eye2bids

Installation

Requirements

• Python >= 3.8

If you want to use eye2bids to convert EyeLink data, you will need to install the EyeLink Developers Kit. It can be downloaded from SR-Research support forum (forum registration required).

The installation on Ubuntu can also be done with the following commands:

Taken from: https://www.sr-research.com/support/docs.php?topic=linuxsoftware

sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ca-certificates
sudo apt-key adv --fetch-keys https://apt.sr-research.com/SRResearch_key
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb [arch=amd64] https://apt.sr-research.com SRResearch main'
sudo apt update
sudo apt install eyelink-display-software

Install eye2bids

• Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/bids-standard/eye2bids.git

• Install the package in editatble mode

cd eye2bids
pip install .

Using eye2bids

• Supporeted Input data:

  • edf file by EyeLink Eye Tracker

• manual_metadata.yml file (find template and an example in conversion_json folder)

Run code

eye2bids --input_file INPUT_FILE

Usage: eye2bids [-h] [-v] --input_file INPUT_FILE [--metadata_file METADATA_FILE] [--output_dir OUTPUT_DIR] [-i] [--verbosity {0,1,2,3}]
                [--input_type INPUT_TYPE]

Converts eyetracking data to a BIDS compatible format.

Options:
-h, --help            show this help message and exit
-v, --version         show program's version number and exit
--input_file INPUT_FILE
                        Path to the input file to convert.
--metadata_file METADATA_FILE
                        Path to the a yaml file containing extra metadata.
--output_dir OUTPUT_DIR
                        Path to output directory.
-i, --interactive     To run in interactive mode.
--verbosity {0,1,2,3}
                        Verbosity level.
--input_type INPUT_TYPE
                        Input type if it cannot be determined from input_file.

Docker

You can build the docker image with the following command:

docker build -t eye2bids:latest .

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