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*CCN has a camera attached to the top of the bore in the instance research groups would like to monitor their subject's wakefulness but have no need for the eye tracking metrics.
*CCN has a camera attached to the top of the bore in the instance research groups would like to monitor their subject's wakefulness but have no need for the eye tracking metrics.
=Setup=
=Setup=
 
*The camera feed adaptor should be located on the desk behind the console monitor.
[[File:EyeCameraAdaptor.png|150px|thumb|right|USB to composite video adaptor.]]
*Make sure the camera feed is plugged into the yellow component of the adaptor, and the USB is plugged into the CCN iMac.
*Open up the ezcap VideoCapture software on the CCN iMac.
**If the ezcap application is already open, quit and reopen before moving on. Sometimes the USB is not read properly if opened before connecting USB.
*After opening the program two windows will popup, these are normal.
*Navigate to the top of the screen and click on the Digitizers menu and select ezcap VideoGrabber. This should bring up a video feed in a separate window.
*If this doesn’t work, restart the ezcap VideoCapture software and try again.
**If no video feed is present, please email the MR Tech.


=Troubleshooting=
=Troubleshooting=
*This guide does not go over troubleshooting the camera feed, focus, or power supply. Please notify the MR Tech if these components are suspected to be causing the issues.

Latest revision as of 22:10, 26 August 2022

  • CCN has a camera attached to the top of the bore in the instance research groups would like to monitor their subject's wakefulness but have no need for the eye tracking metrics.

Setup

  • The camera feed adaptor should be located on the desk behind the console monitor.
USB to composite video adaptor.
  • Make sure the camera feed is plugged into the yellow component of the adaptor, and the USB is plugged into the CCN iMac.
  • Open up the ezcap VideoCapture software on the CCN iMac.
    • If the ezcap application is already open, quit and reopen before moving on. Sometimes the USB is not read properly if opened before connecting USB.
  • After opening the program two windows will popup, these are normal.
  • Navigate to the top of the screen and click on the Digitizers menu and select ezcap VideoGrabber. This should bring up a video feed in a separate window.
  • If this doesn’t work, restart the ezcap VideoCapture software and try again.
    • If no video feed is present, please email the MR Tech.

Troubleshooting

  • This guide does not go over troubleshooting the camera feed, focus, or power supply. Please notify the MR Tech if these components are suspected to be causing the issues.