EyeLink Sample and Event Type Identifiers

Macros
#define	SAMPLE_TYPE   200
#define	STARTPARSE   1
#define	ENDPARSE   2
#define	BREAKPARSE   10
#define	STARTBLINK   3
#define	ENDBLINK   4
#define	STARTSACC   5
#define	ENDSACC   6
#define	STARTFIX   7
#define	ENDFIX   8
#define	FIXUPDATE   9
#define	STARTSAMPLES   15
#define	ENDSAMPLES   16
#define	STARTEVENTS   17
#define	ENDEVENTS   18
#define	MESSAGEEVENT   24
#define	BUTTONEVENT   25
#define	INPUTEVENT   28
#define	LOST_DATA_EVENT   0x3F

Detailed Description

These codes can be used to identify the type of event or sample.

Macro Definition Documentation

#define BREAKPARSE   10

these only have time and eye data

#define BUTTONEVENT   25

Button state change

#define ENDBLINK   4

Event is an end blink event

#define ENDEVENTS   18

End of events in block

#define ENDFIX   8

Event is an end fixation event

#define ENDPARSE   2

these only have time and eye data

#define ENDSACC   6

Event is an end saccade event

#define ENDSAMPLES   16

End of samples in block

#define FIXUPDATE   9

Event is a fixation update event

#define INPUTEVENT   28

Change of input port

#define LOST_DATA_EVENT   0x3F

NEW: Event flags gap in data stream

#define MESSAGEEVENT   24

User-definable text or data

#define SAMPLE_TYPE   200

The type code for samples

#define STARTBLINK   3

Event is a start blink event

#define STARTEVENTS   17

Start of events in block

#define STARTFIX   7

Event is a start fixation event

#define STARTPARSE   1

these only have time and eye data

#define STARTSACC   5

Event is a start saccade event

#define STARTSAMPLES   15

Start of events in block