Data Convert

Convert EDF (produced by EyeLink) to EyeMap XML

  • win Windows user: copy or move the “EDF-ASC2XML.cmd” file to any place you want (the file is under “C:\Program Files\EyeMap\bin\”. Notice: If you install the EyeMap in different location or you are Win64 user, you have to open the EDF-ASC2XML.cmd and edit the path to your real install location). Drag the EDF or ASC data file (if you have a “config.xml”, it must be in the same folder with your data source) to “EDF-ASC2XML.cmd” icon to convert it to an XML file.

    File EDF2XML(folder).cmd is for batch process. It can convert a folder of EDF files into XML.
  • mac Mac user (not tested, may not work): copy or move the “EDF-ASC2XML.osx” file to any place you want (the file is under “/Applications/EyeMap.app/Contents/Resources/bin/”. Notice: If you install the EyeMap in different location, you have to open the EDF-ASC2XML.osx and edit the path to your real install location). Change its permission to executable. Open a terminal and run “EDF-ASC2XML.osx your_EDF_or_ASC_File” to convert it to an XML file.
  • linux Linux user (not tested, may not work): copy or move the “EDF-ASC2XML.sh” file to any place you want (the file is under “/opt/EyeMap/share/bin”. Notice: If you install the EyeMap in different location, you have to open the EDF-ASC2XML.sh and edit the path to your real install location). Change its permission to executable. Open a terminal and run “EDF-ASC2XML.sh your_EDF_or_ASC_File” to convert it to an XML file.

Convert TSV (produced by Tobii Studio) to EyeMap XML

1. Config Tobii Studio (you may skip this step if you have done this once)

  • Open Tobii studio, and click “Relpy” tab, select the participant;
  • Select “Export” -> “Text Export”;

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  • Click "Advanced" tab in pop up dialog, unselect “Write header” and “Write filter header”;
  • Rename the text export configuration (for example: all data 2), and press “Save” button to save this configuration;

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2. Export TSV and Convert it to EyeMap XML

  • Select a recording (participant);
  • Select “Export” -> “Text Export”;

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  • Select previous saved configuration;
  • Press "Export" button;

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  • Repeat above steps and export each recording (participant) to a project folder;
  • copy or move the “TSV2XML(folder).cmd” file to any place you want (the file is under “C:\Program Files\EyeMap\bin\”. Notice: If you install the EyeMap in different location or you are Win64 user, you have to open the TSV2XML(folder).cmd and edit the path to your real install location);
  • Drag the project folder to TSV2XML(folder).cmd icon, then all the recordings in that folder will be converted;