Cannot connect to eyelink 1000

OS: Ubuntu 20.04
Pssychopy version: 2021.2.0
Standalone

Hi,
I’ve been trying to connect to Eyelink and run the code demo for iohub eyetracking, but so far I haven’t been successful.
My Laptop doesn’t have an ethernet port, so I’m using a USB-c to ethernet adapter. When it’s connected, eyelink shows “Link Closed” so I’m guessing the ethernet conenction is working. I also tried using an older laptop with ethernet port and the same OS/psychopy version but still get the same error.
I’m trying to run the code simple.py from the demo folder for iohub eyetracking, except I changed the configuration for the eyetracker to the following:
eyetracker_config[‘name’] = ‘tracker’
eyetracker_config[‘simulation_mode’] = False
eyetracker_config[‘model_name’] = ‘EYELINK 1000 TOWER’
eyetracker_config[‘network_settings’] = ‘100.1.1.1’
eyetracker_config[‘default_native_data_file_name’] = ‘EXPFILE’
eyetracker_config[‘runtime_settings’] = {‘sampling_rate’:500.0, ‘track_eyes’:‘LEFT’, ‘sample_filtering’:{‘sample_filtering’:‘FILTER_LEVEL_OFF’, ‘FILTER_ONLINE’: ‘FILTER_OFF’}}
eyetracker_config[‘enable_interface_without_connection’] = False
eyetracker_config[‘vog_settings’]= {‘pupil_measure_types’:‘PUPIL_AREA’, ‘tracking_mode’: ‘PUPIL_CR_TRACKING’, ‘pupil_center_algorithm’: ‘CENTROID_FIT’}
devices_config[‘eyetracker.hw.sr_research.eyelink.EyeTracker’] = eyetracker_config

When I try to run the code, I get the following output:
pygame 2.0.1 (SDL 2.0.14, Python 3.8.8)
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displayAPI: failed to set process priority to realtime. Did you remember to run as root?
displayAPI: Connecting
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/home/lshahsha/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/psychopy/iohub/devices/eyetracker/hw/sr_research/eyelink/eyetracker.py”, line 232, in setConnectionState
EyeTracker._eyelink = pylink.EyeLink(host_pc_ip_address)
File “/home/lshahsha/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pylink/eyelink.py”, line 237, in init
self.open(trackeraddress,0)
RuntimeError: Could not connect to tracker at 100.1.1.1
** EyeLink Error: Could not connect to EyeLink Eye Tracker. EyeLink Eye tracker device will run in ‘dummy’ mode.
displayAPI: failed to set process priority to realtime. Did you remember to run as root?
[‘class’, ‘delattr’, ‘dict’, ‘dir’, ‘doc’, ‘eq’, ‘format’, ‘ge’, ‘getattr’, ‘getattribute’, ‘gt’, ‘hash’, ‘init’, ‘init_subclass’, ‘le’, ‘lt’, ‘module’, ‘ne’, ‘new’, ‘reduce’, ‘reduce_ex’, ‘repr’, ‘setattr’, ‘sizeof’, ‘str’, ‘subclasshook’, ‘weakref’, ‘_methods’, ‘device_class’, ‘device_class_path’, ‘getDeviceInterface’, ‘getIOHubDeviceClass’, ‘getName’, ‘hubClient’, ‘name’]
pygame 2.0.1 (SDL 2.0.14, Python 3.8.8)
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self._calibration_args:{‘type’: ‘NINE_POINTS’, ‘color_type’: None, ‘unit_type’: None, ‘auto_pace’: True, ‘target_duration’: 1.5, ‘target_delay’: 0.75, ‘pacing_speed’: None, ‘screen_background_color’: [128, 128, 128], ‘target_type’: ‘CIRCLE_TARGET’, ‘target_attributes’: {‘outer_diameter’: 33.0, ‘inner_diameter’: 6.0, ‘outer_stroke_width’: 2.0, ‘outer_fill_color’: [64, 64, 64], ‘outer_line_color’: [255, 255, 255], ‘inner_stroke_width’: 1.0, ‘inner_fill_color’: [255, 0, 0], ‘inner_line_color’: [0, 0, 0], ‘outer_color’: None, ‘inner_color’: None}}
Calibration returned: {‘message’: ‘’, ‘result’: 1000}

Any ideas how I can fix this?

Ladan

Hi There,

I know less about the simply.py demo here, sorry - but what happens if you try to use the components in builder? If you use the cog icon to access experiment settings, tehn select Eyetracking you can select “SR Research Ltd” to configure an Eyelink 1000 and give info on the ip address etc.

Hope this might be helpful,
Becca

Hi Becca,

I fixed the issue in windows. I couldn’t connect through the ucb-C ethernet adaptor in Ubuntu!
Thanks anyways

Ladan

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