ActiView
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Introduction
Actiview is free open source software used for recording with BioSemi (mainly for EEG) equipment.
General Information
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Name | Internal | Description | Version | Type | Online | Support | Lab PCs | Analysis PCs | LIBC PCs | VR PCs | Status | License and Installation | System Owner | Functioneel Beheer | Technisch Beheer | Key User | Notes |
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| AcqKnowledge | AcqKnowledge Admin | Software for recording and analyzing physiological signals (such as ECG). | 5.0.6 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. License dongle provided by SOLO for use on non-university devices. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| AcqKnowledge | AcqKnowledge Admin | Software for recording and analyzing physiological signals (such as ECG). | 5.0.81 with NIBP100E license | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed only by SOLO. Can only be used with a license dongle, provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| ActiView | ActiView Admin | Software for recording EEG data. | 9.0.2 | App | No | Full | Yes | No | No | On Request | Active | Free software. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST/LST (Iris Spruit/Evert Dekker) | ISSC | RST/LST (Iris Spruit/Evert Dekker) | |
| Anaconda | - | Package and environment manager used for creating and using custom Python environments. | 2022.10 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | On Request | Active | Free software. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| ATLAS.ti | - | Software for analyzing qualitative data. | latest available (currently installed is 22) | App | No | None | No | Yes | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. License provided by ISSC. | ? | ? | ISSC | ? | |
| ArborXR | - | ? | Service | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | |||||||
| BrainVision Analyzer | - | Software for analyzing EEG data. | latest available (currently installed is 2.2.0) | App | No | Minimal | No | Yes | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. | ? | ? | ISSC | Henk van Steenbergen | |
| DEP-Tool | - | Platform for managing Ethics, Datamanagement and Privacy Form. | n.a. | Service | No | Full | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Owned by Leiden, support and development by Emerald IT | Arie in 't Veld | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | External | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | |
| E-prime | E-Prime Admin | Software suite used for building and administering computer tasks. | 3.0.80 | App | No | Minimal | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| E-Prime | E-Prime Admin | Software suite used for building and administering computer tasks. | 3.0.3.219 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. License via VPN or dongle provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| E-Prime | E-Prime Admin | Software suite used for building and administering computer tasks. | 2.0.10.356 | App | No | Minimal | On Request | On Request | Yes | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. License via dongle provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| E-Prime Extensions for EyeLink (EEE) | E-Prime extension required for EyeLInk eye tracking in E-Prime | 3.0.1.130 | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | On Request | No | Active | Paid software. Not packaged, installed by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | RST (Iris Spruit) | |||
| E-Prime Extensions for Tobii Pro (EET) | E-Prime extension required for Tobii eye tracking in E-Prime. | 3.2.1.105 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. EET is not part of the E-Prime installation and needs to be installed separately. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | ||
| ELAN | ELAN Admin | Software for analyzing behavioral (video) data. | 6.4 | App | No | Full | No | Yes | No | No | Active | Free. Installed by the ISSC or zip downloaded by user. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| EyeLink Developers Kit | Required for communicating with an EyeLink eye tracker from the Stimulus PC. | latest | App | No | Minimal | On Request | No | Yes | No | Active | Free. Not packaged, installed by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | n.a. | RST (Iris Spruit) | ||
| Git | - | Command-line tool for version control. | latest available (currently installed is 2.18) | Service | No | None | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| GitHub Desktop | GUI tool for version control. | Latest | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | ||||||
| Gorilla | Gorilla Admin | Online service used for building and hosting online tasks. | ? | Service | Yes | Minimal | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Paid license for FSW, FGW students & staff | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | External | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | |
| Insta360 Studio | - | Edit spherical (180-360*) videos | Latest | App | No | Minimal | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free. Installation requires camera serial number for verification. | |||||
| JATOS | JATOS Admin | Online service used for hosting online tasks. | 3.9.7 | Service | Yes | Full | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Self-hosted, free for Leiden students & staff | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | ISSC | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | |
| JetBrains Rider | - | IDE for C# development. Works well with Unity. | Latest | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free educational license through GitHub Education. | |||||
| MATLAB | - | Programming and computing software. | 2022b | App | No | Full | On Request | Yes | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. Licence provided by the ISSC or via Mathworks.com. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| MATLAB | - | Programming and computing software. | 2012B | App | No | Minimal | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| MATLAB Runtime | - | Required for running MATLAB applications (such as the PhysioData Toolbox). | R2023b | App | No | Minimal | No | Yes | No | No | Active | Free. Installed by the ISSC on managed PCs. Required for PhysioData Toolbox v0.7.0 | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| MATLAB Runtime | - | Required for running MATLAB applications (such as the PhysioData Toolbox). | R2022b | App | No | Minimal | No | Yes | No | No | Active | Free. Installed by the ISSC on managed PCs. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| MATLAB Runtime | - | Required for running MATLAB applications (such as the PhysioData Toolbox). | R2020b (v9.9) | App | No | Minimal | No | Yes | No | No | Active | Free. Installed by the ISSC on managed PCs. Required for PhysioData Toolbox v0.6.3. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| MATLAB Runtime | - | Required for running MATLAB applications (such as the PhysioData Toolbox). | R2018b (v9.5) | App | No | Minimal | No | Yes | No | No | Active | Free. Installed by the ISSC on managed PCs. Required for legacy versions of the PhysioDat a Toolbox. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| Meta Horizon Link | - | Cast directly from Quest HMD to PC. | Latest | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| Meta Quest Developer Hub | - | Developer tools for interacting with Quest HMDs. | Latest | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| Neuro BS Presentation | - | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | ? | App | No | None | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | License managed by Mischa de Rover | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| OpenSesame | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 3.3.14 and python 3.7 | App | Yes | Full | No | No | No | No | Archived | Free | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | ||
| OpenSesame | OpenSesame Admin | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 3.3.12 | App | No | Minimal | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| OpenSesame | OpenSesame Admin | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 4.0.24 and python 3.11.4 | App | Yes | Full | Yes | Yes | No | On Request | Active | Free | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| oTree | - | Python-based framework for creating interactive experiments. | ? | Service | Yes | None | No | No | No | No | Active | ? | ? | ? | Erik de Kwaadsteniet | ||
| Pavlovia | Pavlovia Admin | Web service for hosting online tasks. | ? | Service | Yes | Full | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Paid license for FSW/FGW students & staff | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | External | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | |
| PhysioData Toolbox | - | Software for analyzing physiological data (such as ECG). | 0.7.0 | App | No | Full | No | Runnable | No | On Request | Active | Free. A MATLAB Component Runtime is required to run. | Elio Sjak-Shie | Elio Sjak-Shie | Elio Sjak-Shie | Elio Sjak-Shie | |
| PsychoPy | - | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 2024.1.5 | App | Yes | Full | Yes | Yes | No | On Request | Active | Free | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| PsychoPy | - | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 2022.2.4 | App | Yes | Full | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| PsychToolbox | PsychToolbox Admin | MATLAB Toolbox used for building and administering computer tasks. | 3 | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | On Request | Active | Paid license required for versions 3.0.20 and later. Currently no license available. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| Python | - | Programming and computing software. | 3.11 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | On Request | Active | Free | ? | ? | ISSC | FSW: RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| Qualtrics | - | Online service for building and administering questionnaires. | ? | Service | Yes | Full | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Paid license for all university staff and students. Login with ULCN. | Library | Library | External | FSW: RST (Kerwin Olfers) | |
| R* | - | Programming and computing software. | latest available (currently installed is 4.3.0) | App | No | Minimal | No | Yes | No | On Request | Active | Free | ? | ? | ISSC | ? | |
| Shinyapps.io | Shiny Admin | Service for deploying Shiny applications. | ? | Service | Yes | None | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Limited shared license on request | ? | ? | External | Juan Claramunt | |
| SideQuest | - | Side-load packages unto Android-based devices (e.g. Quest HMD). | v0.10.42 | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| SONA | - | Online service for advertising studies and awarding participant credits. | ? | Service | Yes | Full | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Paid license, available for students & staff. | ? | ? | External | ? | |
| SPSS | - | Software used for statistical data analysis. | ? | App | No | None | No | No | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. License provided by ISSC. | ? | ? | ISSC | ? | |
| Stereokit | - | SDK for developing XR/MR applications. | Latest | App | No | Minimal | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| TES RoomBooking | SSH Booking Admin | Online service for lab booking. | ? | Service | Yes | Minimal | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Paid license, accounts managed by SOLO | ? | Kerwin Olfers | External | Kerwin Olfers | |
| The Observer XT | The Observer XT Admin | Software for analyzing behavioral (video) data. | 16 | App | No | Full | No | No | No | No | Active | Installed by the ISSC. Requires license provided by SOLO (currently no licenses). | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Eye Tracker Browser | Software for setting up a Tobii eye tracker (outdated, use the Eye Tracker Manager). | App | No | Minimal | No | No | No | No | Archived | Installed by SOLO. | |||||||
| Tobii Pro Eye Tracker Manager | Tobii Admin | Software for setting up a Tobii eye tracker. | 2.6.1 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | No | Active | Free. Installed by ISSC. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Pro Glasses Controller | Software for setting up a Tobii glasses 2 recording. | 2 | App | No | Full | On Request | No | No | No | Active | Free. Not packaged, installed by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | RST (Iris Spruit) | |||
| Tobii Pro Glasses Controller | Software for setting up a Tobii glasses 3 recording. | 3 | App | No | Full | On Request | No | No | No | Active | Free. Not packaged, installed by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | RST (Iris Spruit) | |||
| Tobii Pro Lab | Tobii Admin | Software for administering eye tracking tasks and analyzing eye tracker data. | 1.161 | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | No | Active | Installed by the ISSC. Requires license provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Pro Lab | Tobii Admin | Software for administering eye tracking tasks and analyzing eye tracker data. | 1.194 | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | No | Active | Installed by the ISSC. Requires license provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Pro Lab | Tobii Admin | Software for administering eye tracking tasks and analyzing eye tracker data. | 1.217 | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | No | Active | Installed by the ISSC. Requires license provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Pro Lab | Tobii Admin | Software for administering eye tracking tasks and analyzing eye tracker data. | 1.241 | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | No | Active | Installed by the ISSC. Requires license provided by SOLO. | Eli Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Pro Lab | Tobii Admin | Software for administering eye tracking tasks and analyzing eye tracker data. | 24.21 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | No | Active | Installed by the ISSC. Requires license provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Pro Studio | Tobii Admin | Software for administering eye tracking tasks and analyzing eye tracker data. | 3.4.8 | App | No | Minimal | No | No | No | No | Archived | This software is EOL. Licenses cannot be activated. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Unity 3D | - | Game engine for 2D / 3D / XR applications and games. | 2021.3.x (LTS) | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| Unity 3D | - | Game engine for 2D / 3D / XR applications and games. | 2022.3.x (LTS) | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| Unity 3D | - | Game engine for 2D / 3D / XR applications and games. | 6.3.x (LTS) | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| Unity Version Control | - | Version control for Unity. | Latest | Service | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free for educational and personal use. | |||||
| Visual Studio Code | - | IDE for development. | Latest | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| VU-DAMS | - | Software for analyzing physiological data collected with VU-AMS hardware. | 4.3/4.6 | App | No | Minimal | On Request | On Request | No | No | Active | Free | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) |
Availability, support and advice
Actiview is available for researchers at FSW Leiden and comes preinstalled on all lab computers.
Markers
To analyze EEG data, markers that signal the onset of certain events need to be sent from stimulus presentation pc to the BioSemi device. These markers will be visible during recording in Actiview. See for more information on sending markers the pages Sending Markers in E-Prime and Sending Markers in OpenSesame and the Markers and Events page for more information on markers in general.
Configuration file
ActiView uses a configuration .cfg file for the channel labels and other settings.
A .cfg file can be edited by opening it in Notepad. Be careful when editing, the .cfg file needs specific components, removing any of the necessary components may lead to a corrupted file that cannot be read by ActiView.
To setup the channel labels for standard caps, the cap layout can be found here: Headcap, Headcaps (biosemi.com). Make sure to use the correct cap (the 32 channel labels are different from the 64 channel labels). Alternatively, .cfg files with standard cap layouts can be found in the folder Configuring in the ActiView zip file that can be downloaded here: Download software ActiView (biosemi.com).
It is possible to start and pause the EEG recording in ActiView from your stimulus presentation software such as E-Prime or OpenSesame. To allow pausing by external trigger, set the PauseOff (start) to a value 0-255 (recommended is to use value 253) and PauseOn (pause) to a value 0-255 (recommended is to use value 254). Thus:
PauseOff = "253"
PauseOn = "254"
This means that when BioSemi receives a marker with value 253, the recording is started and when BioSemi receives a marker with value 254, the recording is paused. Be careful when using triggers to start and pause the recording and make sure to not use the same values as event markers, to prevent accidental pausing of the recording.
FAQ
| Date | Topic | Solution |
| 2021/10/25 | Timing difference E-Prime and Biosemi | It is important to know that Biosemi outputs data in number of samples, not in ms. In one case, there seemed to be a timing delay: The time between two markers in E-Prime was 2000 and in Biosemi 2048. Time in E-Prime was given in ms, but in Biosemi in samples. With a sampling rate of 1024, 2048 samples equaled 2000 ms. Always double-check the unit that is outputted. |
Resources
- The BioSemi website offers information on BioSemi hard- and software
- The BioSemi FAQ provides some answers to Actiview related questions
- EEG Syllabus Experimentation II by G.P.H. Band
- BioSemi documentation (latest versions can also be downloaded here when downloading the ActiView zip Download software ActiView (biosemi.com)):
- ActiView config files can be downloaded here when downloading the ActiView zip Download software ActiView (biosemi.com)