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ShowPlay Reference Manual, Chapter 4 (StimulusCommands): stimuluscommandslist

Stimulus Commands List -- Stimulus specification format

The list of stimuli is read as a table, where the first column specifies the stimulus type (usually a character string) and the remaining columns specify the timing and other control arguments for that stimulus. There must be no blank lines within the list of stimuli.

The different types of stimuli are:

backcolorChange the default back color
bdrawDraw an empty box
bfillDraw a filled box
colorChange the default front, back, and text colors
edrawDraw an empty ellipse (or circle)
efillDraw a filled ellipse (or circle)
eraseErase the screen (set to back color)
file_aviDisplay a video
file_pcxDisplay a PCX format image
file_tifDisplay a TIF format image
file_wavPlay a sound
fixDisplay a fixation cross
fontChange the default text font
forecolorChange the default graphics color
lineDraw a line
owaitWait for an operator response
quitExit the paradigm
resetReset the time base
rwaitWait for a subject response
textcolorChange the default text color
textstringDisplay a text string
twaitWait for a trigger
user1User defined stimulus 1
user2User defined stimulus 2
user3User defined stimulus 3
writeportWrite to a communications port

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See Also:
CIGAL Home, CIGAL Manual, ShowPlay Home, ShowPlay Manual, Stimulus Commands, Manual Help

jvs/cigal/showplay/manual/chapter4/stimuluscommandslist.txt · Last modified: 2023/02/23 18:43 (external edit)