delete an attribute
Clear	Clear all attributes
Up	Move one row to the top the selected attribute
Down	Move one row to the bottom the selected attribute

Note: For more information about attributes go here