% synchronize() - subfunction called by pop_importeyetracker() % for help type >> help pop_importeyetracker % % Usage: % >> eyetracker = synchronize(ET, startEndEvent, eegEvents, eegrate, ... % n_eegsmp, doRegression, filterEyetrack, plotFig) % % Authors: ur & od % Copyright (C) 2009-2017 Olaf Dimigen & Ulrich Reinacher, HU Berlin % olaf.dimigen@hu-berlin.de % This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify % it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by % the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or % (at your option) any later version. % % This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, % but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of % MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the % GNU General Public License for more details. % % You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License % along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software % Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA function [ET, eegEvents, syncQuality] = synchronize(ET, startEndEvent, eegEvents, eegrate, n_eegsmp, doRegression, filterEyetrack, plotFig, searchRadius) if nargin < 9 help(mfilename) return; end %% get start-event & end-event for synchronization startevent = startEndEvent(1); endevent = startEndEvent(2); clear startEndEvent %% find those events in ET.event: take first "start-event", last "end-event" ix_startevent = find(ET.event(:,2) == startevent,1); ix_endevent = find(ET.event(:,2) == endevent,1,'last'); assert(ix_endevent > ix_startevent,'\n%s(): Synchronization not possible. There is a problem with your chosen synchronization events in the ET data.\nThe last instance of your end-event %i does not occur after the first instance of your start-event %i.\n',mfilename,endevent,startevent); % ...and get their time in samples starteventTime = ET.event(ix_startevent,1); endeventTime = ET.event(ix_endevent, 1); %% for EEG events, keep only those between start-event and end-event eegEvents = eegEvents(find(eegEvents(:,1) == startevent,1):find(eegEvents(:,1) == endevent,1,'last'),:); eegEvents(:,3) = eegEvents(:,2)-eegEvents(1,2)+1; % subtract offset %% remember no. of EEG samples recorded between start-event and end-event n_eegsmp_range = eegEvents(end,2)-eegEvents(1,2)+1; assert(n_eegsmp_range > 0,'\n%s(): Synchronization not possible. There is a problem with your chosen synchronization events in the EEG.\nThe last instance of your end-event %i does not happen after the first instance of your start-event %i.\n',mfilename,endevent,startevent); %% estimate ET sampling rate (for user feedback/possible filtering) % The ET sampling rate is estimated based on the assumption that % the "EEG.srate" is correct, i.e. the clock of the EEG is treated as the % master clock. % % How many samples were recorded between start- and end-event? n_eyesmp_range = sum(ET.data(:,1) >= starteventTime & ET.data(:,1) <= endeventTime); ix_starteventSample = find(ET.data(:,1) == starteventTime); ix_endeventSample = find(ET.data(:,1) == endeventTime); % Bugfix, OD, 2017-02-15: % special case for estimating the ET sampling rate in cases, where the % parallel port inputs wer inserted as separate lines into the % ET raw data (e.g. "INPUT" lines for Eyelink trackers). These lines have % a timestamp that is slightly *different* from that of any data sample. % Therefore, we need to search for the data sample that is closest to the % input if isempty(ix_starteventSample) [ix_starteventSample, dummy] = searchclosest(ET.data(:,1),starteventTime); end if isempty(ix_endeventSample) [ix_endeventSample, dummy] = searchclosest(ET.data(:,1),endeventTime); end n_etsmp_range = length(ix_starteventSample:ix_endeventSample); eyerate = (n_etsmp_range / n_eegsmp_range) * eegrate; % estimated ET rate % To do for future versions: % Rather than just counting the ET samples to estimate the ET sampling rate, % we need to considerer that the ET recording may have occasionally been % *paused* by the user (causing large forward jumps in the ET timestamp). % Therefore, we could use the median (robust against occasional recording % pauses) interval between sucessive ET samples to estimate ET rate... % % % get median inter-sample-intervals for ET... % et_df = median(diff(ET.data(ix_starteventSample:ix_endeventSample,1))); %% feedback: sampling rates fprintf('\n\n-- %i EEG samples in synchronization range',n_eegsmp_range); fprintf('\n-- %i ET samples in synchronization range',n_eyesmp_range); fprintf('\n-- %.2f Hz EEG sampling rate',eegrate); fprintf('\n-- %.2f Hz estimated ET sampling rate [*]',eyerate); fprintf('\n ([*] taking EEG as master clock & assuming the ET recording was never paused)'); if eyerate > eegrate fprintf('\n-- Eye track will be downsampled to match the EEG sampling rate\n'); fprintf('\n-- Note: the toolbox does not yet implement a low-pass filter to prevent aliasing.\n'); else fprintf('\n-- Eye track will be upsampled to match the EEG sampling rate\n'); end %% produce new eye tracker time % create [n_eegsmp_range] linear spaced new sample times between % starteventTime and endeventTime. Creating this new, regularly spaced % timevector for interpolation of ET data is based on the assumptions that % the EEG a has truly regular sampling interval and that startevent and % endevent were transmitted to each system without signicant jitter/delay ET.newtime = linspace(starteventTime, endeventTime, n_eegsmp_range)'; %% for each existing ET event, search for closest timestamp in new time new_ix = zeros(length(ET.event),1); for k = ix_startevent:ix_endevent new_ix(k) = searchclosest(ET.newtime,ET.event(k,1)); end ET.event(:,3) = new_ix; % assign updated sample index to ET events %% identify "shared" events in ET & EEG % find EEG events that have an ET event of same type no more than % searchRadius samples away eegEventHasPartner = findmatchingevents(eegEvents,ET.event,searchRadius); ix_keepEEG = find(~isnan(eegEventHasPartner(:,1))); % EEG events with partner ix_keepET = eegEventHasPartner(ix_keepEEG,1); % ET events that are partners of EEG events x = eegEvents(ix_keepEEG,2); % sample of EEG events with a partner y = ET.event(ix_keepET,1); % timestamp of ET events with a partner %% optional: linear regression if doRegression % do linear regression based on all shared events to optimize % the recorded latencies of start-event and end-event. Helps to reduce % error if start-event and/or end-event were transmitted with jitter. % Won't help in case of constant transmission delays for all events. % linear regression based on shared events b = [ones(length(x),1) x] \ y; yhat = b(1)+b(2).*x; % for plotting of regression line only % sum of squares of data residuals st = sum((y-mean(y)).^2); % sum of squares of estimate residuals sr = sum((y-yhat).^2); % coefficient of determination (R^2) r2 = (st-sr) / st; % % root mean square error (RMSE) % rmse = sqrt(sr); % correct latency of start-/end-event based on this linear model fit ET.event(ix_startevent,1) = round( b(1)+b(2).*eegEvents(1,2) ); ET.event(ix_endevent,1) = round( b(1)+b(2).*eegEvents(end,2) ); starteventTime = ET.event(ix_startevent,1); endeventTime = ET.event(ix_endevent,1); % now repeat linspace() with "refined" latencies of start-/end-event ET.newtime = linspace(starteventTime, endeventTime, n_eegsmp_range)'; end %% linear interpolation if ~isempty(ET.data) %% check for backward jumps in timestamps % Note: with some older eye trackers, ET timestamps can sometimes jump % backwards during the recording. This cannot be repaired since it remains % unknown how much time really passed during such a backward jump. % This problem was observed, in particular, with SMI trackers in combination % with older versions of SMI's "IView X" recording software assert(all(diff(ET.data(:,1)) > 0),'\n%s(): Sample time in the eye tracking data is not monotonically increasing.\nCheck for backward jumps in the timestamp column of your raw data and report this to your ET manufacturer.',mfilename); %% check whether filters are installed if filterEyetrack fprintf('\nWarning: Filtering to prevent aliasing is not yet implemented.') fprintf('\nIt is planned for future versions.') end %% ET is downsampled --> filter to prevent aliasing if filterEyetrack % hicutoff = min([eegrate eyerate])/2; % if eegrate <= eyerate % fprintf('\nET data is being low-pass filtered (IIR) to prevent aliasing...\n'); % ... % end end %% linear piecewise interpolation (using interp1): generate new ET data % note: minimal extrapolation may be necessary if doRegression == true et_new = interp1(ET.data(:,1),ET.data(:,2:end),ET.newtime,'linear','extrap'); %% ET is upsampled --> filter to prevent images in spectrum if filterEyetrack % if eegrate > eyerate % fprintf('\nET data is being low-pass filtered (IIR) to prevent image artifacts in spectrum...\n'); % ... % end end %% store new ET data columns ET.syncdata = [ET.newtime et_new]; else ET.syncdata = []; end %% update the sample index of events in the ET % for existing ET events, search for closest timestamp in the new time new_ix = zeros(length(ET.event),1); for k = ix_startevent:ix_endevent new_ix(k) = searchclosest(ET.newtime,ET.event(k,1)); end ET.event(:,3) = new_ix; %% update sample index of imported eye movement events in ET if isfield(ET,'eyeevent') eventTypes = fieldnames(ET.eyeevent)'; % go tru eye movement event types in Eyelink data (e.g., 'L_fixation', 'R_saccade',...) for t = 1:length(eventTypes) eventType = eventTypes{t}; % delete events not within synchronized time range inRange = (ET.eyeevent.(eventType).data(:,1) > starteventTime) & (ET.eyeevent.(eventType).data(:,2) < endeventTime) ; ET.eyeevent.(eventType).data = ET.eyeevent.(eventType).data(inRange,:); ET.eyeevent.(eventType).eye = ET.eyeevent.(eventType).eye(inRange,:); n_events = size(ET.eyeevent.(eventType).data,1); % find corresponding sample in new ('rescaled') ET time new_ix = zeros(n_events,3); new_time = zeros(n_events,3); for e = 1:2*n_events [new_ix(e) new_time(e)] = searchclosest(ET.newtime,ET.eyeevent.(eventType).data(e)); end % update event "duration" new_ix(:,3) = new_ix(:,2)-new_ix(:,1)+1; % translate to event indices in continuous EEG (add offset) new_ix(:,1:2) = new_ix(:,1:2)-1 + eegEvents(1,2); % store event ET.eyeevent.(eventType).data(:,1:3) = new_ix; end clear new_* n_events inRange end %% update timestamp of 'other' ET messages (new in Jan-2017, OD) % = all messages starting with 'MSG', which are *not* keyword messages % (used for synchronization) and *not* eyeevents (e.g. saccades). if isfield(ET,'othermessages') % delete messages with timestamps not within synchronizeable time range NotInRange = [ET.othermessages(:).timestamp] < starteventTime | [ET.othermessages(:).timestamp] > endeventTime; ET.othermessages(NotInRange) = []; % go tru 'other' messages for m = 1:length(ET.othermessages) % find corresponding sample in new ('rescaled') ET time [new_ix, new_time] = searchclosest(ET.newtime,ET.othermessages(m).timestamp); new_ix = new_ix-1 + eegEvents(1,2); % add the corresponding EEG time (= sample of EEG corresponding to % time that the message was send) to ET.othermessages ET.othermessages(m).EEGsample = new_ix; end end %% find matching events again to update estimate of synchronization error eegEventHasPartner = findmatchingevents(eegEvents,ET.event,searchRadius); %% feedback: estimate sync error based on all "shared" events n_total = size(eegEventHasPartner,1); n_nopartner = sum(isnan(eegEventHasPartner(:,2))); [count, bin] = hist(eegEventHasPartner(:,end),-searchRadius:searchRadius); syncQuality = [bin;count]'; %% feedback on synch quality fprintf('\nShared events of same type less than +/- %i samples apart: %i',searchRadius,n_total-n_nopartner); fprintf('\n\nSynchronization quality:') if n_nopartner == 0 fprintf('\nFor all events in the EEG, an ET event of the same type was found within plusminus %i samples.',searchRadius); fprintf('\nSynch. error is the latency difference between matching ET/EEG events after synchronization.'); fprintf('\nIt is distributed as follows:\n'); else fprintf('\nWarning: For %i of %i EEG events (%.1f%%), no ET event of same name was found within plusminus %i samples',n_nopartner,n_total,100*n_nopartner/n_total,searchRadius); fprintf('\nThis can occur, for example if some events were not transmitted to the ET (or EEG)'); fprintf('\nIf only a few events do not have a \"partner\" event, and sync quality for the remaining events is good, you are probably safe.'); fprintf('\nSynch. error is the latency difference between matching ET/EEG events after synchronization.'); fprintf('\nFor the remaining %i events, it is distributed as follows:\n',n_total-n_nopartner); end fprintf('\n%s\t%s','Error [smp]','Events'); fprintf('\n-------------------------\n'); disp(syncQuality); fprintf('-------------------------\n'); avg_abs_error = sum(abs(syncQuality(:,1)).*syncQuality(:,2)) ./ sum(syncQuality(:,2)); fprintf('Mean abs. sync. error (estimated from \"shared\" events): %.3f ms',avg_abs_error.*1000/eegrate); % note this is *not* RMSE fprintf('\n-------------------------\n\n'); %% figure with feedback on synch quality % three subplots: % - event latencies visualized after synchronization (all events) % - scatterplot of event latencies in original time ('shared' events only) % - histogram of sync. error ('shared' events only) if plotFig figure('Name','synchronize(): Synchronization results'); %% latency comparisons after synchronization (all events) subplot(2,2,1:2); hold on; box on; title('Overview: Event latencies in synchronized dataset','fontweight','bold') % get random set of colors (hsv randomized) colors_rgb = colormap('hsv'); colors_rgb = [colors_rgb rand(size(colors_rgb,1),1)]; colors_rgb = sortrows(colors_rgb,4); % trigger types eeg_type = eegEvents(:,1); et_type = ET.event(ix_startevent:ix_endevent,2); types_unique = unique([eeg_type; et_type]); % unique trigger types % get trigger latencies (after interpolation) relative to start of % the EEG recording (rather than relative to the start-event). % Reason: also display time intervals outside of synchronization range eeg_abssmp = eegEvents(:,2); offset = eeg_abssmp(1)-1; % samples until start-event et_abssmp = ET.event(ix_startevent:ix_endevent,3)+offset; % randomized color table over unique types rgb_type = colors_rgb( mod( (1:size(types_unique,1))-1, size(colors_rgb,1)) +1, :); % pick color % generate brackground h_bgGr = hggroup; % plot areas outside sync. range grey fill([0 eeg_abssmp(1) eeg_abssmp(1) 0],[0 0 1 1],[.5 .5 .5], 'Parent',h_bgGr); fill([eeg_abssmp(end) n_eegsmp n_eegsmp eeg_abssmp(end)],[0 0 1 1],[.5 .5 .5], 'Parent',h_bgGr); % horizontal separator line plot([0 n_eegsmp],[0.5 0.5],'linestyle','-','color',[0 0 0],'linewidth',1.0, 'Parent',h_bgGr) % handle to feed legend() hleg = zeros(size(types_unique)); % loop through unique event types for loop = 1 : length(types_unique); % 1. plot latencies of EEG triggers between start-event & end-event ix1 = find(types_unique(loop) == eeg_type); if ix1 plot(eeg_abssmp(ix1),0.499,'linestyle','none','marker','.','color',rgb_type(loop,1:3),'handleVisibility','off'); hline = plot(eeg_abssmp([ix1 ix1])', [0 0.499],'linestyle','-','color',rgb_type(loop,1:3),'linewidth',1,'handleVisibility','off'); hleg(loop) = hline(1); end % 2. plot latencies of ET triggers between start-event & end-event ix2 = find(types_unique(loop) == et_type); if ix2 plot(et_abssmp(ix2),0.501,'linestyle','none','marker','.','color',rgb_type(loop,1:3),'handleVisibility','off'); hline = plot(et_abssmp([ix2 ix2])', [0.501 1],'linestyle','-','color',rgb_type(loop,1:3),'linewidth',1,'handleVisibility','off'); if isempty(ix1) % unique in et hleg(loop) = hline(1); end end end ylim([0 1]) xlim([0 n_eegsmp]) xlabel('Time after start of EEG recording [samples]') set(gca,'yTick',[0.25 0.75]); set(gca,'yTickLabel',{'EEG events','ET events'}); % show legend try % hotfix for v.0.337 get(hleg,{'DisplayName'}); set(hleg,'handleVisibility','on'); set(hleg,{'DisplayName'}, cellstr(num2str(types_unique)) ); legend('show') catch fprintf('\nSubplot legend not shown.') end %% scatterplot of event latencies ("shared" events only) subplot(2,2,3); hold on; box on; title('Comparison: Event latencies','fontweight','bold') if doRegression plot(x,yhat,'r-'); plot(x,y,'k.'); plot(x(1),yhat(1),'bo'); % updated estimate: start-event latency plot(x(end),yhat(end),'bo'); % updated estimate: end-event latency l = legend('regression line (ET on EEG)','shared events','start-/endEvent','Location','NorthWest'); % coeff. of determination (R2) xl = xlim; yl = ylim; text(xl(2)-0.4*(xl(2)-xl(1)),yl(2)-0.6*(yl(2)-yl(1)),sprintf('R^2 = %.3f',r2),'fontsize',10); else plot(x,y,'k.'); l = legend('shared events','Location','NorthWest'); end set(l,'box','off','fontsize',8); xlabel('EEG latency (in samples)') ylabel('Original ET latency (timestamp)') %% histogram of synchronization error (based on "shared" events only) % error = sample dist. between EEG and ET events after interpolation subplot(2,2,4); hold on; box on; title('Quality of synchronization','fontweight','bold') bar(bin,count,'k') set(gca,'xTick',-searchRadius:1:searchRadius); xlim([-searchRadius-0.5 searchRadius+0.5]) xlabel('Time diff. between shared events (in samples)') ylabel('Number of events') end