This page is obsolete -- It is here only for completeness
Connecting to the 8-button box
Previously, the 8-button box was available to multiple computers via a shared USB connection. The button box must be connected to the stimulus computer. The status of the connection is indicated by an icon in the system tray.
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Following are the connection states for the button box :
| Disconnected from both computers |
| Connected to stimulus computer |
| Connected to the other computer |
To connect the button box, when its disconnected, left click on 784951111/_media/biac:experimentalcontrol:disconnected.png" class="media" loading="lazy" title="Disconnected" alt="Disconnected" /> and click Connect.
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To disconnect the button box, left click on 784951111/_media/biac:experimentalcontrol:connected.png" class="media" loading="lazy" alt="" /> and click Disconnect.
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If the button box is already connected to the other computer 784951111/_media/biac:experimentalcontrol:otherconnected.png" class="media" loading="lazy" title="Connected to other computer" alt="Connected to other computer" />, it has to be disconnected before connecting it to the stimulus computer.
To disconnect the button box, login to the other computer, left click on
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A good use policy is to connect to the button box when using it and disconnect before logging out.
No – The good use policy is to not change hardware connections.