Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1061, USA.
Behav Res Methods. 2010 Feb;42(1):212-25. doi: 10.3758/BRM.42.1.212.
Although computer keyboards and mice are frequently used in measuring response times (RTs), the accuracy of these measurements is quite low. Specialized RT collection devices must be used to obtain more accurate measurements. However, all the existing devices have some shortcomings. We have developed and implemented a new, commercially available device, the RTbox, for highly accurate RT measurements. The RTbox has its own microprocessor and high-resolution clock. It can record the identities and timing of button events with high accuracy, unaffected by potential timing uncertainty or biases during data transmission and processing in the host computer. It stores button events until the host computer chooses to retrieve them. The asynchronous storage greatly simplifies the design of user programs. The RTbox can also receive and record external signals as triggers and can measure RTs with respect to external events. The internal clock of the RTbox can be synchronized with the computer clock, so the device can be used without external triggers. A simple USB connection is sufficient to integrate the RTbox with any standard computer and operating system.
虽然计算机键盘和鼠标常用于测量反应时间(RT),但其测量精度相当低。必须使用专门的 RT 采集设备来获得更精确的测量。然而,所有现有的设备都有一些缺点。我们开发并实现了一种新的、商业可用的设备,即 RTbox,用于进行高精度的 RT 测量。RTbox 有自己的微处理器和高分辨率时钟。它可以高精度地记录按钮事件的身份和时间,不受主机计算机在数据传输和处理过程中潜在的定时不确定性或偏差的影响。它将按钮事件存储起来,直到主机计算机选择检索它们。异步存储极大地简化了用户程序的设计。RTbox 还可以接收和记录外部信号作为触发器,并可以测量相对于外部事件的 RT。RTbox 的内部时钟可以与计算机时钟同步,因此无需外部触发器即可使用该设备。简单的 USB 连接就足以将 RTbox 与任何标准计算机和操作系统集成。
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