# For the brave: eyelink toolbox for OSX beta 1

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**Created:** [June 22, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/for-the-brave-eyelink-toolbox-for-osx-beta-1/1646 "2006-06-22T19:26:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/for-the-brave-eyelink-toolbox-for-osx-beta-1/1646/1 "2006-06-22T19:26:08Z")

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Dear all (and in particular eyelink users),  
  
I've posted our first attempt at producing an eyelink toolbox for OSX in the files section of   
this list (EyelinkToolbox\_beta.zip)  
The EL TB seems to work well on our systems, but there's a bunch of known limitations   
(and presumably many more unknown ones)  
  
You do need to install other software (obtainable from SRResearch), namely the   
eyelink\_core.framework ( and presumably eyelink\_core\_graphics.framework, although it   
may run without this latter one).  
  
  
Only tested on G4 (powermac, powerbook)  
Tested with Matlab 7.1, PsychToolbox Beta (very recent revision)  
  
-does not run in dummy mode, so no point in trying without an actual eyelink  
-does not show an eye image on subject pc  
-no (or at least no functional) communication from the subject (i.e. mac) keyboard with   
the operator Eyelink PC  
-there are still a few functions missing  
-we've renamed quite a bit of the functions (more consistently I believe), so in all   
likelyhood, OS9 code will not run without modification  
- there is very little specific OSX information, except for some demo's  
  
-in the future, this toolbox will simply merge into the hardware folder of the psychtoolbox   
(beta at first), but for now, a seperate file was made. Don't forget to add to your matlab   
path (and include all subfolders!).  
  
There are two demo's in EyelinkDemos: eyelinkexample.m and eyelinkbubble.m.  
  
Please provide feedback, send your contributions (cool or useful demos!).  
Whenever reporting bugs, please mention hardware, OS version, Eyelink version, PTB   
version, and try to provide a minimal example that demonstrates the issue.  
  
Oh, and if it doesn't work right away, don't dispair, but come back in a couple of days ;-)  
  
  
Gr.  
Frans