Tobii Pro Glasses 2 User Manual

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Tobii Pro Glasses 2 User Manual Head Unit Recording Unit Controller Prescription Lenses ...

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User manual Tobii Pro Glasses 2 Version 1.20.2 06/2017 All rights reserved. Copyright © Tobii AB (publ) The information contained in this document is proprietary to Tobii AB. Any reproduction in part or whole without prior written authorization by...

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Table of Contents 1 Safety and Compliance .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Safety and Usage .........................................................................

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4 Updating the Tobii Glasses Recording Unit firmware.................................................................... 10 5 Getting to know Tobii Glasses 2 ...............................................................................................

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7.4.3 How to change the Nose Pad .................................................................................32 7.5 Recording with Tobii Glasses 2..............................................................................................32 7....

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1 Safety and Compliance 1.1 Safety and Usage 1.1.1 Usage Warning The Tobii Pro Glasses 2 system is composed of several components as described in the user manual and should be used according to manufacturer instructions. Connecting, or by other mean...

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1.1.6 Mechanical Shock Warning The Tobii Pro Glasses 2 system is a delicate measuring instrument used for research purposes and should be treated with care at all times. To avoid breaking or damaging the internal electronic circuits, do not drop, kn...

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1.1.12 Battery Warning The Tobii Pro Glasses 2 system includes rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries can explode or cause a fire if they are used or charged incorrectly or if they are defective. Do not short circuit the battery p...

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1.1.16 Cleaning Before cleaning any part of the Tobii Pro Glasses 2 system, unplug the power cord from the outlet and make sure the device is turned off. Both the head unit and recording unit have surface coatings that require special care. Only use...

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(2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploi...

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1.3.4 Eye movement classification Gaze presented in Live Viewer and replay tabs of the controller software is filtered through a five-point moving aver- age filter. Such filters do not entirely mimic true eye movement behavior and fixations may seem...

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1.3.11 Power We recommend that you connect the power cord of the chargers to an outlet with a protective earth/ground connec- tion. Use an accessible outlet and make sure the cords are properly placed to avoid the risk of tripping. Never use damaged...

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2 Introduction Tobii Glasses 2 is designed to enable easy, precise and efficient collection of eye tracking data in a wide variety of research scenarios. The discreet, ultra-lightweight design ensures natural behavior and research validity in both qu...

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3 Installing and Updating Tobii Glasses Controller Software Tobii Glasses Controller Software is designed to be installed on a Windows 8 or later Pro tablet but can also be installed on any Windows 7 or later computer. Please refer to the System Reco...

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4 Updating the Tobii Glasses Recording Unit firmware From time to time Tobii will release new updates of the Tobii Glasses Recording Unit firmware that will improve performance and/or introduce new functionality. Updating the Recording Unit firmware ...

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5 Getting to know Tobii Glasses 2 5.1 System Overview 5.1.1 Tobii Pro Glasses 2 Packages Tobii Pro Glasses 2 is sold in seven different packages. An overview of the package contents is presented in the table below. Components Live View Package 50 Liv...

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USB to micro USB cable for recording unit charging ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Controller software ● ● ● ● ● ● ● SD Card Reader ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Tobii Pro Lab 1 ● ● ● WLAN functionality ● ● ● ● ● Windows 10 ta...

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2. A recording unit, connected to the head unit via an HDMI cable. The recording unit holds the battery and stores the recorded data on an SD memory card. The recording unit is controlled from a tab- let or computer running controller software. 3. A ...

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5.1.3 Head Unit The head unit is a highly sophisticated measuring device. It consists of several very sensitive sensors and must be cared for as instructed for it to work properly. The head unit consists of the following parts: 1. High-definition sc...

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1. Power button and power indicator LED - Touch button that turns the recording unit on and off. LED indicates power state and remain- ing battery power. 2. 3.5 mm connector for data synchronization – TTL pulse for synchronization with external da-...

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The procedure for selecting suitable prescription lenses is easy and straight-forward. Either the participant is already aware what glasses strength he/she uses, if so, it is easy to fit the prescription lenses of the corresponding correction value. ...

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No video or eye tracking data is stored on the tablet running Tobii Glasses Controller Software. Data is instead stored on the SD memory card inside the recording unit. This means that for any replay to work, the recording unit, complete with the SD ...

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6 Workflow Quick Guide This section is a quick guide on how to use Tobii Glasses 2. For in depth descriptions on basic operations and handling proce- dures, refer to the following sections. 6.1 Preparations before a data collection day We recommend m...

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8. Remove the Glasses from the participant. 6.2.3 Checking the recording 1. Check recorded data by replaying the video from the Recording List. See section 7.8 Replaying a recording, page 35. 6.2.4 Turning the Glasses off 1. Check battery and memory ...

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7 Basic Operations with Tobii Glasses 2 This section covers the basic operating procedures for all components in the Tobii Glasses 2 eye tracking system, including the Head Unit, Recording Unit and Tobii Glasses Controller Software. 7.1 Setting up To...

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The Tobii Glasses 2 system includes rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries can explode or cause a fire if they are used or charged incorrectly or if they are defective. Do not short-circuit battery poles. Do not expose the battery ...

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7.1.2 Inserting/removing the battery – Glasses Recording Unit Only use the supplied rechargeable Li–ion batteries (type 18650, 4.2 Volts) in the Recording Unit. To insert a battery into the Tobii Glasses Recording Unit (See illustration to the ri...

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2. Connect the other end of the HDMI cable to the Recording Unit HDMI connector. Tobii Pro Glasses 2 User manual v.1.20.2 - en-US 7 Basic Operations with Tobii Glasses 2 23 ...

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7.1.5 Changing nose pads (remove and mount new): 1. To remove the existing nose pad: Gently squeeze the tips of the nose pad towards each other and then gently pull the nose pad straight away from its mounting. 2. To mount a new nose pad: Gently sque...

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7.2 Managing study data in Tobii Glasses Controller Software 7.2.1 Creating a new study When a new study is created, a new file container for participants and recordings is created automatically. Participants and re- cordings are not shared among stu...

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7.3 Connecting the Tablet running Tobii Glasses Controller Software to a Recording Unit For Tobii Glasses Controller Software to be able to send or receive information to/from Tobii Glasses 2, the Recording Unit and the tablet/computer running Tobii ...

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For the best WLAN speed and performance we recommend using the power plan “High performance” on your tablet/ computer. If the tablet/computer is set to automatically connect to other wireless networks in range, the tablet will switch to any of th...

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To configure the WLAN settings, you need to connect to the recording unit using an Ethernet cable (see the sec- tion above). Make the necessary connection and then follow the procedure below: 1. Tap the Settings icon on the Tobii Pro Glasses card in ...

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7.4.1 How to fit the Tobii Glasses 2 Eye Tracker onto a test participant: 1. Make sure all optical parts on the Head Unit such as eye tracking sensors, and IR illuminators are clean and not scratched or damaged in any way. 2. Make sure that participa...

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No eyes detected — The Tobii Glasses 2 cannot detect any eyes with any of the Eye Tracking Cameras Move the Tobii Glasses 2 Head Unit closer to the partici- pants eye’s or change the Nose Pad. Pupils detected, but not in range — The Tobii Glass...

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Pupils detected, bad distance and on the limit of the field of view of the eye cameras — The Tobii Glasses 2 can detect the participants pupil’s, however they are only just within the field of view of the Tobii Glasses 2 Head Units Eye Tracking C...

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7.4.3 How to change the Nose Pad 1. To remove the existing nose pad from the Head Unit: Gently squeeze the tips of the nose pad towards each other and then gently pull the Nose pad straight away from its mounting. 2. To mount a new nose pad: Gently s...

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7.5.1.2 Calibrating the participant: To be able to collect accurate eye tracking data Tobii Glasses 2 must be calibrated individually for each participant. During the calibration process the participant must be wearing the Head Unit while focusing on...

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To stop a Recording from the Live Viewer: 1. Make sure the Live View video is playing, this indicates that there is a valid connection between the Glasses and Tobii Glasses Controller Software. 2. Tap the Stop button. A confirmation dialog appears. 3...

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• Open – tap to start a replay. The Recordings List can be sorted and/or searched to give a better overview of the recordings. To sort the Recordings List: 1. Tap the column name of the column that you want to sort by. To search for a recording i...

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• Tap the arrows at the side of the video. To exit replay mode: • Tap the X at the top right. 7.9 Exporting a gaze replay video To export a recording as a video from Tobii Glasses Controller Software: 1. Select the recordings you want to export f...

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7.12.2 Tobii Glasses 2 data structure Data from a Tobii Glasses 2 recording is contained in “studies”. Each study contains general study details, participant data and recording data. Since both Tobii Glasses Controller Software and the Recording...

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Duration SD + TGCS Eye tracking quality SD + TGCS Recording date SD + TGCS 7.12.3 Displaying the Glasses Control Panel Properties Every Recording Unit has its own Device name, Serial number, Firmware version etc. This information is accessible in Gla...

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8 Advanced Usage with Multiple Units In most research scenarios one tablet/computer connects to one Tobii Glasses 2 Recording Unit. There are scenarios where one would like to connect one tablet to multiple Recording Units, or multiple tablets to one...

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9 Accessories 9.1 Tobii Glasses 2 Carry Case Tobii Glasses 2 comes with a dedicated Carry Case that will accommodate the most important components needed for data collection with Tobii Glasses 2, including the Head Unit, Recording Unit, SD memory car...

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9.3 Tablet computer included in the Tobii Glasses 2 Premium Package The Tobii Glasses 2 Premium Package includes a Dell Windows 10 Pro Tablet 7 . 9.3.1 Preparing your Dell Tablet for use Windows will download the latest updates and update the compute...

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Appendix A Technical Specifications A1 Eye Tracking Eye tracking technique Corneal reflection, dark pupil Binocular eye tracking Yes Sampling rate 50 Hz or 100 Hz Calibration procedure 1 point Parallax compensation tool Automatic Slippage compensatio...

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Weight 312 grams Sync Port 3.5 mm jack (TTL signal) A4 Prescription Lenses (Option) Correction lenses 34 pcs., ranging from –5.0 dpt. to +3.0 dpt. in increments of 0.5 dpt. Made of plastic with hard coating. Magnetic lens attachment adapter 2 units...

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Appendix B Prescription Lenses B1 Prescription Lenses package Prescription Lenses (optional accessory) consists of: • Correction lenses, 34 pcs., ranging from -5,0 dpt. to +3.0 dpt., in increments of 0.5 dpt. made of hard coated plastic. • Magnet...

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1. Start by asking the participant if he/she knows what type of correction and the value of correction he/she needs. Short- sightedness is indicated by negative values and long-sightedness by positive values. As mentioned above, if the participant st...

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B5 Removing the correction lenses and the lens attachment adapter To remove the correction lenses and the lens attachment adapter, use the following procedure: 1. Remove the first correction lens by gently pulling it straight out. 2. Check the lens ...

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Appendix C Sync port The recording unit is equipped with a sync port capable of transmitting and receiving a sync signal to and from external devices. The sync port is a standard 3.5 mm jack where the tip is used for receiving a sync signal, the midd...

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Appendix D Calibration target Below are two scale illustrations of the Tobii Glasses 2 Calibration Target; one with accurate dimensions illustrated (below left) and one without (below right). The right target can be printed, cut out and used for cali...

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