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  • Page 1 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual User’s Manual Tobii PCEye Celebrating Communication...
  • Page 2 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual Content subject to change without notice. Please check Tobii web site www.tobii.com for updated versions of this manual. Manual Version 1.3.1 08/2012 All rights reserved. © Tobii Technology AB The information contained in this document is proprietary to Tobii Technology. Any...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.7 Child Safety Getting Started 3.1 Device Parts, Ports & Connectors 3.2 The Tobii PCEye Installation Guide 3.3 Mounting the PCEye to your PC Monitor 3.4 The Tobii PCEye Configuration Guide Using the PCEye 4.1 Positioning 4.1.1 Screen Size and Optimal Distance 4.1.2 Track Status Viewer...
  • Page 4 Product Care 5.1 Temperature & Humidity 5.1.1 General Use 5.1.2 Transportation and Storage 5.2 Cleaning 5.3 Transporting the PCEye 5.4 Disposing of the PCEye Appendices 6.1 Appendix A: System Information 6.2 Appendix B: Compliance Information 6.3 Appendix C: Technical Specifications...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    PC Computer). 1.1 Intended Use The Tobii PCEye module is an eye control unit which is designed to dock, using its mounting bracket, under retail PC computer screens. The PCEye module allows you use eye control to operate your personal computer with precision regardless of glasses, contact lenses, eye color or light conditions.

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    For support, please contact your local representative or Support at Tobii. In order to receive assistance as quickly as possible, make sure you have access to your PCEye device and, if possible, an Internet connection. You should also be able to supply the...

  • Page 7: Warranty

    1.5 Third Party Accessories The use of Third Party products and accessories is at the user’s own risk and the functioning of those products together with the Tobii PCEye is the responsibility of, and at the risk of, the Third Party Manufacturer.

  • Page 8: Safety

    The mounting of the PCEye is done entirely at the user’s own risk. 2.2 Emergency Warning Be aware that due to the low, but possible, risk of failure, the Tobii PCEye should not be relied upon exclusively as an audio communications, or an environmental control, device in emergencies, as well as in dangerous, or otherwise important, situations.

  • Page 9: Epilepsy Warning

    2.5 Electricity Warning Do not open the casing of the PCEye device, since you may be exposed to potentially hazardous electrical voltage. The device contains no serviceable parts. 2.6 Magnetic Field Warning The PCEye Mounting Bracket contains magnets.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    To enable eye control on your computer, by using it in combination with the Tobii PCEye, you must first install the necessary software and drivers from the included CD, mount the Tobii PCEye module to its Mounting Bracket and attach it properly to your device.

  • Page 11: Device Parts, Ports & Connectors

    Tobii PCEye User’s Manual 3.1 Device Parts, Ports & Connectors USB to Micro Power Adapter PCEye Front USB Cable Power Adapter Input Micro USB Input IR Camera Cover Mounting Bracket PCEye Back Screw Holes for Mounting Fixation Magnetic Mounting Points...

  • Page 12: The Tobii Pceye Installation Guide

    Tobii PCEye User’s Manual 3.2 The Tobii PCEye Installation Guide The Tobii PC Eye Installation Guide is will help you to get started using eye control with your computer. It will guide you through the installation of the necessary software for the PC Eye, provide Licensing information and show a quick video animation concerning the mounting of your PCEye to your computer.

  • Page 13: Mounting The Pceye To Your Pc Monitor

    Finalize page of the Installation Guide. 3.3 Mounting the PCEye to your PC Monitor To mount the PCEye properly to your PC Monitor follow the instructions in the Mounting Video in the Installation Guide (also present in the Configuration Guide) and use the included Tobii PCEye Mounting Guide.
  • Page 14 • remember the instructions from the Mounting Video in the Installation Guide) to assist you in the proper mounting of your PCEye Mounting Bracket and PCEye to your computer. When fastening the Mounting Bracket to the VESA mount of your monitor do not overtighten the screws, tighten until you encounter resistance.
  • Page 15 After your computer reboots, the PCEye Configuration Guide will open automatically. If you don’t plan use your PCEye as a portable eye tracking unit and move it between different computers with the appropriate Mounting Bracket, you can affix the PCEye to the Mounting Bracket with the 2 included M4 “regular head”...

  • Page 16: The Tobii Pceye Configuration Guide

    3.4 The Tobii PCEye Configuration Guide Upon restarting your computer after running the Tobii PCEye Installation Guide, mounting the Mounting Bracket and PCEye to your computer and connecting the power and USB cables,, the Tobii PCEye Configuration Guide will automatically open.
  • Page 17 On the Screen page be sure to measure the actual blue lines making up the triangle on the screen with the included ruler on the side of the PCEye Mounting Guide and fill in their numbers in the spaces provided.
  • Page 18 All future settings, profile control, and calibrations will be controlled by, and can be accessed from, Tobii Eye Control Options (see Chap 4 Using the PCEye > 4.2 Starting and Disabling Eye Control to 4.21 Scrolling with Windows Control...

  • Page 19: Using The Pceye

    (19.7 to 31.5 in). This means that for those users leaning sideways or those lying down the PCEye with its stand and computer device also needs to be tilted in order to keep the users eyes parallel to the screen and at the optimal distance.
  • Page 20 Generally, the larger the size of the screen, the greater the distance the user should be from the PCEye/ Screen combination for optimal eye tracking. Smaller than a 15 inch screen and larger than a 22 inch screen should not be used for optimal eye tracking.

  • Page 21: Track Status Viewer

    Tobii PCEye User’s Manual 4.1.2 Track Status Viewer Use the Track Status viewer (see Using the Tobii PCEye > Showing Track Status for more information on how open the Track Status viewer) to help determine the optimal height and horizontal positioning for eye tracking with the PCEye.
  • Page 22 Some users may not want the Positioning guide to pop up every time their eyes leave optimal positioning. To turn off the automatic Positioning guide: • Right click on the Tobii Notifier icon, , in the Notification Area of your Desktop and select Turn off Positioning guide. Notification Area...

  • Page 23: Track Box

    Tobii PCEye User’s Manual Do not cover the front of the PCEye in any way (with decorations, Post-Its, etc.) as eye tracking will be compromised. 4.1.4 Track Box The Tobii PCEye allows for extensive head movement. Once the PCEye / Computer is properly calibrated and placed in front of the user, no further adjustments are required.

  • Page 24: Starting And Disabling Eye Control

    You start Tobii Eye Control Options in one of the following ways: • Go to Start menu > All Programs > Tobii > Tobii Eye Control Suite > Tobii Eye Control Options. •...

  • Page 25: Creating A New Profile

    Control Options icon, , in the Notification area and then click Settings. In the list to the left in Tobii Eye Control Options, select which option you want to change. In the list to the right, the available options will be revealed.

  • Page 26: Selecting Current User Profile

    Tobii PCEye User’s Manual Enter a new name in the Profile name field. Select an existing profile in the Based on profile dropdown list. The new profile will inherit all settings from the selected profile. Note that if no profiles have been created previously, the only one to select is the default profile.

  • Page 27: Deleting A Profile

    Tobii PCEye User’s Manual 4.6 Deleting a Profile To delete a profile: Open Tobii Eye Control Options > User Profiles. Select a profile in the Profile to delete dropdown list. Click Delete to delete the selected profile. The profile is deleted directly upon clicking Delete.
  • Page 28 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual Scope Select how the interactions setting should be reflected: • Click Default settings of the currently selected user profile if you want to apply the new settings to the whole user profile and not only to a particular application.

  • Page 29: Showing Track Status

    Open Tobii Eye Control Options > Eye Tracking and select the Track status button. • Right-click (hold finger on icon for touch screen right clicking) on the Tobii Eye Control Options icon, , in the Notification area and select Show track status.

  • Page 30: Calibration

    The calibration can be started in one of the following ways: • Open Tobii Eye Control Options > Eye Tracking and then click the Start Calibration... button. Right-click (hold finger on icon for touch screen right clicking) on the Tobii •...

  • Page 31: Improving Calibration Point(S)

    Tobii PCEye User’s Manual 4.9.4 Improving Calibration Point(s) After calibration, you may want to improve one or more points. There is a color scheme used that will help you to understand the quality of your calibration. • If the background color of the Calibration Result is light red, you have achieved a relatively low quality calibration.

  • Page 32: Removing Calibration Point(S)

    Improve one or more calibration points by: Opening Tobii Eye Control Options > Eye Tracking. Under Calibration Result marking the point(s) you want to improve. Clicking Improve Point(s) and a calibration for the selected point(s) will start.

  • Page 33: Customizing The Calibration

    Tobii PCEye User’s Manual 4.9.6 Customizing the Calibration To customize the calibration, follow the steps below. Open Tobii Eye Control Options > Calibration Settings. General Select calibration background by clicking the background color button and select the desired color. Specify the number of points you want to calibrate with (two, five or nine) from the Calibration points drop down list.
  • Page 34 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual Stimulus Select the stimulus type from the Stimulus type drop down list. There are three types available, each with different customizing options: • Dot: Select color of the dot by clicking the Stimulus color button. Select size of the dot by selecting from the Stimulus size drop down list.

  • Page 35: Customizing The Calibration Area

    Windows Control allows you to access the desktop and all applications of your Windows computer with Eye Control and Gaze Interaction. 4.10.1 Starting and Disabling Windows Control To start the Windows Control, right-click on the Tobii Eye Control Options icon, , in the Notification area and select Enable Windows Control. Chapter 4...

  • Page 36: Windows Control Type

    Select the Tobii Windows Control shortcut icon, , from your desktop. This will immediately start Windows Control. To disable Windows Control right-click on the Tobii Eye Control Options icon, , in the Notification area and select Disable Windows Control. You can also start the Windows Control from Tobii Communicator or alternative...

  • Page 37: Gaze Selection

    Tobii PCEye User’s Manual 4.10.3 Gaze Selection The Gaze Selection mode of Windows Control makes it possible for the user to control a standard Windows desktop operating system with a two step selection method which reduces the risks of unwanted clicks. It also prevents the following of the mouse cursor with your gaze as opposed to the controlling of it (there is no floating mouse cursor in Gaze Selection).
  • Page 38 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual and easier to select within. Activate this mode by resting your gaze on the Task Button until the color changes according to the image below. Track Status Track Status Place Cursor Place Cursor Gaze Scroll Gaze Scroll...
  • Page 39 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual 4.10.3.2 Task Buttons Task Button Action Description Place Cursor Task that places the mouse cursor on a desired point/position. Used for mouse over functions, etc (this is not a “click”). Gaze Scroll Task that, if performed on a scrollable...
  • Page 40 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual Task Button Action Description Gaze Drag & Drop Task that performs two “clicks”, where the first one represent the starting position for the drag and the second the drop position (to move objects or select areas).
  • Page 41 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual • Gaze - To execute the chosen Task, rest your gaze at the desired portion of the screen (or icon on the screen) where you want to execute the Task. An automatic zoom function is enabled, ending in the selection of the icon or execution of the task.
  • Page 42 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual The four keyboard pages are: Default Startup Page First Page to the Right Third Page First Page to the Left (fourth Page) The Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Win and Alt Gr keys will become “sticky” once selected. This means that they will stay selected until the user selects a new key from the keyboard.
  • Page 43 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual To write a letter with an accent: Select the accent Select the character The character will appear with the choosen accent. The Number keys in the keyboard are positioned as on a Number Pad and can be used in combination with the Alt key to write Ascii characters.

  • Page 44: Keyboard Layout

    Tobii PCEye User’s Manual Selection • Gaze - Choose Gaze to use your gaze position to activate the zooming function that ends with the execution of the desired Task. • Switch - Choose Switch to use a switch to activate the zooming function that ends with the execution of the desired Task.
  • Page 45 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual Gaze typing speed The Gaze typing speed can be set to 8 different levels, just look at the desired position to change the setting. Changing the Gaze typing speed will adjust how long the user must fix their gaze on a button before the Task is executed.

  • Page 46: Mouse Emulation

    Tobii PCEye User’s Manual 4.10.3.7 Gaze Selection with “Windows Full Screen Mode” When using Gaze Selection to view images, films, and files or to run programs in Windows Full Screen mode the Gaze Selection Taskbar will be covered. To be able to exit Windows Full Screen mode without the Taskbar an “Esc” command has been emulated with a Gaze selectable “X”...
  • Page 47 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual 4.10.4.1 Customizing Windows Control for Mouse Emulation Mouse control speed • Customize the mouse control speed by moving the Mouse control speed slider. Move the slider to the right to increase the speed and to the left to decrease it.
  • Page 48 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual Turn off scroll functionality • Check the Turn off scroll functionality check box if you do not want eye controlled scrolling to be active. Custom cursors Custom cursors is a feature that turns the regular mouse cursor into a number of different cursors when using Windows Control in Mouse Emulation mode.
  • Page 49 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual 4.10.4.2 Placing the Mouse Emulation Menu The menu can be placed anywhere on the desktop or docked along the edge of the screen. You dock the Mouse Emulation Menu by dragging it to the edge of the screen.
  • Page 50 Pause When Windows Control is not enabled, pausing eye control can also be accomplished by looking at (about) the Tobii logo at the bottom/center of the Tobii CEye, then selecting, using eye control, the pause icon that pops up. 4.10.4.7 Scrolling with Windows Control in Mouse Emulation Mode The scroll buttons appear automatically in the upper right corner in any object which can be scrolled.
  • Page 51 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual To scroll, look at the top or bottom of this gradient area. Scroll functionality can be turned off in Tobii Eye Control Options > Windows Control Settings > Turn off scroll functionality. Chapter 4 Using the PCEye...

  • Page 52: Product Care

    • Humidity: 20% to 70% (no condensation on the device) The Tobii PCEye is not waterproof or water resistant. The device should not be kept in excessively humid, damp or otherwise wet conditions. Do not submerge the device in water or in any other liquid. Be careful not to allow liquids to be spilled upon the device.

  • Page 53: Transporting The Pceye

    When you transport the device for repair, shipment or traveling, use the original casing and packaging materials. If you have attached the PCEye to a screen using the Mounting Bracket, do not carry the connected devices by solely gripping the PCEye or the Mounting Bracket. The VESA...

  • Page 54: Appendices

    Notepad or WordPad) or directly into an e-mail. 6.2 Appendix B: Compliance Information The Tobii PCEye device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 55 Information Technology Equipment, IEC 60950. Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration - electromagnetic emissions The Tobii PCEye is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or the user of the Tobii PCEye should assure that it is used in such an environment.
  • Page 56 Recommended separation distances between portable and mobile RF (Radio Frequency) communications equipment and the Tobii PCEye The Tobii PCEye is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment in which radiated RF disturbances are controlled. The customer or the user of the Tobii PCEye can help prevent electromagnetic interference by maintaining a minimum distance between portable and mobile RF communication equipment (transmitters) and the Tobii PCEye as recommended below, according to the maximum output power of the communications equipment.
  • Page 57 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration - electromagnetic immunity Following is the description and manufacturer’s declaration of electromagnetic immunity for the Tobii PCEye. Immunity IEC 60601 Compliance Electromagnetic environment - guidance test test level level Portable and mobile RF communications equipment...
  • Page 58 To assess the electromagnetic environment due to fixed RF transmitters, an electromagnetic site survey should be considered. If the measured field strength in the location in which the PCEye is used exceeds the applicable RF compliance level above, the PCEye should be observed to verify normal operation. If abnormal performance is observed, additional measures may be necessary, such as reorienting or relocating the PCEye.
  • Page 59 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration - electromagnetic immunity Following is the description and manufacturer’s declaration of electromagnetic immunity for the Tobii PCEye. Electromagnetic Immunity Electromagnetic Immunity test - Operative and Compliance Environment - Guidance Description Test level +/- 2, +/- 4 and +/- 6kV contact discharges and +/- 2, +/- 4 and +/- 8 kV air discharges.
  • Page 60 Tobii PCEye User’s Manual Under test specifications specified in 6.2.1.10 EN 60 601-1-2 (2007) the Tobii PCEye shall not: • Exhibit component failure • Reset unintentionally to factory defaults • Emit false alarms • Initiate any unintended operation, even if accompanied by alarm With regard to the test specifications specified in 6.2.1.10 EN 60 601-1-2 (2007) the...

  • Page 61: Appendix C: Technical Specifications

    Tobii PCEye User’s Manual 6.3 Appendix C: Technical Specifications Tobii PCEye 19.7 - 31.5 in Working Distance 50 - 80 cm Lateral Head Movement Tolerance 11.8 x 9.8 in @ 65 cm / 25.6 in 30 x 25 cm (Width x Height) 11.8 in/s...
  • Page 64 (US Eastern Starndard Time, GMT -6) (Japan Standard Time, GMT +9) EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, CENTRAL EUROPE NORWAY ASIA NORTH AMERICA AFRICA Tobii Technology GmbH Tobii Norge Tobii Technology, Ltd. Tobii ATI Tobii Technology AB Niedenau 45 Thormøhlens gate 55 3-4-13 Takanawa, Minato-ku 333 Elm Street Karlsrovägen 2D...

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